The Story of Art Lecture: It’s All in the Details – the Dutch Golden Age

Bassam Freiha Art Foundation continues its monthly lecture series led by Dr Michaela Watrelot, BFAF Curator and Director of Exhibitions. This it’s the artistic flourishing of 17th-century Netherlands, where prosperity and everyday life found new visual meaning – think Rembrandt’s introspective self-portraits and Vermeer’s serene domestic interiors. Still lifes, genre scenes, and cityscapes reveal a society reshaping the purpose of art, offering a deeper understanding of how beauty emerged from observation, detail, and the rhythms of daily life.