Art of Living. Interior of the Burgher House in Hollan

The catalog is prepared for the exhibition “The Art of Living. Interior of the Burgher House in the Holland of the heyday (October 11, 2016 - January 10, 2017), which provided a kind of dialogue of picturesque works created by such glorified masters as Peter de Hokh, Gabriel Metsu, Nicholas Mas, France Van Miris Elder, Cornelis de Man and others , with objects of decorative and applied art, widely used in the everyday life of the Dutch burghers of the 17th century. In scenes from the daily life of the Dutch, artists turn the home concerns of citizens into sacred actions. Actually, they were such for the townsfolk: thanks to the economic rise and influence of Protestant morality, the concept of the house has gained special significance in that era as the center of virtue, stability and prosperity, which also led to an increase in the popularity of the household genre in painting