artworks. The best part of the Dutch artwork is the genre paintings. These paintings are

like a story or a picture book that show's the lifestyle of the people during that period.

These paintings depicts their environment, entertainment, lifestyle, cloths, work, and

society; in other words the everyday life style. The two paintings which I have chosen

are Dutch paintings from the 17th century. These two paintings are also genre paintings

which depicts their lifestyle. I wanted to compare the two Dutch genre paintings and

contrast the style (color, light, style) of the two painters. Both paintings were Dutch

genre paintings of the 17th century, Joost-Cornelisz Droochsloot's Village Merrymaking

was done in oil on wood panel that dated back in 1586-1674 and Adriaen Van de Velde's

Pastoral Landscape was done in oil on canvas dated back around 1660-1670.

Despite the active tradition of Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century, the

realistic characteristics of art from this period can be reconciled with its possible

meanings. These artists created some of the most beautiful and luminous paintings of the

than any of the other figures in the painting. Looking close at the cow, the cow seems to

yelling. Looking at the painting our sense gets involved with the village. As you look at

area of the pastor. Pastoral Landscape, seems like a peaceful painting rather than

darkness dominates the painting and with that bright opening our eyes what to escape to

theatricality and innovative lighting effects with Dutch sensitivity to nature. These

causes us to think this. The low key colors and geometric shapes are similar to Jan

from a walk with the animals. His back rest against a tree in what looks like a woody

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