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TheThe same is true of Pieter 
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A 17th-Century Dutch Artist Gets His Due
by Holland Carter), their contemporary and, in the view of many connoisseurs, their equal,
"A 17th-Century Dutch Artist Gets His Due at a Getty Exhibition— Thanks to Vermeer and Rembrandt, art of the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age is box-office magic. Hang their paintings, open the doors, crowds appear. A sociologist could probably come up with reasons for this, but one is obvious: both artists are charismatic stylists and humane thinkers.
The same is true of Pieter Saenredam (1597-1665), their contemporary and, in the view of many connoisseurs, their equal, but The same is true of Pieter Saenredam (1597-1665), their contemporary and, in the view of many connoisseurs, their equal, but doesn't enjoy their popular fame. Subject matter is the variable here. While they painted people, often family and friends, he painted buildings: church interiors in which the human figure was insignificant or absent. He painted people, often family and friends, he painted buildings: church interiors in which the human figure was insignificant or absent."
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