"Last week, the Rijksmuseum opened a new exhibition, At Home in the 17th Century, an immersive look on the domestic life of the Dutch Golden Age. It consists of nine diorama-style galleries designed by artist Steef de Jong that allow visitors to experience life in the 17th century home progressing from morning to night. The exhibition zooms in on the lives of a variety of people, such as the Boudaen Courten family from Zeeland province."
"In 1628 he painted a portrait of his daughter Eva, seated at a table that still exists. The painting presents Eva as the epitome of the ideal housewife, with a sewing cushion on her lap and a prayer book on the table. This vision of her future unfortunately never became reality. She died seven years after the completion of the painting and never married."
"Together with Archeologie West-Friesland, the curators have studied the contents of the 17th-century cesspit at the home of the mayor of Hoorn and his family, the Soncks. The cookware, the crockery and the food waste tell us the story of what was on the family dining table, offering detailed insights into their eating habits. Cesspits found on Vlooienburg island in Amsterdam, by contrast, reveal that Portuguese immigrants to the city brought with them their own earthenware, and their own flavours."
Nine diorama-style galleries by artist Steef de Jong recreate daily life in a 17th-century Dutch home from morning to night. Surviving household objects from families such as the Boudaen Courten, including gilded furniture, portraits and a bladder stone, are displayed together for the first time in centuries. A 1628 portrait of Eva by Joachim Wtewael appears with the original table and linen cupboard; Eva died seven years later and never married. Archaeological study of a 17th-century cesspit at the mayor of Hoorn’s house reveals cookware, crockery and food waste, while Amsterdam cesspits show Portuguese immigrants’ earthenware and flavours. The Doll's House of Petronella Oortman (ca. 1686–ca. 1710) serves as the exhibition’s centerpiece.
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