Delights of the Senses: Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art and Life is a richly illustrated catalogue exploring seventeenth-century Dutch culture through the lens of the five senses. Featuring paintings and objects from The Leiden Collection, this full-color publication examines art, daily life, and sensory experience during the Dutch Golden Age.
Edited by Elizabeth Nogrady and Diane Shewchuk, the 116-page catalogue includes the exhibition checklist, a foreword by Kayla R. Carlsen, and essays by leading scholars of Dutch art and culture, including Natascha Veldhorst, Lizzie Marx, Marieke M. A. Hendriksen, Erin Kramer, and Annie Correll.
Published in conjunction with the 2024 exhibition held by the Albany Institute of History and Arts, this volume offers readers and art enthusiasts an engaging look at Dutch artistic and cultural history.