Adriaen’s work is defined by its 17th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Trompe-l'Oeil Still Life with a Flower Garland and a Curtain
Adriaen van der Spelt (Dutch, 1630–1673) Frans van Mieris (Dutch, 1635–1681)

Pastoral Landscape with Ruins
Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636–1672)

Merrymakers in an Inn
Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610–1685)

The Quick and the Dead
Ed Van der Elsken Dutch, 1925–1990

Portrait of Jean Gros (recto); Coat of Arms of Jean Gros (verso)
Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399–1464) Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399–1464)

An Old Man in a Fur Cap
Karel van der Pluym (Dutch, 1625-1672)

Court House Studies, Interior Perspective Study
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe American, born Germany, 1886–1969

The Two Gossips
Adriaen van Ostade Dutch, 1610-1685

Virgin and Child
Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399-1464)

The Woman Spinning
Adriaen van Ostade Dutch, 1610-1685

The Barn
Adriaen van Ostade Dutch, 1610-1685

Lady Playing with a Dog
Eglon van der Neer (Dutch, 1634–1703)

The Quick and the Dead
Ed Van der Elsken Dutch, 1925–1990

Village Romance
Adriaen van Ostade Dutch, 1610-1685

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, Library and Administration Building Proposal
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe American, born Germany, 1886-1969

The Pater Familias
Adriaen van Ostade Dutch, 1610-1685

Man and Woman Talking
Adriaen van Ostade Dutch, 1610-1685

The Family
Adriaen van Ostade Dutch, 1610-1685

The Pigkillers
Adriaen van Ostade Dutch, 1610-1685

Farm near Duivendrecht
Piet Mondrian Dutch, 1872–1944