1. The Art of Power and Bling Dutch and Flemish Baroque Still Life paintings. This Presentation features examples of Still Life Paintings from the Baroque Period in Belgium and Holland during the 16 th and 17 th centuries. These Still Lifes are not just images of flowers, fruits, butterflies, meat and shellfish, they are IMAGES of their nation’s Naval Power and Consumer Wealth.

3. Jan Davidsz de Heem (1606-1684). Still-life. Dutch Baroque Period.

4. Joris Van Son (1623–1667) Fruit with Nautilus Shell. Flemish Baroque Period

5. Jan Davidsz de Heem (1606-1684). Still-life with Bird. Dutch Baroque Period.

6. Ambrosius Bosschaert. (1573 – 1621) Still Life. Dutch. Baroque Period.

7. Rachel Ruysch (1664 – 1750) Still Life. Dutch Baroque Period.

8. Jan van Kessel. (1626 – 1679). Dutch. Still Life. Baroque Period.

9. Rachel Ruysch (1664 – 1750). Still Life. Dutch Baroque Period.

11. Johannes Vermeer. (1632 –1675). The Milkmaid. Dutch. Baroque Period.

12. Johannes Vermeer. (1632 –1675). The Lacemaker. Dutch. Baroque Period.

13. Johannes Vermeer. (1632 –1675). The Lacemaker. (detail) Dutch. Baroque Period.

14. Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569). Dutch Proverbs. Flemish. Renaissance Period.

15. Column of Trajan. 113 A.D. Rome, Italy. Overall image and Detail of a Battle scene.

16. Column of Trajan. 113 A.D. Rome, Italy. Detail.