Peabody Essex Museum eshibition: "Asia in Amsterdam"

After taking Jackson to Plum Island, we went to Salem to the Peabody Essex Museum to see the exhibition entitled "Asia in Amsterdam: the Culture of Luxury in the Golden Age".  Now you might wonder what I was thinking, taking a 13-year-old to such an exhibit, but he indulged me, and really enjoyed it (indeed he did, but not as much as the science hands-on later).  But the PEM has done it again, once more proving itself a world-class museum, with a stunning and extensive exhibit well worth the visit from anyone interested in Asian luxury articles and Dutch Art. 

Jan Jansz. van de Velde III
"Still Life with Beer Glass, Porcelain Dish, and Pepper" 1647 (detail)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Jackson
His only complaint was that I tried to take a picture of nearly everything.

Attributed to Jacob Weben
"Jan Pietersz Coen" 1625

One of the arts I admire the most,
Lacquer ware

A ludicrously luxurious crib

Ludolf Bakhuizon
"Ships in a Gale on the U before the City of Amsterdam" 1666
The Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection
(I wonder if they are connected to the great Wilhelm van Otterloo, who conducted
the Concertgebouw Orch. of Amsterdam, and wrote a great "Serenade"
for brass, percussion, celesta and harp)

Jan van der Heyden
"View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam"  1667-70
The Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection

Osias Beert the Elder
"Still Life with Oysters and Sweetmeats" 1610 (detail)
Anon. donor

A collection of 17th cent. weapons from Asia

A separate exhibit at the PEM dedicated to one room:
Aniha Quayyum Agha
"Intersectrions"
A huge iron cage, lit from within, and casting shadows on all
walls, ceiling, floor.

At the hands-on kids area
A collection of stone shapes to create a mosaic.
Here's my spur-of-the-moment work.