Over half of the 75 paintings in this group are Netherlandish. Included are works that are both important and rare. Most remarkable of the Dutch paintings perhaps is Franz Post's The Village of Olinda, a rare view of Brazil in the 17th century. Included are the tavern scenes by Cornelis Bega and Gerrit Lundens, a religious scene by Frans Francken II and two monumental landscapes after Salvator Rosa by Jacob de Heusch.

The collection also includes excellent examples of Italian and Spanish baroque painting. Recently acquired was Christ Giving the Keys of Heaven to St. Peter by the Genoese Bernardo Strozzi. Francesco Solimena's Adoration of the Magi approaches the Strozzi in quality. The Adoration by Francisco Camilo, one of the earliest proponents of high baroque in Madrid, demonstrates a lively pictorial style and an artistic debt to Rubens, as does Mateo Cerezo's St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata. A landscape by Gaspard Dughet, two classical capricci by Hubert Robert and a romantic port scene by Claude-Joseph Vernet represent French baroque painting.

Listen to an interview with Museum Director Russell Panczenko on how the Chazen Museum acquired Christ Giving the Keys of Heaven to St. Peter.

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