WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.- The Norton Museum of Art announces the final weeks of Art and Life in Rembrandt’s Time: Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection, a presentation of more than 75 works by 27 artists from The Leiden Collection — one of the world’s most important private collections of 17th-century Dutch art. On view through March 29, 2026, this landmark show will soon conclude its time in South Florida. The exhibition has hosted a record number of visitors, with attendance up some 40% over the prior year, and may become the most visited at the Norton in the last five years.

“We have been honored to host a record number of visitors from Florida and beyond for Art and Life in Rembrandt’s Time,” said Ghislain d’Humières, Kenneth C. Griffin Director and CEO of the Norton Museum of Art. “This exhibition reflects the Norton’s commitment to making art of the highest caliber accessible to a broad public. With the show entering its final weeks, we hope visitors will take the opportunity to see these extraordinary works, many on view in Florida for the first time, in person.”

The Norton will extend hours until 8 p.m. on March 29, the final day of the exhibition.

Coinciding with the 400th anniversary of the Dutch founding of New Amsterdam on the island of present-day Manhattan, the exhibition at the Norton draws from The Leiden Collection’s unique strength, namely the depiction of humanity in all its facets — from portraits and character studies to genre scenes and historical subjects. It invites visitors to explore the breadth of the painters’ skill, as well as learn more about the day-to-day activities of seventeenth-century Dutch citizens.

This not-to-be missed occasion offers a rare opportunity to contemplate the exceptional talent of Rembrandt van Rijn. Displayed in the galleries are 17 of Rembrandt’s paintings spanning the entire arc of his career. Together, they reveal the renowned artist’s singular ability to capture human expression and emotion, as well as fascinating evolutions in both his style and technique. Also on view are paintings by Rembrandt’s teacher, peers, and students, as well as other artists working across the Netherlands in the 1600s.

The show brings to Florida The Leiden Collection’s mission of building bridges through art. Art and Life in Rembrandt’s Time joins the ranks of blockbuster presentations of The Leiden Collection, held at some of the most prestigious national museums in the world including the Louvre, the Pushkin and Hermitage museums, the National Museum of China, and Louvre Abu Dhabi.

“It has been a wonderful and truly full-circle moment to share the art of Rembrandt and Vermeer with Florida, where I spent such a formative part of my youth,” said Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan, co-founder of The Leiden Collection. “The phenomenal reception at the Norton has rivaled that of other major art cities on our global tour, evidencing that Rembrandt’s resonance and powerful legacy extends far and wide.”

Through the prism of these 17th-century Dutch artists, the exhibition sheds light on a pivotal era of innovation in the history of art. Indeed, the creative breakthroughs and transformative impact of Rembrandt and his peers can still be felt today, having altered the trajectory of art from Impressionism and Expressionism, all the way through to modern and contemporary movements.

Exhibition highlights include Rembrandt’s magisterial Minerva in Her Study (1635), the most important of Rembrandt’s history paintings in a private collection; the master’s exquisite oval Young Girl in a Gold-Trimmed Cloak (1632; and his Self-Portrait with Shaded Eyes (1634), which presents a young Rembrandt gazing directly at the viewer. The show also features two singularly fabulous works: Vermeer’s Young Woman Seated at a Virginal (circa 1670–1675), the sole example of the artist’s work in private hands, which was featured in the Rijksmuseum’s transcendent 2023 exhibition on the artist, and Hagar and the Angel (circa 1645), the only privately held painting by Carel Fabritius, often called Rembrandt’s greatest pupil. The exhibition also showcases works by other Amsterdam artists intimately connected to Rembrandt, including his influential teacher, Pieter Lastman, his Leiden colleague Jan Lievens, and talented students such as Gerrit Dou, Ferdinand Bol, and Arent de Gelder.

Organized thematically, the exhibition comprises formal and fantastical portraits, scenes of markets, music-making, biblical stories, labor, play, and other dynamic subjects executed by a wide range of Dutch masters, including Gabriel Metsu, Jan Steen, Frans van Mieris, Hendrick ter Brugghen, Frans Hals, and Gerard ter Borch. Prominent works include Jan Lievens’ Boy in a Cape and Turban (circa 1631), depicting a youth wearing a luminous, fanciful costume, and his ravishing Self-Portrait (circa 1629–1630); Gabriel Metsu’s monumental Woman Selling Game from a Stall (circa 1653–1654); Frans van Mieris’ evocative Traveler at Rest (circa 1657), capturing a confident young man relaxing on the roadside; and magnificent works by Jan Steen including his joyful Self-Portrait with a Lute (circa 1664) and solemn Prayer Before the Meal (1660) of a pious family breaking bread. Also represented in the show are painters who worked in other Dutch artistic centers, among them Hendrick ter Brugghen in Utrecht, Frans Hals in Haarlem, and Gerard ter Borch in Zwolle.