What was Dutch art about before slavery and what was the golden age ... I use to think about this is Rembrandt van Rijn’s very famous work called Syndics of the Draper’s Guild.

A museum spokeswoman said the painting, set against the backdrop of a Caribbean sugar plantation, was based on a design commissioned by the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade on 5 July ...

What was Dutch art about before slavery and what was the golden age ... This is when many of the most famous Dutch painters worked, such as Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer ...