Even though it was a time of near financial ruin in Flanders, Baroque art flourished during this period thanks to the patronage of an arts-minded aristocracy. Meanwhile, the Dutch had become rich from trade and the desire for art found its way into almost every social class in the Netherlands. The naturalistic traditions shared by the two halves of the Low Countries experienced a renaissance of their own at this time.

尽管当时佛兰德斯几近破产，但由于有艺术头脑的贵族的赞助，巴洛克艺术在这段时期却蓬勃发展。与此同时，荷兰人已经靠贸易致富，对艺术的渴望几乎蔓延到了荷兰的每一个社会阶层。分成两半的“低地国家”共有的自然主义传统在此时经历了一场自己的文艺复兴。