One of the best lectures by MFA, Boston, they are all very very good, but this one really takes the cake. Mr. Michie's wonderful presentation really opened up my eyes & minds to a specialized topic seldom made available to the public. I thank the MFA greatly for making all the lecture series.

Wonderful talk. I work as a private guide in the Rijksmuseum, and I have returned to this lecture several times for inspiration and information. Thank you.

so much information of background and culture of craftsmanship in historical context.
Very clear and informative !

Fabulous!

It was an excellent exhibition too... I loved it.

Fascinating.

An artful presentation, wonderful! Thank you.

after the introductions, full screen images would be nice.

2:20 \m/ I salute you! ♥

The hot climate and monsoons discouraged the early Dutch "traders" from permanently settling on indo-pacific Islands. Of course, thousands served there and perhaps a few families put down some roots but many lily-white Dutch melted in the sun and rain..............

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These are the commodities which were the yield of the earliest European colonialism. Read Amitov Ghosh's "The Curse of the Nutmeg" to learn the devastation the Dutch imposed on the Indonesian Bandar Islands. They were the precedent for the brutal East India Company of England.  The Dutch equivalent is the VOC the Dutch East India Company. The first joint stock company.

Does the term "decorative arts" refer to all still life painting subjects?

It's not East India Company..But East Indië Company  (as East Indië is Dutch for Indonesia)

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Zo jammer veel versta ik maar ook veel niet omdat het in het Engels is en vrij lang documentaire is wel interessant maar zo is er zovele die zo lang zijn en dat alles in Engels zodat het voor mij verloren gaat het totale verhaallijnen

Nice conference, but I must say that the XVI century was the century of Spanish Not Portuguese, let's not change the History.