In honor of the presentation to Eddy de Jongh of an honorary doctorate, the Amsterdam Center for the Study of the Golden Age organized this symposium, with speakers from various fields: Bram Kempers (sociology), Eric Jan Sluijter (Dutch 17th-century), Henk van Os (early Italian art), Henk van Nierop (Dutch history), Marijke Spies (Dutch literature) and Eddy de Jongh himself.