In the
Golden Age of the Dutch Republic there was a group of figures in the arts and sciences known as the
Muiderkring that regularly met at the castle of
Muiden near
Amsterdam . The central figure was the poet
Hooft. In later times (the 19th century) its importance has been much exaggerated, and people like
Constantijn Huygens,
Sweelinck[?],
Vondel[?] and
Bredero[?] were considered part of the group.