Rulers: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) • Francesco I d’Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1629-1658) Architecture: • Skoklosters Slott built in Sweden. Art: • Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663): Allegoria dell’Astrologia sferica (1650-55) • Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663): La Morte di Cleopatra (c.1645-55) • Guercino (1591-1666): Il ritorno del figliol…
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Scottish National Portrait Gallery (Edinburgh)
Opened: 1890 Location: 1 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JD Website: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/scottish-national-portrait-gallery Collection: • Raffaello (1483-1520): Studio per la ‘Madonna del Pesce’ (c.1512-14) See also: • Edinburgh (Scotland) | Museums | National Galleries of Scotland
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Edinburgh)
Opened: 1960 Location: 75 Belford Rd, Edinburgh EH4 3DR Website: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/scottish-national-gallery-modern-art Collection: • Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943): Le mas passe-temps, Céret (c.1920-21) See also: • Edinburgh (Scotland) | Museums | National Galleries of Scotland
Scottish National Gallery (Edinburgh)
Opened: 1859 Location: The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL Website: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/scottish-national-gallery Collection: • Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530): Domenico di Jacopo di Matteo (c.1528-30) • Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557): Madonna col Bambino e santi (c.1505) • Tiziano (c.1488-1576): Le tre età dell’uomo (1512-14) • Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675):…
National Galleries of Scotland (Edinburgh)
Headquarters: 75 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DR Website: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/ • Scottish National Gallery: The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL • Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: 75 Belford Rd, Edinburgh EH4 3DR • Scottish National Portrait Gallery: 1 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JD See also: • Edinburgh (Scotland)…
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Edinburgh (Scotland)
Museums: • National Galleries of Scotland: 75 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DR • Scottish National Gallery: The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL • Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: 75 Belford Rd, Edinburgh EH4 3DR • Scottish National Portrait Gallery: 1 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JD Births: • Connery, Sean…
Scotland
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The Little Street (c.1658)
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Little Street (Het Straatje, Delft) c.1658 Oil on canvas, 54.3 x 44 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam This is an unusual painting in Vermeer’s oeuvre, and remarkable for its time as a portrait of ordinary houses. The composition is…
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Rulers: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) • Francesco I d’Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1629-1658) Deaths: • Francesco I d’Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1610-1658) Art: • Giordano, Luca (1634-1705): Quattro donne che fanno musica (1658-60) • Murillo, Bartolomé (1617-1682):…