Category: 17th Century

1693

Architecture: • Chiesa di Santa Lucia alla Badia destroyed by an earthquake in Siracusa. Art: • Giordano, Luca (1634-1705): Omaggio a Velázquez (c.1692-1700)

1695

Deaths: • La Fontaine, Jean de (1621-1695) Architecture: • Chiesa di Santa Lucia alla Badia rebuilt in Siracusa. • Upton House and Gardens built in Banbury, Warwickshire, England. Art: • Giordano, Luca (1634-1705): Omaggio a Velázquez (c.1692-1700)

1677

Deaths: • Spinoza, Baruch (1632-1677) Architecture: • Palazzo Rosso completed in Genova. Art: • Giordano, Luca (1634-1705): Diana ed Endimione (c.1675-80) • Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711): Cleopatra’s Banquet (c.1675-80) • Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711): Hagar in the Desert (1675-80)

1604

Rulers: • Henri III, King of Navarre (1572-1610) • Henri IV, King of France (1589-1610) • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Literature: •  Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): All’s Well That Ends Well (1604-05) •  Shakespeare,…

1651

Rulers: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) • Francesco I d’Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1629-1658) Events: • Galleria Doria Pamphilj established in Rome. Births: • Margarita Teresa de Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1651-1673) Art: • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Fontana dei Fiumi (1651) • Bernini,…

1607

Rulers: • Henri III, King of Navarre (1572-1610) • Henri IV, King of France (1589-1610) • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Deaths: • Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Literature: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1607-08)…

1605

Rulers: • Henri III, King of Navarre (1572-1610) • Henri IV, King of France (1589-1610) • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Births: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1605-1665) Literature: • Cervantes, Miguel de (1547-1515): Don…

1609

Rulers: • Henri III, King of Navarre (1572-1610) • Henri IV, King of France (1589-1610) • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Births: • Decker, Jeremias de (1609-1666) Deaths: • Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) Literature:…

1608

Rulers: • Henri III, King of Navarre (1572-1610) • Henri IV, King of France (1589-1610) • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Births: • Milton, John (1608-1674) Literature: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): Coriolanus (1608) • Shakespeare,…

1618

Rulers: • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Events: • The Pinacoteca Ambrosiana is founded in Milan. Deaths: • Martelli, Antonio (1534-1618) • Melandroni, Fillide (1581-1618) Art: • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Nudo maschile seduto (c.1618-24)…