Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Astronomer (De astronoom) 1668 Oil on canvas 51 x 45 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Celestial globe by J. Hondius (1600) and astronomy manual by Metius (1621) opening to the chapter devoted to the stars, with engraving…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Art of Painting (De Schilderkunst) c.1666–1668 Oil on canvas, 120 x 100 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Births: • Vico, Giambattista (1668-1744) Deaths: • Rijn, Titus van (1641-1668) Literature: • Molière (1622-1673): Amphitryon (1668) • Molière (1622-1673): L’Avare ou L’École du mensonge (1668) Art: • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Angel with the Superscription (c.1667-68) • Murillo, Bartolomé (1617-1682): Cristo cargando la cruz (c.1665-75) •…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Allegory of Faith (Allegorie op het geloof) 1670–1672 Oil on canvas, 114.3 x 88.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This picture, made at a moment when public celebrations of the Mass were forbidden in the Dutch…
Deaths: • Geer, Margaretha de (1583-1672) Literature: • Molière (1622-1673): The Learned Women (1672) Art: • Giordano, Luca (1634-1705): Annunciazione (1672) • Murillo, Bartolomé (1617-1682): Cristo cargando la cruz (c.1665-75) • Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712): The Stone Bridge (c.1660-72) • Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675): A…
Births: • Albinoni, Tomaso (1671-1750) Literature: • Molière (1622-1673): Psyche (1671) • Molière (1622-1673): The Countess of Escarbagnas (1671) • Molière (1622-1673): The Impostures of Scapin (1671) Art: • Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711): Apollo and Aurora (1671) • Murillo, Bartolomé (1617-1682): Cristo cargando la cruz (c.1665-75) • Van…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) View of Delft (Gezicht op Delft) 1660–1661 Oil on canvas, 96.5 x 115.7 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague View of Delft today: See also: • Delft (Netherlands)