Rulers: • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Births: • Fourment, Hélène (1614-1673) Deaths: • El Greco (1541-1614) • Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Literature: • Cervantes, Miguel de (1547-1515): Viaje del Parnaso (1614) • Jonson, Ben (1572-1637): Bartholomew…
Il Cuoco (c.1570)
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Il Cuoco (The Cook) c.1570 Oil on wood, 52.5 x 41 cm Nationalmuseum, Stockholm “Reversible head” which allows for a dual interpretation when turned upside-down.
Il Giurista (1566)
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Il Giurista (The Lawyer, possibly Ulrich Zasius) 1566 Oil on canvas, 64 x 51 cm Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Nationalmuseum (Stockholm)
1792: Founded as “Kungliga Museet” (Royal Museum) 1866: Current building completed and opened Location: Södra Blasieholmshamnen 2, 111 48 Stockholm Website: https://www.nationalmuseum.se/en/ Collection: • Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593): Il Cuoco (c.1570) • Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593): Il Giurista (1566) • Bronzino (1503-1572): Isabella de’ Medici (1552-53)…
Stockholm (Sweden)
Museums: • Moderna Museet: Exercisplan 4, 111 49 Stockholm • Nationalmuseum: Södra Blasieholmshamnen 2, 111 48 Stockholm Births: • Andersson, Bibi (1935-2019) • Andrésen, Björn (1955-2025) • Bergman, Ingrid (1915-1982) • Ekland, Britt (1942) Deaths: • Andersson, Bibi (1935-2019) • Charles XIV John, King of…
Rodolfo II in veste di Vertunno (c.1590)
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Rodolfo II in veste di Vertunno (Rudolf II as Vertumnus) c.1590 Oil on panel, 68 x 56 cm Skoklosters Slott, Sweden See also: • Rudolf II (1552-1612)
Il Bibliotecario (1562)
Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Il Bibliotecario (The Librarian) 1562 Oil on canvas, 98 x 71 cm Skoklosters Slott, Sweden
Skoklosters Slott (Sweden)
Built: 1654–1676 Location: Skoklosters slott, 746 96 Skokloster, Sweden Website: https://skoklostersslott.se/en Collection: • Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593): Il Bibliotecario (1562) • Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593): Rodolfo II in veste di Vertunno (c.1590) See also: • Castles | Museums | Sweden
1676
Architecture: • Skoklosters Slott completed in Sweden. 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)
Sweden
Cities: • Gothenburg • Luleå • Malmö • Nybro • Sollefteå • Stockholm Castles: • Skoklosters Slott: Skoklosters slott, 746 96 Skokloster, Sweden