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 Signature: Marked on the lower border strip of the map: I Ver-Meer Inscribed on the top border of the map: NOVA…
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): Angelo con il titolo della croce (c.1667-68) • Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711): Venus Giving Arms to…
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) c.1660–1661 Oil on canvas, 96.5 x 115.7 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague View of Delft today: This is the most famous cityscape of the Dutch seventeenth century. The interplay of light and shade,…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Diana and her nymphs (Diana en haar Nimfen) c.1653–1654 Oil on canvas, 97.8 x 104.6 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague Signed lower left, on the rock, between the dog and the thistle: JVMeer VM in ligature Vermeer is best…
Rulers: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) • Francesco I d’Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1629-1658) Deaths: • Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Art: • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Tritoni con delfini (c.1653) • Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663): Allegoria dell’Astrologia sferica (1650-55) • Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663): La Morte di…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Mistress and Maid (Dame en dienstbode) c.1666–1667 Oil on canvas, 90.2 x 78.7 cm Frick Collection, New York Vermeer chose a large canvas for this composition, which presents two women pondering a newly arrived letter. Depicting an interior…