Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652) Apostolo (An Apostle) c.1615–1619 Oil on canvas, 62 x 49.5 cm National Gallery, London This painting probably belonged to a series of Apostles. Although he was previously identified as Saint Judas Thaddaeus, usually portrayed with a club…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Head of Medusa c.1617–1618 Oil on canvas, 68.5 × 118 × 2 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Old Woman and Boy with Candles c.1616–1617 Oil on panel, 62.5 x 77 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) La educación de la Virgen (The Education of the Virgin) c.1617–1618 Oil on canvas, 168 × 136 cm Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625) Pan and Syrinx 1617 Oil on panel, 33 x 43 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Baccanale: un fauno preso in giro da bambini (Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children) c.1616–1617 Marble, 132.4 x 73.7 x 47.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The complex composition of intertwined figures, skillfully carved…
Guercino (1591-1666) Visione di santa Chiara (Vision of St Clare) 1615–1621 Oil on canvas, 50 x 37.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Guercino (1591-1666) Cristo morto compianto dagli angeli (Dead Christ mourned by Two Angels) c.1617–1618 Oil on copper, 36.8 x 44.4 cm National Gallery, London This small painting depicts a solemn religious scene. Two angels kneel in quiet contemplation next to…
(1617–1682) The artist’s works: La Anunciación c.1650 Museo del Prado, Madrid Magdalena penitente c.1650–1665 Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis Sagrada Familia del pajarito c.1650 Museo del Prado, Madrid Santa Rosa de Viterbo c.1650 Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Dos mujeres en la ventana…
Rulers: • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Births: • Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Art: • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Baccanale: un fauno preso in giro da bambini (1616-17) • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo…