Tag: 1621

Incredulità di san Tommaso (1621)

Guercino (1591-1666) Incredulità di san Tommaso (The Incredulity of Saint Thomas) 1621 Oil on canvas, 115.6 x 142.5 cm National Gallery, London The New Testament recounts how, after his crucifixion, Christ rose from the dead and appeared to his apostles.…

Frederick Rihel

(1621–1681) Frederick Rihel in Art: Rembrandt (1606-1669) Frederick Rihel on Horseback c.1663 National Gallery, London     See also: • Merchants | Rembrandt (1606-1669)

Felipe IV (España)

(1605–1665) King of Spain (1621–1665) King of Portugal (1621–1640) Felipe IV in Art: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Apotheosis of James I c.1628–1630 Tate Britain, London     Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Felipe IV 1623 Museo del Prado, Madrid     Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660)…

Il Ratto di Proserpina (1621-1622)

Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Il Ratto di Proserpina (The Rape of Proserpina) 1621–1622 Marble, 255 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma The work portrays the abduction of Proserpine by Pluto, god of the underworld. Narrated by both Claudian and Ovid, the myth tells…

1621

Rulers: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) • Felipe IV, King of Portugal (1621-1640) • Gregorius XV (Alessandro Ludovisi), Pope (1621-1623) • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Births: • La Fontaine, Jean de (1621-1695) • Rihel, Frederick (1621-1681)…