Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Portrait of a Man Holding a Watch 1643 Oil on canvas, 82.6 x 66.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia For a long time the identity of this bearded man was unknown. Recent scholarship reveals that it is very likely…
(1567–1643) Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi Works: • L’Orfeo (1607) • Madrigali (Libro VII) • Magnificat a sei voci (1610) Born May 9 1567 Cremona (Italia) Died November 29 1643 Venezia (Italia) Buried Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari (Venezia) Occupation Composer Musician Priest
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) La costurera (The Needlewoman) c.1640–1650 Oil on canvas, 74 x 60 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Diego Velázquez ranks among the greatest masters of seventeenth-century Europe. By 1623, the twenty-four-year-old artist was established as court painter to…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Self-portrait wearing a hat and two chains c.1642–1643 Oil on panel, 72 x 54.8 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Rembrandt is considered one of the greatest masters in the history of painting, as well as a superb and prolific engraver.…