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,…
Palace of Placentia or Greenwich Palace. Built: 1443 Rebuilt: 1499 Demolished: 1660 Births: • Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland (1533-1603) • Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland (1491-1547) See also: • Palaces | England
Basilica Parrocchiale Santa Maria del Popolo Basilica Sancta Mariæ de Populo First chapel built in 1099 Founded: 1227 Consecrated: 1477 Completed: 1660 Address: Piazza del Popolo 12, 00187 Roma Website: https://www.agostiniani.it/comunita-agostiniane-provincia/parrocchia-santa-maria-popolo/ Chapels: • Cappella Cerasi Art: • Caravaggio (1571-1610): Conversione di…
Rulers: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) Events: • Royal Society established in London. • Santa Maria del Popolo completed in Rome. Deaths: • Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) • Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Literature: • Molière (1622-1673): Sganarelle ou Le Cocu imaginaire (1660) Architecture: • Palace of Placentia, or Greenwich Palace (England) is demolished. • Santa…
(1606–1669) Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn The artist’s works: Gerard de Lairesse mid-1660s Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Man with a Magnifying Glass early 1660s Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Self-Portrait 1660 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Self-Portrait at an Easel…