Rembrandt (1606-1669) Staalmeesters (The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, Known as ‘The Syndics’) 1662 Oil on canvas, 191.5 x 279 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam After suffering financial difficulties in the 1650s, Rembrandt moved to a rental house on the Rozengracht.…
Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) Morte di Cleopatra (The Death of Cleopatra) c.1661–1662 Oil on canvas, 140 x 159.3 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Compare: Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) La Morte di Cleopatra c.1645–1655 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) Morte di Cleopatra…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman with a Pearl Necklace (Vrouw met parelsnoer) 1662–1665 Oil on canvas, 56.1 x 47.4 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Music Lesson (De muziekles) 1662–1665 Oil on canvas, 73.3 x 64.5 cm Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace, London
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman with a Lute (De luitspeelster) 1662–1663 Oil on canvas, 51.4 x 45.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A young woman glances out a window while tuning her lute. Open songbooks and a viola da gamba…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Young Woman with a Water Pitcher (Vrouw met waterkan) c.1662 Oil on canvas, 45.7 x 40.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Standing at an open window, a woman begins her day with ablutions from a gilt-silver…
Rulers: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) Deaths: • Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662) Art: • Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663): Morte di Cleopatra (1660-62) • Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663): Morte di Cleopatra (1661-62) • Giordano, Luca (1634-1705): La lotta tra Ercole e Nesso (c.1660-65) • Murillo, Bartolomé (1617-1682): Cristo en la cruz (1660-70) •…