Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) The Institution of the Eucharist 1664–1665 Oil on canvas, 137 x 155 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Dated quite early in the artist’s work, around 1664–1665. – Another reduced version at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Roy, no P 10).…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman with a Pearl Necklace (Vrouw met parelsnoer) 1663–1665 Oil on canvas, 56.1 x 47.4 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin SIGNATURE / INSCRIPTION: Inscription on the table top: IVMeer (IVM in ligature) A young woman stands at a table and…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman Holding a Balance (Vrouw met weegschaal) c.1664 Oil on canvas, 39.7 x 35.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Woman Holding a Balance is a superb example of Johannes Vermeer’s exquisite sense of stability and rhythm. A…
Rulers: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) Deaths: • Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Literature: • Molière (1622-1673): Le Mariage forcé (1664) • Molière (1622-1673): Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite (1664) Art: • Giordano, Luca (1634-1705): La lotta tra Ercole e Nesso (c.1660-65) • Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711): The Institution of the…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Concert (Het concert) 1663–1666 Oil on canvas, 72.5 x 64.7 cm Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston In a pristine domestic parlor, two women and a man concentrate on making music. The standing woman holds a sheet of…
(1598–1664) The artist’s works: Santa Lucía c.1625–1630 National Gallery of Art, Washington La crucifixión 1627 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Nacimiento de la Virgen c.1627 Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena La Inmaculada Concepción 1628–1630 Museo del Prado, Madrid San Serapio 1628 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford…