Tag: 1665

The Stone Bridge (c.1660-1672)

Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) The Stone Bridge c.1660–1672 Oil on panel, 37 x 44.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam This work depicts an imaginary canal. While it is clearly inspired by Amsterdam models, Jan van der Heyden gave it his own twist.…

A View in Cologne (c.1660-1665)

Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) A View in Cologne c.1660–1665 Oil on oak, 33.1 x 42.9 cm National Gallery, London This is one of at least four versions that Jan van der Heyden made of this scene of Cologne and its half-built…

Nicolas Poussin

(1594–1665) The artist’s works: Bacchanale 1625–1626 Museo del Prado, Madrid Le Massacre des Innocents 1626–1627 Petit Palais, Paris La Déposition de la croix 1627–1628 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg La Fuite en Egypte 1627–1628 Worcester Art Museum, Worcester La mort de Germanicus 1627 Minneapolis Institute…

La Inmaculada Concepción (1662-1665)

Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) La Inmaculada Concepción (The Immaculate Conception) 1662–1665 Oil on canvas, 172 x 298 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Inscription: On the phylactery held by two angels: “IN PRINCIPIO DILEXIT EAM”. Part of a series of four large…

Cristo en la cruz (1660-1670)

Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Cristo en la cruz (Christ on the Cross) 1660–1670 Oil on canvas, 208.9 x 113 cm Timken Museum of Art, San Diego In this late painting by Bartolomé Estebán Murillo, the luminous figure of Christ appears against…

Portrait of an Old Man (1665)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of an Old Man 1665 Oil on canvas, 104 x 86 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Signed and dated in 1665, this portrait was created towards the end of Rembrandt‘s prolific artistic career, much of which was…

The Jewish Bride (1665-1669)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Isaac and Rebecca, known as ‘The Jewish Bride’ c.1665–1669 Oil on canvas, 121.5 x 166.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam To prevent being killed and having his wife captured by King Abimelech, Isaac concealed his love for Rebecca by pretending…