Tag: 1669

Self Portrait at the Age of 63 (1669)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Self Portrait at the Age of 63 1669 Oil on canvas, 86 x 70.5 cm National Gallery, London You are looking into the eyes of a man in the last year of his life. Rembrandt is 63 and…

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…

Rembrandt

(1606–1669) Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn The artist’s works: 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s No date Rembrandt in Art: Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) Rembrandt as Shepherd 1636 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam     Rembrandt’s influence in Art: Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Self-Portrait when Young 1753–1758 Tate Britain, London  …

The Love Letter (1669)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Love Letter (De liefdesbrief) 1669 Oil on canvas, 44 x 38.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Vermeer chose an unusual vantage point for this painting. From a dim space in the foreground, a glimpse is afforded of another room…

Girl with the Red Hat (c.1669)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Girl with the Red Hat (Meisje met de rode hoed) c.1669 Oil on panel, 22.8 x 18 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Girl with the Red Hat is one of Johannes Vermeer’s smallest works, and it is…

Girl with a Flute (c.1669-1675)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Girl with a Flute (Meisje met de fluit) c.1669–1675 Oil on panel, 20 x 17.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Once cautiously attributed to Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Flute was more likely painted by a studio…

The Lacemaker (1669-1670)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Lacemaker (De kantwerkster) 1669–1670 Oil on canvas transferred to panel, 24 x 21 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The motif of the lacemaker at work is traditionally a sign of domestic virtue, tinged with religious moralism (the…

1669

Deaths: • Rembrandt (1606-1669) Literature: • Molière (1622-1673): Monsieur De Pourceaugnac (1669) Art: • Murillo, Bartolomé (1617-1682): Cristo cargando la cruz (c.1665-75) • Murillo, Bartolomé (1617-1682): Cristo en la cruz (1660-70) • Murillo, Bartolomé (1617-1682): Ecce Homo (1660-70) • Murillo, Bartolomé (1617-1682): El…