Tag: 1673

Hélène Fourment

(1614–1673) Hélène in Art: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Hélène Fourment putting on a glove c.1632 Alte Pinakothek, Munich     Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Hélène Fourment (“The Furry”) c.1636–1638 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna     Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Hélène Fourment with two of her children…

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Young Woman seated at a Virginal (c.1672-1675)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Young Woman seated at a Virginal (Zittende virginaalspeelster) c.1672–1675 Oil on canvas, 25.5 x 20.1 cm Private collection, New York This entrancing picture, the only one of Vermeer’s mature works remaining in private hands, captures the quiet joy of…

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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…

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1673

Deaths: • Fourment, Hélène (1614-1673) • Margarita Teresa de Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1651-1673) • Molière (1622-1673) Literature: • Molière (1622-1673): The Imaginary Invalid (1673) Art: • Murillo, Bartolomé (1617-1682): Cristo cargando la cruz (c.1665-75) • Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675): Girl with a Flute (c.1669-75)…

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Margarita Teresa de Austria (Holy Roman Empress)

(1651–1673) Holy Roman Empress (1666–1673) Queen of Germany (1666–1673) Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia (1666–1673) Archduchess consort of Austria (1666–1673) Margarita Teresa in Art: Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Omaggio a Velázquez c.1692–1700 National Gallery, London     Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Infanta Margarita Teresa…

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Molière

(1622–1673) Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Works: ◊ Amphitryon (English) ◊ Don Garcia of Navarre; Or, the Jealous Prince (English) • Don Juan ou Le Festin de pierre (French) • L’Avare ou L’École du mensonge (French) • L’Étourdi ou Les Contretemps (French) • Le Mariage forcé…

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