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…
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…
Births: • Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Deaths: • Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Architecture: • Groundbreaking of St Paul’s Cathedral (London) • Nymphenburg Palace completed in Munich. Art: • Giordano, Luca (1634-1705): Diana ed Endimione (c.1675-80) • Giordano, Luca (1634-1705): Il rapimento delle Sabine (c.1675) • Lairesse, Gérard…