Tag: 1695

Omaggio a Velázquez (c.1692-1700)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Omaggio a Velázquez (A Homage to Velázquez) c.1692–1700 Oil on canvas, 205.2 x 182.2 cm National Gallery, London The title of this painting originates from the idea that the man seated in the centre represents Diego Velázquez at the…

Jean de La Fontaine

(1621–1695) Tombe de Jean de La Fontaine (cimetière du Père Lachaise, division 25). Works: • Elektitaj fabloj de J. de La Fontaine (Esperanto) • Fables de La Fontaine (French) • Fables of La Fontaine (English) • Tales and Novels of…

Upton House and Gardens (England)

Opened: 1695 Address: Edge Hill, Banbury, Warwickshire, OX15 6HT, England, UK Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/warwickshire/upton-house-and-gardens Collection: • Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569): Massacre of the Innocents (17th century) • Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569): The Dormition of the Virgin (c.1564) See also: • Houses | England | UK

1695

Deaths: • La Fontaine, Jean de (1621-1695) Architecture: • Chiesa di Santa Lucia alla Badia rebuilt in Siracusa. • Upton House and Gardens built in Banbury, Warwickshire, England. Art: • Giordano, Luca (1634-1705): Omaggio a Velázquez (c.1692-1700)

Chiesa di Santa Lucia alla Badia (Siracusa)

Founded: 1427 Rebuilt: 1695 (after destruction by an earthquake in 1693) Completed: 1703 Address: Via Santa Lucia alla Badia, 2, 96100 Siracusa, Italia Website: https://www.comune.siracusa.it/vivere-il-comune/luoghi/s-lucia-alla-badia Works of Art: • Caravaggio (1571-1610): Sepellimento di Santa Lucia (1608) See also: • Churches | Siracusa (Italia)