Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) La morte di Giacinto (The Death of Hyacinthus) c.1752–1753 Oil on canvas, 287 x 232 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This large canvas dates from the period when Tiepolo was working in Würzburg. It was first attributed to the…
Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Self-Portrait when Young 1753–1758 Oil on canvas, 73.7 x 61.6 cm Tate Britain, London This self-portrait was probably painted soon after Reynolds set up a studio in London in 1753. He had spent the previous three years studying art…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Psyché montrant à ses soeurs les présents de l’amour (Psyche showing her Sisters her Gifts from Cupid) 1753 Oil on canvas, 168.3 × 192.4 cm National Gallery, London This painting illustrates an episode from the classical story of Cupid…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Les amants heureux (Les Amants heureux) c.1751–1755 Oil on canvas, 90.2 x 121.3 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
Canaletto (1697-1768) Capriccio: Un palazzo con cortile sulla laguna (Capriccio: A Palace with a Courtyard by the Lagoon) c.1750–1755 Pen, ink and brush on paper, 26.9 x 42.1 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Privileged young Europeans embarking on the Grand…
(1753–1832) Asensio Julià i Alvarracín, nicknamed El Pescadoret The artist’s works: Escena de una comedia c.1798 Museo del Prado, Madrid Asensio Julià in Art: Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Retrato de Asensio Julià c.1798 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828)…
Events: • British Museum established in London. Births: • Julià, Asensio (1753-1832) Art: • Canaletto (1697-1768): Capriccio: Un palazzo con cortile sulla laguna (c.1750-55) • Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806): Les amants heureux (c.1751-55) • Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806): Psyché montrant à ses soeurs les…
Established: 1753 Location: Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG Website: https://www.britishmuseum.org/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also:…