Tag: 1760

Portrait of a Clergyman (1756-1760)

Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Portrait of a Clergyman 1756–1760 Oil on canvas, 77 x 64 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is an early work by Reynolds. It lacks the verve and brilliance of his later output but is imbued with a…

Apollo insegue Dafne (c.1755-1760)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Apollo insegue Dafne (Apollo Pursuing Daphne) c.1755–1760 Oil on canvas, 68.5 x 87 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Throughout his career Tiepolo painted small pictures of mythological themes, which proved extremely popular. The subjects of these works…

Piazza San Marco (1760s)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Piazza San Marco late 1760s Oil on canvas, 68.9 x 85.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This view can be compared to Canaletto’s of the same location painted forty years prior. Guardi’s technique is far looser…

Le Baiser dérobé (c.1760)

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Le Baiser dérobé (The Stolen Kiss) c.1760 Oil on canvas, 48.3 x 63.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A masterfully executed, incandescent glow highlights fitful hands and a kiss won in a card game. While Fragonard…

1760

Births: • Cherubini, Luigi (1760-1842) Literature: • Fielding, Henry (1707-1754): The Lovers Assistant; Or, New Art of Love (1760) Art: • Bellotto, Bernardo (1721–1780): Veduta di Pirna (1755-65) • Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780): Vista di Vienna dal Belvedere (1759-60) • Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806):…