XVII Century Archives - Page 2 of 2

16th March 201817th March 202017th, Baroque, Diego Velázquez

Diego Velázquez (1599–1660)

Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV, and one of the most important painters… Read More

21st January 201617th March 202016th, 17th, Abraham J Nuyssen, Baroque

Abraham J Nuyssen (1575–1632)

Abraham J Nuyssen (1575-1632) Abraham Janssens van Nuyssen, was a Flemish painter, who is know for his large religious and mythological works, wich show the… Read More

22nd March 201417th March 202017th, Francisco de Zurbarán, Mannerism, Renaissance

Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664)

Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664 Francisco de Zurbarán was a Spanish painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, saints and martyrs, and for… Read More

1st February 201417th March 202017th, Baroque, Johannes Vermeer, Realism

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer, was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. Vermeer was a moderately successful provincial genre painter in his lifetime. Vermeer worked slowly and… Read More

27th June 201317th March 202016th, 17th, Boccaccio Boccaccino, Renaissance

Boccaccio Boccaccino (1467-1525)

Boccaccio Boccaccino (1467-1525) Boccaccio Boccaccino was a painter of the early Italian Renaissance, belonging to the Emilian school. He is profiled in Vasari’s Le Vite… Read More