1686 In Art
{{Year nav topic5, 1686, art Events from the year 1686 in art. Events * Pierre Granier is commissioned to provide a new right arm for the recently discovered Jupiter de Smyrne. * Bogdan Saltanov becomes head of the painting workshop of the Kremlin Armoury. Works * Benedetto Gennari – ''The Death of Cleopatra'' * Jacques Rousseau – Wall paintings at Montagu House, Bloomsbury (now lost) * (three artists) – Hanging painting of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (Gwaneumbodhisavtta) at the Geumdangsa, South Korea * (workshop of Grinling Gibbons) – Statue of James II Births * March 7 – Francesco Antonio Xaverio Grue, Italian potter and painter (died 1746) * March 17 – Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French Rococo painter, engraver and tapestry designer (died 1755) * May 30 – Antonina Houbraken, Dutch printmaker and drafter (died 1736) * August 8 – Wenzel Lorenz Reiner, Czech Baroque painter (died 1743) * August 18 – Peter von Bemmel, German landscape painter and e ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pierre Granier
Pierre Granier (1655 — 1715) was a proficient but minor French sculptor, trained in the excellent atelier of François Girardon who produced a generation of highly competent sculptors for the Bâtiments du Roi. Granier served as a modest member of the extensive team that provided sculpture for the Château de Versailles and its gardens. Strict control over the subjects, scale, materials and to a great extent the design of sculpture for Versailles was exercised by the ''premier peintre du Roi'', Charles Le Brun. According to Antoine-Nicolas Dézallier d'Argenville, Le Brun provided a wax model for Granier's marble group ''Ino and Melicertes'', and a ''Shepherdess'' was sculpted after a sketch given by Le Brun. Born at Les Matelles near Montpellier, he was an official of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, where he was received in 1686 and to whom he had presented his bust of Louis XIV. When the marble sculpture of a god discovered at Smyrna was offered to Louis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1746 In Art
Events from the year 1746 in art. Events *The Venetian painter Canaletto moves to London, beginning a nine-year stay in England to be closer to his market. *The French philosopher Charles Batteux publishes ''Les beaux-arts réduits à un même principe'' in Paris, putting forward for the first time the idea of ''les beaux arts'', the fine arts. Paintings * Canaletto **''A Most Beautiful View of the City of London Taken Through One of the Centres of the Arches of the New Bridge at Westminster'' ( Alnwick Castle, Northumberland) **'' Westminster Bridge, with the Lord Mayor's Procession on the Thames'' (c.1746-47; Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut) *Elias Gottlob Haussmann – ''Johann Sebastian Bach'' * Thomas Hudson – Theodore Jacobsen' *John Smybert – '' Sir William Pepperrell, Bt'' *Giovanni Battista Tiepolo - St. Catherine of Siena Births * March 9 – François-Nicolas Delaistre, French sculptor (died 1832) * March 22 – Gerard van Spaendonck, Dutc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1743 In Art
Events from the year 1743 in art. Events Works * Canaletto paints ''Rome: View of the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine'', ''The Molo, Looking West'', ''The Piazzetta, Looking North'' and ''Capriccio: The Horses of S. Marco in the Piazzetta'' (now in British Royal Collection) * Antonio Corradini sculpts '' The Vestal Virgin Tuccia'' * Arthur Devis probably paints '' Mr and Mrs Atherton'' * William Hogarth begins painting his '' Marriage à-la-mode'' series * Andrea Soldi paints a ''Self-portrait'' * Louis-Michel van Loo completes '' The Family of Philip V'' Births * January 3 – Joseph-Benoît Suvée, Flemish painter (died 1807) * March 5 – Jean-Simon Berthélemy, French history painter (died 1811) * March 9 – Johann Kaspar Füssli, Swiss painter (died 1786) * May 2 – William Parry, Welsh portrait painter (died 1791) * July 24 – Giocondo Albertolli, Swiss-born architect, painter, and sculptor who was active in Italy (d. 1839) * September 11 – Nikolaj Abraham Abi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wenzel Lorenz Reiner
Wenzel Lorenz Reiner ( cs, Václav Vavřinec Reiner; 8 August 1686 or 1689 – 9 October 1743) was a Baroque painter who lived and died in Prague, Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem .... Gallery File:Wenzel Lorenz Reiner (^) - David mit dem Haupt des Goliath - 2296 - Bavarian State Painting Collections.jpg, ''David with the head of Goliath'' File:KirchenschiffOssegg.jpg, Nave with ceiling painting by Wenzel Lorenz Reiner in the monastery church in Ossegg External links Short biographyGallery 1689 births 1743 deaths German Bohemian people 18th-century German painters 18th-century German male artists German male painters Czech painters Czech male painters Czech baroque painters Artists from Prague {{CzechRepublic-painter-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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August 8
Events Pre-1600 * 685 BC – Spring and Autumn period: Battle of Qianshi: Upon the death of the previous Duke of Qi, Gongsun Wuzhi, Duke Zhuang of Lu sends an army into the Duchy of Qi to install the exiled Qi prince Gongzi Jiu as the new Duke of Qi — but is defeated at Qianshi by Jiu’s brother and rival claimant, the newly inaugurated Duke Huan of Qi. * 870 – Treaty of Meerssen: King Louis the German and his half-brother Charles the Bald partition the Middle Frankish Kingdom into two larger east and west divisions. * 1220 – Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. * 1264 – Mudéjar revolt: Muslim rebel forces took the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera after defeating the Castilian garrison. * 1503 – King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland. * 1509 – Krishnadeva Raya is crowned Emperor of Vijayanagara at Chittoor. * 1576 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1736 In Art
{{Year nav topic5, 1736, art Events from the year 1736 in art. Events * Paintings * Bernard Accama – ''Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange'' * Canaletto – ''View of the Riva degli Schiavoni'' (Sir John Soane's Museum, London) * Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin – ''Woman Scouring Dishes'' * William Hogarth ** ''Christ at the Pool of Bethesda'' (St Bartholomew's Hospital) ** ''Four Times of the Day'' (series) * Clemente Ruta – ''Extasis of St. Peter of Alcantara'' (San Pietro d'Alcantara (Parma)) * Willem Van der Hagen – ''View of Waterford'' Births * February 5 – Joaquín Inza y Ainsa, Spanish Baroque painter (died 1811) * February 6 – Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, German sculptor most famous for his collection of busts with extreme facial expressions (died 1783) * February 19 – Simon Charles Miger, French engraver (died 1828) * June 22 – Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy, French painter primarily of naval scenes (died 1804) * July 21 – Ulla Adlerfelt, Sw ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Drafter
A drafter (also draughtsman / draughtswoman in British and Commonwealth English, draftsman / draftswoman or drafting technician in American and Canadian English) is an engineering technician who makes detailed technical drawings or plans for machinery, buildings, electronics, infrastructure, sections, etc. Drafters use computer software and manual sketches to convert the designs, plans, and layouts of engineers and architects into a set of technical drawings. Drafters operate as the supporting developers and sketch engineering designs and drawings from preliminary design concepts. Overview In the past, drafters sat at drawing boards and used pencils, pens, compasses, protractors, triangles, and other drafting devices to prepare a drawing by hand. From the 1980s through 1990s, board drawings were going out of style as the newly developed computer-aided design (CAD) system was released and was able to produce technical drawings at a faster pace. Many modern drafters now use co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dutch People
The Dutch (Dutch: ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Netherlands. They share a common history and culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Aruba, Suriname, Guyana, Curaçao, Argentina, Brazil, Canada,Based on Statistics Canada, Canada 2001 Censusbr>Linkto Canadian statistics. Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and the United States.According tFactfinder.census.gov The Low Countries were situated around the border of France and the Holy Roman Empire, forming a part of their respective peripheries and the various territories of which they consisted had become virtually autonomous by the 13th century. Under the Habsburgs, the Netherlands were organised into a single administrative unit, and in the 16th and 17th centuries the Northern Netherlands gained independence from Spain as the Dutch Republic. The high degree of urbanization characteristic of Dutch society was attained at a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Antonina Houbraken
Antonina Houbraken (30 May 1686 – December 1736) was an 18th-century Dutch draughtswoman who is known for her many topographical drawings of Dutch sites. She also drew landscapes. She is recorded as a skilled portraitist. Life Antonina Houbraken was born on 30 May 1686 and baptized on 31 May 1686 in Dordrecht in the Dutch Republic. She was the daughter of painter and writer Arnold Houbraken and sister of the printmaker Jacob Houbraken. It is assumed she learned to draw in her father's workshop. She married Jacobus Stellingwerff in May 1723. Her husband was a draughtsman who provided topographical drawings to Brouërius van Nidek, a lawyer who was undertaking a project to map the entire Dutch Republic. For this purpose he collected topographical drawings. Stellingwerff also made topographical drawings for the albums of Andries and Gerrit Schoemaker, collectors of topographical prints and drawings. Antonina made a large portion of the drawings for Schoemaker. Stelling ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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May 30
Events Pre-1600 * 70 – Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem. Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans build a circumvallation, cutting down all trees within fifteen kilometres. * 1381 – Beginning of the Peasants' Revolt in England. * 1416 – The Council of Constance, called by Emperor Sigismund, a supporter of Antipope John XXIII, burns Jerome of Prague following a trial for heresy. * 1431 – Hundred Years' War: In Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. *1434 – Hussite Wars: Battle of Lipany: Effectively ending the war, Utraquist forces led by Diviš Bořek of Miletínek defeat and almost annihilate Taborite forces led by Prokop the Great. * 1510 – During the reign of the Zhengde Emperor, Ming dynasty rebel leader Zhu Zhifan is defeated by commander Qiu Yue, ending the Prince of Anhua rebellion. * 1536 – King Henry VII ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1755 In Art
Events from the year 1755 in art. Events * Canaletto returns from England to Venice, where he continues painting until his death in 1768. Paintings * Jean-Honoré Fragonard – ''Musical Contest'' (1754-1755) * William Hogarth – ''Sealing the Tomb'' * John Shackleton – ''George II'' ( Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh) Births * January 30 - Richard Collins, English chief miniature and enamel painter to George III (died 1831) * February - Albert Christoph Dies, German painter and composer (died 1822) * February 6 – Henry Bone, English enamel painter (died 1834) * February 13 - Philibert-Louis Debucourt, French painter and engraver (died 1832) * April 9 - William Birch, English miniature painter and engraver (died 1834) * April 16 – Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun, French painter (died 1842) * July 6 – John Flaxman, sculptor (died 1826) * July 14 - Charles-Antoine Clevenbergh, Flemish painter of still-life (died 1810) * August 4 – Nicolas-Jacq ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rococo
Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, and ''trompe-l'œil'' frescoes to create surprise and the illusion of motion and drama. It is often described as the final expression of the Baroque movement. The Rococo style began in France in the 1730s as a reaction against the more formal and geometric Louis XIV style. It was known as the "style Rocaille", or "Rocaille style". It soon spread to other parts of Europe, particularly northern Italy, Austria, southern Germany, Central Europe and Russia. It also came to influence the other arts, particularly sculpture, furniture, silverware, glassware, painting, music, and theatre. Although originally a secular style primarily used for interiors of private residences, the Rococo had a spiritual aspect to it which led to its widespread use in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |