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1688 In Art
{{Year nav topic5, 1688, art Events from the year 1688 in art. Events * Matthias Steinl becomes ivory engraver at the imperial court in Vienna. * The Equestrian statue of Christian V by French sculptor Abraham-César Lamoureux is unveiled on Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen. Paintings * René-Antoine Houasse – ''Minerva teaching the Rhodians sculpture'' (Palace of Versailles) * Willem van de Velde the Younger – ''The Fleet at Sea'' * Willem van Mieris – ''A Seated Man'' Births * March 16 – Anna Maria Garthwaite, English textile designer (died 1763) * April 15 – Johann Georg Bergmüller, Bavarian painter of frescoes, of the Baroque (died 1762) * April 28 – Giacomo Boni, Italian painter of the late-Baroque period (died 1766) * May 6 – Charles Parrocel, French painter and engraver and a specialist in battle and hunt paintings (died 1752) * July 19 – Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian Jesuit Brother, missionary in China, painter at the imperial court (died 1766) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Steinl
Matthias Steinl (otherwise Steindel, Staindle, Steindl or Stinle) (c. 1644–18 April 1727) was an Austrian painter, architect and designer, and one of the country's best known Baroque sculptors. Together with Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656–1723) and his rival Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668–1765), Steinl may be considered one of the most influential architects to introduce the High Baroque style to Austria. He probably originated from the area around Salzburg and probably trained as a craftsman and artist in Austria, although he may have learned to sculpt in the Netherlands and in Prague. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has one of his earliest identified sculptures, an ivory statuette of a triton (c.1670-1675). He was definitely employed in the 1670s as a sculptor in Leubus Abbey (now Lubiąż) in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, where he took over the workshop of the deceased sculptor Matthias Knote, whose widow he married in 1677. Most of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including the Iberian Peninsula it continued, together with new styles, until the first decade of the 19th century. It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in the past often referred to as "late Baroque") and Neoclassical styles. It was encouraged by the Catholic Church as a means to counter the simplicity and austerity of Protestant architecture, art, and music, though Lutheran Baroque art developed in parts of Europe as well. The Baroque style used contrast, movement, exuberant detail, deep colour, grandeur, and surprise to achieve a sense of awe. The style began at the start of the 17th century in Rome, then spread rapidly to France, northern Italy, Spain, and Portugal, then to Austria, southern Germany, and Russia. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Castiglione (Jesuit)
Giuseppe Castiglione, S.J. (; 19 July 1688 – 17 July 1766), was an Italian Jesuit brother and missionary in China, where he served as an artist at the imperial court of three Qing emperors – the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors. He painted in a style that is a fusion of European and Chinese traditions. Early life Castiglione was born in Milan's San Marcellino district on 19 July 1688. He was educated at home with a private tutor, then a common practice among wealthy families. He also learned to paint under the guidance of a master. In 1707, he entered the Society of Jesus in Genoa aged 19. Although a Jesuit, he was never ordained as a priest, instead joining as a lay brother. Works Paintings In the late 17th century, a number of European Jesuit painters served in the Qing court of the Kangxi Emperor who was interested in employing European Jesuits trained in various fields, including painting. In the early 18th century, Jesuits in China made a request for a pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July 19
Events Pre-1600 *AD 64 – The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, destroying half of the city. * 484 – Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital. *711 – Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic. * 939 – Battle of Simancas: King Ramiro II of León defeats the Moorish army under Caliph Abd-al-Rahman III near the city of Simancas. * 998 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Battle of Apamea: Fatimids defeat a Byzantine army near Apamea. * 1333 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Halidon Hill: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots. * 1544 – Italian War of 1542–46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins. * 1545 – The Tudor warship ''Mary Rose'' sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1752 In Art
Events from the year 1752 in art. Events * 1 March – Scottish people, Scottish painter Allan Ramsay (artist), Allan Ramsay elopes with and marries, as his second wife, the Jacobite heiress Margaret Lindsay Ramsay, Margaret Lindsay. * A fire at Kremsier (modern-day KroměřÞ in Moravia) destroys the originals of three 16th century paintings made by Hans Holbein the Younger in England: ''Sir Thomas More and his family'', ''The Triumph of Wealth'' and ''The Triumph of Poverty''. Works * François Boucher ** ''Allegory of Music'' ** ''Marie-Louise O'Murphy'' (approximate date) ** ''A Reclining Nymph Playing The Flute With Putti, Perhaps The Muse Euterpe'' * Canaletto ** '':File:Northumberland House by Canaletto (1752).JPG, Northumberland House'' ** ''Warwick Castle, the East Front from the Outer Court'' (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, England) * Jean-Honoré Fragonard – ''Jeroboam Sacrificing to Idols'' * Jean-Marc Nattier – '':File:Baronne Rigoley d'Ogny as Aurora by N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunting
Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, bone/tusks, horn (anatomy), horn/antler, etc.), for recreation/taxidermy (see trophy hunting), to remove predators dangerous to humans or domestic animals (e.g. wolf hunting), to pest control, eliminate pest (organism), pests and nuisance animals that damage crops/livestock/poultry or zoonosis, spread diseases (see varmint hunting, varminting), for trade/tourism (see safari), or for conservation biology, ecological conservation against overpopulation and invasive species. Recreationally hunted species are generally referred to as the ''game (food), game'', and are usually mammals and birds. A person participating in a hunt is a hunter or (less commonly) huntsman; a natural area used for hunting is called a game reserve; an experienced hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force commitment. An engagement with only limited commitment between the forces and without decisive results is sometimes called a skirmish. The word "battle" can also be used infrequently to refer to an entire operational campaign, although this usage greatly diverges from its conventional or customary meaning. Generally, the word "battle" is used for such campaigns if referring to a protracted combat encounter in which either one or both of the combatants had the same methods, resources, and strategic objectives throughout the encounter. Some prominent examples of this would be the Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of Britain, and Battle of Stalingrad, all in World War II. Wars and military campaigns are guided by military strategy, whereas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Parrocel
Charles Parrocel (6 May 1688 Р24 May 1752) was a French painter and engraver and a specialist in battle and hunt paintings. Parrocel was born in Paris, and studied under his father, Joseph Parrocel, until his death. Parrocel then became a pupil along with Bon Boullogne of Charles de La Fosse. In 1712 Parrocel moved to Italy, where he attended the Acad̩mie de France from 1713 to 1716 as an Academy pensioner, or scholar. Returning to Paris in 1721 Parrocel was commissioned by King Louis XV to complete several paintings of the Turkish ambassador's trip to Paris. These paintings were later recreated as tapestries at the Gobelins manufactory in Paris. During that same year of 1721 Parrocel was also to become a member of the Acad̩mie Royale in Paris, eventually becoming a professor there in 1745. He died in Paris. References 1688 births 1752 deaths 18th-century French painters French male painters Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May 6
Events Pre-1600 * 1527 – Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance. *1536 – The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish. * 1541 – King Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church. In 1539 the Great Bible would be provided for this purpose. * 1542 – Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time. *1593 – The Dutch city of Coevorden held by the Spanish, falls to a Dutch and English force. 1601–1900 * 1659 – English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament. *1682 – Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles. *1757 – Battle of Prague: A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War. * 1757 – The end of Konbaung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1766 In Art
Events from the year 1766 in art. Events * July 19 – A baronetcy is created for British sculptor Henry Cheere. * England's oldest surviving Georgian theatre is constructed in Stockton-on-Tees. * The Drottningholm Palace Theatre is reopened as an opera house in Stockholm, Sweden, in its surviving form, designed by Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz. * Denis Diderot's ''Essais sur la peinture'' is published. Works * Thomas Gainsborough – Portrait of David Garrick with a bust of Shakespeare (probably originally painted; lost) * Jean-Antoine Houdon – ''Bruno of Cologne'' (sculpture for Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in Rome) * Maruyama Ōkyo – ''Crows'' * Allan Ramsay – '' Portrait of David Hume'' * Joseph Wright of Derby – ''A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery'' Births * March 1 – Johann Conrad Felsing, German topographer and engraver using stippling (died 1819) * March 2 – Thomas Henry, French painter and art patron (died 1836) * March 16 – Jean-Frédà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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