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1717 In Art
{{Year nav topic5, 1717, art Events from the year 1717 in art. Events * April 13 – Thomas Coke purchases a marble statue of Artemis/Diana dated to 190–200 AD, believed to be a copy of a mid 4th century BC Hellenistic original, for 900 crowns, making it the most expensive item he acquired for the art collections of Holkham Hall. Paintings * Charles Jervas – Portrait of Isaac Newton * Jean-Marc Nattier – Portraits of Peter the Great and Catherine I of Russia * Enoch Seeman – Portrait of Elihu Yale * Antoine Watteau ** ''Embarkation for Cythera'' ** '' Les plaisirs du bal'' (approximate date) Births * February 14 – Jan Palthe, Dutch portrait painter (died 1769) * February 17 – Adam Friedrich Oeser, German etcher, painter and sculptor (died 1799) * April 23 – Pieter Barbiers, Dutch painter (died 1780) * May 4 - Jean-Charles François, French engraver (died 1769) * June 20 – Jacques Saly, French sculptor (died 1776) * August 11 – Giovanni Carlo Galli-Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April 13
Events Pre-1600 *1111 – Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. * 1204 – Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire. 1601–1900 *1612 – In one of the epic samurai duels in Japanese history, Miyamoto Musashi defeats Sasaki Kojirō at Funajima island. *1613 – Samuel Argall, having captured Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia, sets off with her to Jamestown with the intention of exchanging her for English prisoners held by her father. *1699 – The Sikh religion is formalised as the Khalsa – the brotherhood of Warrior-Saintsby Guru Gobind Singh in northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar. * 1742 – George Frideric Handel's oratorio ''Messiah'' makes its world premiere in Dublin, Ireland. * 1777 – American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey. * 1829 – The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 17
Events Pre-1600 * 1370 – Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. * 1411 – Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia. *1500 – Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt. * 1600 – On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak. 1601–1900 * 1621 – Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America. * 1674 – An earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Ambon. It triggers a megatsunami which drowns over 2,300 people. * 1676 – Sixteen men of Pascual de Iriate's expedition are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1760 In Art
Events from the year 1760 in art. Events *Autumn – Johann Zoffany moves to London. * Galleria nazionale di Parma established. Paintings *Thomas Gainsborough **''Anne Ford'' **''The Artist`s Daughters, Molly and Peggy'' **''Sunset'' *Tilly Kettle – Self-portrait, his first surviving painting *Joshua Reynolds **'' Laurence Sterne'' **Portrait of Mrs Day Births *January 10 – Guillaume Guillon-Lethière, French neoclassical painter (died 1832) *January 20 – Ferdinand Bauer, Austrian botanical illustrator (died 1826) *March 2 – Christina Charlotta Cederström, Swedish artist, poet, and baroness (died 1832) *March 4 – William Payne, English painter, inventor of Payne's grey (died 1830) * March 6 – Dora Stock, portrait painter (died 1832) * March 16 – Johann Heinrich Meyer, Swiss painter and art writer (died 1832) *April 13 – Thomas Lawrence, English portrait painter (died 1830) * May 31 – George Garrard, English artist (died 1826) * June 11 - Maria Cosway, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Carlo Galli-Bibiena
Giovanni Carlo Galli-Bibiena (August 11, 1717 - November 20, 1760), was an Italian architect and designer. He was the son of Francesco Galli Bibiena and a member of the Galli da Bibiena family of artists. He was a member of the Accademia Clementina in Bologna. "Artists' Biographies: Galli-Bibiena [Galli da Bibiena]," ''artnet - The art world online'', New York City, NY, 2006, webpage: an-GBibiena ("artnet" is a trademark of artnet Worldwide Corporation). In Bologna, he decorated the staircase of Palazzo Savini and the chapel ''Cappella di San Antonio'' in San Bartolommeo di Porta Ravegnana. Giovanni Carlo also designed a decorative scheme for the high altar of ''San Petronio'', Bologna, for the Bolognese Pope Benedict XIV. In 1752, he was summoned by Joseph, the King of Portugal, to Lisbon, where he designed the Ópera do Tejo adjoining the royal palace, but the opera house was destroyed seven months after completion by the 1755 earthquake. Giovanni Carlo Galli-Bibiena di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 11
Events Pre-1600 * 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins. * 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation. * 106 – The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia. * 355 – Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman emperor, Roman Emperor against Constantius II. * 490 – Battle of Adda: The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeat the forces of Odoacer on the Adda River, Italy, Adda River, near Milan. * 923 – The Qarmatians of Bahrayn (historical region), Bahrayn Sack of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1776 In Art
Events from the year 1776 in art. Events * John Robert Cozens sets out on a three-year tour of Switzerland and Italy. Works * Pompeo Batoni – ''General William Gordon of Fyvie'' * Nathaniel Dance-Holland – '' The Dashwoods at West Wycombe Park'' * Jean-Honoré Fragonard – ''A Young Girl Reading'' ''(approximate date)'' * Thomas Gainsborough – '' Portrait of Johann Christian Bach'' * Tilly Kettle – ''The ceremony of a gentoo woman taking leave of her relations and distributing her jewels prior to ascending the funeral pyre of her deceased husband'' * Anton Raphael Mengs Self-portrait* Sir Joshua Reynolds – '' Huang Ya Dong ('Wang-Y-Tong')'' Births * February 16 – Abraham Raimbach, English engraver (died 1843) * March 30 – Vasily Andreevich Tropinin, Russian painter (died 1857) * April 2 – John Higton, English animal painter (died 1827) * April 13 – Félix Boisselier, French historical painter (died 1811) * June 11 – John Constable, English romantic la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Saly
Jacques François Joseph Saly, also known as Jacques Saly (20 June 1717 – 4 May 1776), French-born sculptor who worked in France, Italy and Malta. He is commonly associated with his time in Denmark he served as Director of the Royal Danish Academy of Art (1754–71). His most noteworthy work is the equestrian statue ''Frederik V on Horseback'' at Amalienborg. Life Training as a sculptor and early career He was born in Valenciennes to François Marie Saly (1684–1776) and his wife Marie-Michelle Jardez (1690–1760). He began his training as a sculptor at nine years of age under local master Antoine Gilles in Valenciennes from 1726-1727. In spite of his parents' meager income, he was sent to Paris in 1732 to train in the studio of the leading sculptor at Paris, Guillaume Coustou. At the same time he attended the school of the ''Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture'', winning medals in 1734, 1737 and 1738. Winning that last medal, first place in the ''Prix de Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 20
Events Pre-1600 * 451 – Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius' battles Attila the Hun. After the battle, which was inconclusive, Attila retreats, causing the Romans to interpret it as a victory. * 1180 – First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan. 1601–1900 *1622 – The Battle of Höchst takes place during the Thirty Years' War. *1631 – The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates. *1652 – Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha is appointed Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. * 1685 – Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater. *1756 – A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta. *1782 – The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States. *1787 – Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'. *1789 – Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Charles François
Jean-Charles François (4 May 1717 – 22 March 1769) was a French engraver. François was born at Nancy, France, Nancy. He was among the pioneers of the so-called "" ("crayon manner") of printmaking, which simulated the appearance of crayon and chalk drawings. He was pensioned by King Louis XV of France, who employed him extensively. His most noted works represent Louis XV, Marie Leszczyńska, Pierre Bayle, Erasmus, John Locke, and Nicolas Malebranche. He died in 1769 in Paris, aged 51. References External links * 1717 births 1769 deaths Artists from Nancy, France 18th-century engravers French engravers {{France-engraver-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May 4
Events Pre-1600 * 1256 – The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull ''Licet ecclesiae catholicae''. * 1415 – Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance. *1436 – Assassination of the Swedish rebel (later national hero) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson * 1471 – Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales. * 1493 – Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation. 1601–1900 *1626 – Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the ''See Meeuw''. * 1686 – The Municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines. * 1776 – Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III. *1799 – Fourth A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1780 In Art
Events from the year 1780 in art. Events * Works * Jacques-Louis David ** '' Portrait of Count Stanislas Potocki'' ** ''Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken'' * Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine – '' Les Marionettes polonaises'' * Francisco Goya – '' Christ Crucified'' * Francis Holman – '' The moonlight Battle of Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780'' * Jacob More ** ''Landscape with Classical Figures, Cicero at his Villa'' ** ''Mount Vesuvius in Eruption: The Last Days of Pompeii'' * Sir Joshua Reynolds – ''The Ladies Waldegrave'' * John Trumbull – ''George Washington'' * Francis Wheatley – '' The Irish House of Commons'' * Johann Zoffany *Double Portrait of Henry and Mary Styleman(commissioned) ** Portrait of Tipu Sultan Births * January 10 – Pieter Christoffel Wonder, Dutch painter active in England (died 1852) * February 15 – Alfred Edward Chalon, Swiss portrait painter (died 1860) * February 18 – Alexey Venetsianov, Russian ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Barbiers (painter)
Pieter Antonsz Barbiers (bapt. April 23, 1717 in Amsterdam – September 7, 1780 in Amsterdam) was a skillful Dutch artist. He painted scenery for the theaters in Amsterdam, Leiden, etc. Another picture representing the conflagration of the former in the year 1772 has been engraved by C. Bagerts. His sons Bartholomeus Barbiers and Pieter Pietersz Barbiers Pieter Pietersz Barbiers (also Pieter Barbiers Pzn., or Pieter Barbiers II, bapt. October 26, 1749, Amsterdam - October 26, 1842, Amsterdam) was a 19th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography According to the RKD he was the so ... were also painters. References 1717 births 1780 deaths 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch male artists Dutch male painters Painters from Amsterdam {{Netherlands-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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