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1740 In Art
{{Year nav topic5, 1740, art Events from the year 1740 in art. Events * October 13 – Jacques Saly arrives in Rome to study at the French Academy there. * Susanna Drury exhibits gouache paintings of the Giant's Causeway in Ireland. Works * Canaletto ** ''A Regatta on the Grand Canal'' (National Gallery, London) ** ''Venice: The Basin of San Marco on Ascension Day'' (National Gallery, London) ** ''Venice: The Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo'' (British Royal Collection, Windsor Castle) ** ''Venice: Santa Maria della Salute'' (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York) * Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin – ''The Morning Toilette'' * Matthäus Günther – Fresco in church of SS. Peter and Paul, Mittenwald, Bavaria * William Hogarth – '':File:William Hogarth 053.jpg, Portrait of Captain Thomas Coram'' * James Latham (painter), James Latham – The Rt Hon. Sir Capel Molyneux' * Michele Marieschi – ''The Grand Canal at the Palazzo Foscari'' * Philippe Mercier – Portrait of Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October 13
Events Pre-1600 * 54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina. * 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania. * 1269 – The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated. * 1307 – Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy. * 1332 – Rinchinbal Khan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days. * 1399 – Coronation of Henry IV of England at Westminster Abbey. 1601–1900 * 1644 – A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners. * 1710 – Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces. *1775 – The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (pred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |