#1600-1700

[ltwilliammowett]

Sunset, by French School, (1600-1700)

[thinkingimages]

Pendant with a layered agate cameo of a Roman head crowned with a laurel wreath in an enamelled gold mount, set with rock crystals and garnets, made in Hungary, 1600-1700, V&A's collections

[nncastle]

Pagan Festivities in an Italian Garden

North Italian School, 17th century

Private ownership, South Germany.

The work shows Venus and Cupid with an attendant and a Satyr in a lush Italian garden. The architecture of the villa in the background of the piece is clearly inspired by the work of Andrea Palladio. The unidentified Italian creator of this painting was probably active in the early 17th century, and was clearly influenced by the Genoan school, especially in his coloring.

[nanasense]

‘The Threatened Swan’, Jan Asselijn

oil on canvas, 1640-52, H144 W171 cm

Several elements in the picture bear an inscription: one of the eggs is labelled ‘Holland’, the dog ‘Enemy’ and the swan ‘Grand Pensionary’. There are allusions to Johan de Witt and his murder in 1672. But these inscriptions could not have been added by Asselijn himself, who died in 1652: a year before De Witt’s appointment as grand pensionary.

《威嚇する白鳥》ヤン・アセリン

卵のひとつに「オランダ」、犬に「我が国の敵」、白鳥に「法律顧問」の文字。ヨハン・デ・ウィットの虐殺を予告か？

[nanasense]

‘The Little Street’, Johannes Vermeer

oil on canvas, c. 1658, H54 W44 cm

A.K.A ‘View of Houses in Delft’. Instead of a specific building, Vermeer depicts an all but anonymous location, without recognizable features. The picture is simply an impression of a quiet street on a cloudy day. It is very likely that Vermeer used his imagination to reconstruct reality. This realistic details imbue the scene with a sense of poignancy and I can feel his love in every day life.

《小路》ヨハネス・フェルメール

《デルフトの家の眺望》という名でも知られる。フェルメールは特定の建物を描く代わりに無名の場所を取り上げている。曇った日の静かな小路のありふれた日常。よくよく目を凝らすと見えてくるディテールが、場面の印象をよりリアルに印象深くする。フェルメールの想像力によって描かれた愛すべき日常の風景

[gaysoulmates]

Spanish Music of the Golden Age (1600-1700) 1.- Rujero (Gaspar Sanz, 1640-1710) 2.- Paradetas (Gaspar Sanz) 3.- Folias (Anonymous) 4.- Pabana (Francisco Guerau, 1649-1717/22) 5.- Vacas (Anonymous)