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Tag Archives: 16th Century
1535: Panorama
Maerten van Heemskerck: Panorama with the Abduction of Helen Amidst the Wonders of the Ancient World (1535); click for detail.
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Tagged 16th Century, Art, Landscapes, Maerten van Heemskerck, Mythology, Netherlands, Painting
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16th Century: Crab
Parmigianino (1503-1540): A Crab Holding a Mussel Open with its Claws
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Tagged 16th Century, Animals, Art, Crabs, Crustaceans, Drawing, Francesco Mazzola, Italy, Molluscs, Mussels, Parmigiano
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1550: Le Petit Lorrain
Ambroise Paré’s designed this mechanical hand—which he named “Le Petit Lorrain” — in the 1550’s for a French Army captain. The thumb is stationary, but a mechanical lever operates the other fingers. This illustration is taken from a 1663 edition … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, Ambroise Paré, Books, Disability, France, Hands, Printmaking, War
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1585: A Young Daughter of the Picts
Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues: A Young Daughter of the Picts (ca. 1585) An engraving based on this miniature appeared in the section on Picts and ancient Britons in Thomas Hariot’s Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, Art, France, Great Britain, Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, Native Americans, Painting, Portraits, Scotland, Tattoos, Women
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1671: The Latest and Most Accurate
John Ogilby: America- Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World (1671); the book is an English translation of Arnold Montanus’s De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld. The title of this plate is “Viztlipuztli idolum Mexicanorum” —The Mexicans’ … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, 17th Century, Arnold Montanus, Aztecs, Books, Colonialism, Great Britain, Huitzilopochtli, John Ogilby, Mexica, Mexico, Mexico City, Native Americans, Religion
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19th Century: Fake
Originally believed to be a contemporaneous portrait of Edward VI of England (1537-53), this painting was revealed to be a fake when X-rays showed the image of an anonymous Dutch girl hiding behind the boy king. Her clothing suggests … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, 17th Century, 19th Century, Art, Edward VI of England, Fakes, Great Britain, Netherlands, Painting, Portraits
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1534: Wild Horses Fighting
Hans Baldung Grien: Wild Horses Fighting (1534)
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Tagged 16th Century, Animals, Art, Germany, Hans Baldung Grien, Horses, Mammals, Printmaking
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1573: Self-Portrait
Johan Gregor van der Schardt: Self-portrait (c. 1573)
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Tagged 16th Century, Art, Ceramics, Johan Gregor van der Schardt, Netherlands, Portraits
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1503: Rough Draft
This painting by Leonardo da Vinci is known as the Isleworth Mona Lisa, named for the London neighborhood of an early 20th century owner of the work. Experts believe it was painted in about 1503, before the version that now … Continue reading
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16th Century: Dog and Cat
Dosso Dossi: Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Dog and Cat (16th Century) “This kind of moody portrait, or image of a particular human type, was popularised by Giorgione: here the dog and cat may allude to conflicting sides of … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, Animals, Art, Cats, Dogs, Dosso Dossi, Italy, Painting, Portraits
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