17th Century

August 30, 2016
On View: Master Drawings Unveiled at the Art Institute of Chicago This past weekend the Art Institute of Chicago opened its new exhibition, “Master Drawings Unveiled: 25 Years of Major Acquisitions.” Featuring a wide array of drawings from the 17th century onward, the exhibition focuses upon the museum’s recently acquired – yet heretofore undisplayed – drawings, etchings, and watercolors.

August 21, 2016
Late Baroque architect Gabriele Valvassóri was born 21 August 1689 in Rome.

August 9, 2016
Baroque architect, sculptor, and marble master Dionisio Lazzari died 9 August 1689 in Naples.

August 7, 2016
New Book Release: After Caravaggio by Michael Fried Last month witnessed the release of the latest book by scholar Michael Fried.

July 8, 2016
Artemisia Gentileschi was born 8 July 1593 in Rome.

June 22, 2016
Now Open: Caravaggio and the Painters of the North at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza For those tantalized by tenebrism: a fantastic new exhibition, entitled “ Caravaggio and the Painters of the North ,” just opened yesterday (21 June) at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, Spain.

May 3, 2016
Night falls on a Neapolitan master: Baroque painter Francesco Solimena died 3 May 1747 at the age of 89 in the borough of Barra.

April 24, 2016
Flemish-born artist Giusto Suttermans (aka Justus Sustermans) died on 24 April 1681 in Florence.

February 9, 2016
Building the Baroque: Architect Francesco Maria Richini was born on 9 February 1584 in Milan.

February 2, 2016
Italian Baroque painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino (the “squinter”), is believed to have been born on 2 February 1591 in Cento.