17th Century

January 29, 2016
thegetty : The paintings of Orazio Gentileschi are recognizable for their elegant compositions, clear lines, and rich blend of warm and bright colors.

January 26, 2016
A prime product of Parma: Giovanni Lanfranco was born 26 January 1582 in the northern Italian city.

January 22, 2016
Fan Favorite Art Fact File: Caravaggio and The Seven Works of Mercy baroqueart recently reached out to us with an image of Caravaggio’s compelling composition, The Seven Works of Mercy , so we are featuring a discussion of this work in this, our first “Fan Favorite Art Fact File.” Thanks for the suggestion!

December 22, 2015
Italian Baroque Painter Guercino Died in Bologna on 22 December 1666.

December 12, 2015
The culmination of a Caravaggisto: Bartolomeo Manfredi died 12 December 1622 in Rome.

November 19, 2015
French-born Painter Nicolas Poussin Died on 19 November 1665 in Rome.

November 15, 2015
Danielle Carrabino , Associate Research Curator in European Art at the Harvard Art Museums, was the recipient of a 2014 IAS Research & Publication Grant , which she used to purchase image rights for her book, Caravaggio and the Caravaggesque in Sicily , currently in progress.

November 2, 2015
De Gruyter publishes Dynamics of Architecture in Late Baroque Rome: Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni at the Cancelleria by IAS member Edward Olszewski, available as an open access eBook and hardcover .

October 22, 2015
Native Genoese, late-Baroque painter Giovanni Battista Langetti – also known as Giambattista Langetti – died on this day in 1676.

September 29, 2015
The Feast of Saint Michael Archangel is celebrated today, 29 September.