1679 Collection (#3)

Fable sheep crow crow sits back pecks beak sheepskin
Fable of the sheep and the crow, A crow sits on the back of a sheep and pecks with its beak in the sheepskin. The fable describes how the hungry crow feeds on the blood of the sheep

December title object twelve months year Les XII Mois de l AnnA e
December (title on object) The twelve months of the year, Les XII Mois de l Annee (series title), Ice Fun. A man and a woman skate on a long stick over the ice around a wak

September title object twelve months year Les XII Mois de l AnnA e
September (title on object) The twelve months of the year, Les XII Mois de l Annee (series title), Fruit traders load different types of fruit in their boat

July Julius title object twelve months year Les XII Mois de l AnnA e
July Julius (title on object) The twelve months of the year, Les XII Mois de l Annee (series title), Harvest scene with fun-making farmers

October October title object twelve months year
October October (title on object) The twelve months of the year, Les XII Mois de l Annee (series title), Three men taste wine

April Aprillis title object twelve months year
April Aprillis (title on object) The twelve months of the year, Les XII Mois de l Annee (series title), In a room a woman pours a glass of wine for a hunter

June Pentecostal Blom Junius title object twelve months
June (the Pentecostal Blom) Junius (title on object) The twelve months of the year, Les XII Mois de l Annee (series title), A Pentecostal Blom (Pentecostal Flower or Pentecostal Bride)

February February title object twelve months
February February (title on object) The twelve months of the year, Les XII Mois de l Annee (series title), Night scene with three disguised children celebrating carnival: one dancing

Taste Five senses series title sense Taste farmers couple having
Taste Five senses (series title), The sense Taste. A farmers couple having a meal. The print is part of a series of five prints with the five senses, taste, tasting (one of the five senses), eating

Mayus title object twelve months year Les XII Mois de l AnnA e
May Mayus (title on object) The twelve months of the year, Les XII Mois de l Annee (series title), In a dovecote stands a man with a child on his arm to watching chicks that scratch on the ground

March Martius title object twelve months year
March Martius (title on object) The twelve months of the year, Les XII Mois de l Annee (series title), Village view in a snowstorm in which men and women throw snowballs

Floor plan Diocletians palace Split Print top right
Floor plan of the Diocletians palace in Split, Print on the top right: Pag. 78. Tom. I, palace, design, plan (production), Split, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1679, paper, etching, h 125 mm × w 142 mm

Roman gate temple Pula Print upper right Pag
Roman gate at the temple in Pula, Print upper right: Pag. 63. Tom. I, Triumphal Arch, Pula, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1679, paper, etching, h 125 mm × w 123 mm

Beeldenstorm 1566 Beeldestormery year 1568 Vlaenderen
Beeldenstorm, 1566 The Beeldestormery in the year 1568 in Vlaenderen and Braband started and spread throughout the Netherlands in wynig Tyds (title on object)

Pacieco hanged Vlissingen 1572 Don Pedro Pacieco chief krygs master builder
Pacieco hanged in Vlissingen, 1572 Don Pedro Pacieco chief krygs master builder of the H. of Alva, as well as two Spaensche Jonkers Hung up to Vlissingen in the Year 1572 (title on object)

Eight tokens I Print center top right marked
Eight tokens, I, Print center and top right marked: I - Pag. 431. Tom. I, memorial medal, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1679, paper, etching, h 126 mm × w 72 mm

Eight tokens IV Print center top right I Pag
Eight tokens, IV, Print center and top right: I - Pag. 446. Tom. I, memorial medal, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1679, paper, etching, h 127 mm × w 70 mm

Tronende Bellona Title page Le Mercure hollandois
Tronende Bellona Title page for: Le Mercure hollandois, dl VI, 1679, Tronende Bellona looks around at a tent where a wedding is being concluded

Alteratie van Amsterdam 26 1578 image Magistraet
Alteratie van Amsterdam, May 26, 1578 The image of how the Magistraet and Geestelykheyt of the city of Amsterdam have been extracted, and the ship was built on May 26

Roman gate Athens Print upper right Pag 140 Tom
Roman gate in Athens, Print upper right: Pag. 140. Tom. II, architecture (Roman art), parts of church exterior and annexes: porch, Athens, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1679, paper, etching

Eight tokens VI Print center top right I Pag
Eight tokens, VI, Print center and top right: I - Pag. 449. Tom. I, memorial medal, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1679, paper, etching, h 128 mm × w 711 mm

Map Attica Attica title object Print upper right
Map of Attica Attica (title on object), Print upper right: Pag. 79. Tom. II, maps of separate countries or regions, peninsula, Attica, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1679, paper, etching

Map Athens Athenes title object Print top right
Map of Athens Athenes (title on object), Print on the top right: Pag. 210. Tom. II, maps of cities, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1679, paper, etching, h 124 mm × w 198 mm

Music company Company left musician bass front
Music company, Company with on the left a musician with bass, in front of him a singing boy, to his right two men, one of them pointing to the book

Portrait Hortense Manzini Duchess Mazarin mistresses
Portrait of Hortense Manzini, Duchess of Mazarin, Duchess of Mazarin. She was one of the mistresses of Charles II of England, Hortense Mancini duchess of Mazarin

River landscape ferry landscapes Jan van de Cappelle
River landscape with ferry, landscapes, ferry, Jan van de Cappelle (attributed to), 1640 - 1679 and/or 1725 - 1751, paper, etching, h 145 mm × w 173 mm

Village street stone bridge landscapes bridge across village across river
Village street with stone bridge, landscapes, bridge across village across river, canal, etc. Jan van de Cappelle (attributed to), Netherlands, 1640 - 1679 and/or 1700 - 1800, paper, etching

Grave diggers church village church number men
Grave diggers for a church, For a village church, a number of men are digging a grave in the cemetery. A small river runs next to the church

Landscape wooden bridge canal village two people
Landscape with a wooden bridge, A wooden bridge over a canal near a village. There are two people on the bridge. In the water is a boat with two fishermen

Inn interior two farmers sleeping farmer stool
Inn interior with two farmers, Inn interior with sleeping farmer on a stool, leaning against a barrel. A pipe in his left hand

Apollo Muses Parnassus Reproductive prints paintings
Apollo and the Muses on Parnassus, Reproductive prints after paintings by Nicolas Poussin, Dughet, Jean, ca. 1614-ca. 1679, Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665, 1645-1667

Silk Description geographique historique chronologique
Silk making, Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique de l empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie chinoise, Du Halde, J.-B

Vanitas vanitatis et omnia vanitas Palais de San
Vanitas vanitatis et omnia vanitas, Palais de San Donato, Corte, Josse de, ca. 1627-ca. 1679, Pillet, Ch. (Charles), Wood engraving (?), 1880, Date of sale: March 15-April 10, 1880

L Europe Le grand escalier de Versailles Le Brun
L Europe, Le grand escalier de Versailles, Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690, Baudet, Etienne, 1638-1711, Etching, engraving, black-and-white, between 1679 and 1683, Escalier des Ambassadeurs

L Asie Le grand escalier de Versailles Baudet
L Asie, Le grand escalier de Versailles, Baudet, Etienne, 1638-1711, Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690, Etching, engraving, black-and-white, between 1679 and 1683, Escalier des Ambassadeurs

Pyramides omnium superstitum antiquitatum vetustissimae integrae et adhuc incorruptae a priscis Aegypti Regibus Chami posteris exstructae, Athanasii Kircheri e Soc

Frontispiece Scelta de medaglioni piu rari nella
Frontispiece, Scelta de medaglioni piu rari nella bibliotheca dell eminentiss. et reverendiss. principe il signor cardinale Gasparo Carpegna, vicario di Nostro Signore, Bussotti, Giovanni Battista

Shipping Calm Flushing States General Yacht Firing
Shipping in a Calm at Flushing with a States General Yacht Firing a Salute; Jan van de Cappelle (Dutch, 1626 - 1679); 1649; Oil on oak panel; 69.9 × 92.1 cm (27 1, 2 × 36 1, 4 in.)

Escutcheon Castle Jacques Bailly French 1634
Escutcheon with a Castle; Jacques Bailly (French, 1634 - 1679); Paris, France; about 1663 - 1668; Gouache and gold on parchment; Leaf: 36.7 x 25.4 cm (14 7, 16 x 10 in.)

Escutcheon Sea Monster Jacques Bailly French
Escutcheon with a Sea Monster; Jacques Bailly (French, 1634 - 1679); Paris, France; about 1663 - 1668; Gouache, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 38.9 × 25.7 cm (15 5, 16 × 10 1, 8 in.)

Escutcheon Lion Attacking Cheetah Jacques Bailly
Escutcheon with a Lion Attacking a Cheetah; Jacques Bailly (French, 1634 - 1679); Paris, France; about 1663 - 1668; Gouache, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 39.4 x 27.1 cm (15 1, 2 x 10 11, 16 in.)

Escutcheon Eagle Jacques Bailly French 1634 1679
Escutcheon with an Eagle; Jacques Bailly (French, 1634 - 1679); Paris, France; about 1663 - 1668; Gouache, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 38.6 x 25.7 cm (15 3, 16 x 10 1, 8 in.)

Escutcheon Landscape Jacques Bailly French 1634
Escutcheon with a Landscape; Jacques Bailly (French, 1634 - 1679); Paris, France; about 1663 - 1668; Gouache and gold on parchment; Leaf: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3, 4 x 10 in.)

Escutcheon Medal Jacques Bailly French 1634 1679
Escutcheon with a Medal; Jacques Bailly (French, 1634 - 1679); Paris, France; about 1663 - 1668; Gouache, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 38.7 x 25.4 cm (15 1, 4 x 10 in.)

Bathsheba Bath Jan Steen Dutch 1626 1679 1670
Bathsheba After the Bath; Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626 - 1679); about 1670 - 1675; Oil on panel; 57.5 × 44.5 cm (22 5, 8 × 17 1, 2 in.)

Ball Jean-Francois de Troy French 1679 1752
Before the Ball; Jean-Francois de Troy (French, 1679 - 1752); Paris, France; 1735; Oil on canvas; 83 × 65.4 cm (32 11, 16 × 25 3, 4 in.)

Pan Syrinx Jean-Francois de Troy French 1679
Pan and Syrinx; Jean-Francois de Troy (French, 1679 - 1752); Paris, France; 1722 - 1724; Oil on canvas; 74.3 × 92.1 cm (29 1, 4 × 36 1, 4 in.)

Diana Nymphs Bathing Jean-Francois de Troy French
Diana and Her Nymphs Bathing; Jean-Francois de Troy (French, 1679 - 1752); Paris, France; 1722 - 1724; Oil on canvas; 74.3 × 92.1 cm (29 1, 4 × 36 1, 4 in.)

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In the year 1679, a fascinating tapestry of events unfolded, weaving together various aspects of history and culture. Renowned philosopher Thomas Hobbes continued to shape intellectual discourse with his profound ideas on human nature and governance. Meanwhile, the ancient practice of acupuncture gained further recognition as a therapeutic method for alleviating ailments and restoring balance. Amidst these philosophical musings and healing practices, tragedy struck with the untimely death of James Sharp, Archbishop of St Andrews. His passing left a void in the religious landscape, prompting introspection on matters of faith and spirituality. On another front, Scotland witnessed the tumultuous Battle of Drumclog—a pivotal moment in its history—where Covenanters valiantly fought for their religious freedom against oppressive forces. This event not only showcased their unwavering determination but also highlighted the power that collective prayer holds in times of adversity. While these significant occurrences unfolded across lands afar, Dutch painter Jan Havicksz Steen captured intimate family scenes through his brush strokes during this period. His artwork from 1660 to 1679 depicted everyday life with remarkable attention to detail and an underlying sense of warmth. Across oceans lies Eglise Santa Maria delle Grazie in Procida, Campania—an architectural marvel that stood witness to countless moments throughout history's passage. Its walls have absorbed whispers of prayers offered by those seeking solace or expressing gratitude amidst life's trials and triumphs. Christian Wolff emerged as a prominent figure during this time—a German philosopher whose works delved into metaphysics and ethics while challenging conventional wisdom. His ideas sparked debates among scholars eager to explore new realms beyond established boundaries. As we reflect upon the year 1679, it becomes evident that it was an era marked by intellectual curiosity, spiritual contemplation, artistic expression, historical battles fought for freedom—and above all—the enduring resilience displayed by individuals navigating their way through life's complexities.