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Timelines (10) Balkan Peninsula, 1600–1800 A.D. British Isles, 1600–1800 A.D. Central Europe (including Germany), 1600–1800 A.D. Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, 1600–1800 A.D. Florence and Central Italy, 1600–1800 A.D. France, 1600–1800 A.D. Iberian Peninsula, 1600–1800 A.D. Low Countries, 1600–1800 A.D. Rome and Southern Italy, 1600–1800 A.D. Venice and Northern Italy, 1600–1800 A.D.

Thematic Essays (102) American Neoclassical Sculptors Abroad American Rococo Annibale Carracci (1560–1609) Arms and Armor—Common Misconceptions and Frequently Asked Questions Art of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries in Naples Arts of the Mission Schools in Mexico Arts of the Spanish Americas, 1550–1850 The Ballet Baroque Rome Botanical Imagery in European Painting Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (1571–1610) and his Followers Colonial Kero Cups Commedia dell'arte Commercial Exchange, Diplomacy, and Religious Difference between Venice and the Islamic world Costume in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Couples in Art The Decoration of Arms and Armor The Decoration of European Armor The Development of the Recorder East and West: Chinese Export Porcelain The Eighteenth Century: From Geometric to Informal Gardens Eighteenth-Century European Dress Eighteenth-Century Silhouette and Support Eighteenth-Century Women Painters in France English Silver, 1600–1800 Europe and the Islamic World, 1600–1800 European Clocks in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century European Exploration of the Pacific, 1600–1800 European Tapestry Production and Patronage, 1600–1800 Fashion in European Armor Fire Gilding of Arms and Armor François Boucher (1703–1770) Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) and the Spanish Enlightenment The French Academy in Rome French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century: Case Furniture French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century: Seat Furniture French Porcelain in the Eighteenth Century French Silver in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries From Italy to France: Gardens in the Court of Louis XIV and After From Model to Monument: American Public Sculpture, 1865–1915 Gardens of Western Europe, 1600–1800 German and Austrian Porcelain in the Eighteenth Century Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770) The Golden Age of French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century The Golden Harpsichord of Michele Todini (1616–1690) The Grand Tour The Guitar Heroes in Italian Mythological Prints The Idea and Invention of the Villa Islamic Art and Culture: the Venetian Perspective Italian Porcelain in the Eighteenth Century Jean Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806) Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) The Kilt The Later Ottomans and the Impact of Europe The Legacy of Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825) List of Rulers: Europe Lovers in Italian Mythological Prints The Manila Galleon Trade (1565–1815) Mannerism: Bronzino (1503–1572) and his Contemporaries Military Music in American and European Traditions Musical Terms for the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries The Neoclassical Temple Neoclassicism Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665) The Nude in Baroque and Later Art The Opera Orientalism in Nineteenth-Century Art Orientalism: Visions of the East in Western Dress Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) and Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641): Paintings Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) and Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641): Works on Paper The Piano: The Pianofortes of Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731) Poets in Italian Mythological Prints Poets, Lovers, and Heroes in Italian Mythological Prints Polychrome Sculpture in Spanish America Portrait Painting in England, 1600–1800 Portraiture in Renaissance and Baroque Europe The Printed Image in the West: Aquatint The Printed Image in the West: Drypoint The Printed Image in the West: Etching The Printed Image in the West: Mezzotint Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669): Paintings Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669): Prints Saint Petersburg Shoes in The Costume Institute Still-Life Painting in Northern Europe, 1600–1800 Talavera de Puebla Techniques of Decoration on Arms and Armor Textile Production in Europe: Embroidery, 1600–1800 Textile Production in Europe: Lace, 1600–1800 Textile Production in Europe: Printed, 1600–1800 Textile Production in Europe: Silk, 1600–1800 Trade Relations among European and African Nations Velázquez (1599–1660) Venice and the Islamic World, 828–1797 Venice in the Eighteenth Century Venice's Principal Muslim Trading Partners: the Mamluks, the Ottomans, and the Safavids Violin Makers: Nicol˜ Amati (1596–1684) and Antonio Stradivari (ca. 1644–1737) Watercolor Painting in Britain, 1750–1850