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All about the Wine & Spirits - 1600s

 1600s David Teniers the Younger (Flemish artist, 1610–1690) Vintner

 1690 Studio of David Teniers the Younger (Flemish artist, 1610–1690)  Autumn

 David Teniers II (Flemish, 1610 - 1690) & workshop, Allegory of Autumn 1644

 David Teniers III (1638-1685), and workshop, Allegory of Autumn

The Toper, but may be intended as a personification of Autumn, copy of Teniers's Autumn of about 1644.

Paar dat wijn drinkt, Anonymous, Crispijn van de Passe (I), Maerten de Vos, 1574 - 1687

Liquor seller by David Teniers II (Flemish, 1610 - 1690) ca. 1640

Liquor seller by David Teniers (II), ca. 1640

1600s Spanish children trapped in the bodies & costumes of their elders

 1550s Alonso Sanchez Coello (Spanish painter, ca.1531-1588) Carlos, Prince of Asturias, also known as Don Carlos (1545-1568), was the eldest son and heir-apparent of King Philip II of Spain

During this period, children of titled or landed nobles were dressed as miniature adults reflecting their particular social status, where children were often married or promised in marriage at very young ages to cement social, political, & economic alliances.  The portrait of an heir asserts their position of birth, wealth, & power of the family.  From the 16C to the 18C, sumptuary laws dictated what people of an established social status were allowed to wear, such as rich textiles, laces, jewelry, & accessories.  It was hoped that these laws would maintain the social order with the aristocracy at the top of the heap.  Unfortunately, or fortunately, these mandates were difficult to enforce.  

 1560s Alonso Sanchez Coello (Spanish painter, ca.1531-1588) Portrait of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria (1552-1612)

  1569 Alonso Sanchez Coello (Spanish painter, ca.1531-1588) Infanta Isabella, daughter of King Philip of Spain

 1570s Alonso Sanchez Coello (Spanish painter, ca.1531-1588) Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566–1633) and her monkey

 1570s Alonso Sanchez Coello (Spanish painter, ca.1531-1588) Of Austria Archduke Wenceslaus of Austria (1561-1578) He was the young Grand Prior of the Order of Malta.

 1575 Alonso Sanchez Coello (Spanish painter, ca.1531-1588)  Portrait of Infante Ferdinand of Spain holding a bird

 1575 Alonso Sanchez Coello (Spanish painter, ca.1531-1588) Infantas Isabella Clara Eugenia and Catalina Micaela of Spain

 1579 Alonso Sanchez Coello (Spanish painter, ca.1531-1588)  Infantes Don Diego and Don Felipe Detail

 1580 Alonso Sanchez Coello (Spanish painter, ca.1531-1588) The Infant Don Felipe

 1580s Attributed to Alonso Sanchez Coello (Spanish painter, ca.1531-1588) Isabella Clara Eugenia and Catharina, Daughters of Philip II, King of Spain.  Also portrayed are a bird & dog.

 1602 Juan Pantoja de la Cruz (Spanish artist, 1553–1608)  Infantin Anna (1601-1666) Ana Maria Mauricia Infanta, daughter of Philip III and Margaret of Austria, was the eldest of 8 children.

 1602 Juan Pantoja de la Cruz (Spanish artist, 1553–1608)  Infantin Anna (1601-1666) Ana Maria Mauricia Infanta, daughter of Philip III and Margaret of Austria, was the eldest of 8 children. Detail

 1602 Juan Pantoja de la Cruz (Spanish artist, 1553–1608)  Portrait of the Infanta Ana Mauricia of Austria. (Daughter of Philip III and Margaret of Austria, Styria kings)  There were a few exceptions to the adult-clothes-only rule, including toddler dresses, coral teething necklaces & pieces of coral, such as the one being held here, for teething purposes

 1604 Juan Pantoja de la Cruz (Spanish artist, 1553–1608) Infant Anna

 1607 Juan Pantoja de la Cruz (Spanish artist, 1553–1608)  Infantin Maria Anna (1606-1646)

 1607 Juan Pantoja de la Cruz (Spanish artist, 1553–1608) The Infantes Don Felipe and Doña Anna

 1610 Bartolomé González y Serrano (1564–1627), A 9-year old Anne of Austria, future Queen of France, and her brother, a 5-year old Philip, future Philip IV, the King of Spain portrayed with a small dog

 1612 Bartolomé González y Serrano (1564–1627), Alfonso, the son of Philip III of Spain

 1612 Bartolomé González y Serrano (1564–1627), Infante Carlos (1607-1632) with his sister, Infanta Maria Anna (1606-1646)

  1612 Bartolomé González y Serrano (1564–1627), The children of Philip III of Spain (Ferdinand, Alfonso and Margarita)

 1613 Bartolomé González y Serrano (Spanish artist, 1564–1627) Portrait of Alfonso el Caro and Ana Margarita with dog

1600s Families by Gonzales Coques c.1615-1684

Gonzales Coques (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, ca.1615-1684) A Family Group by a Garden Fountain

Gonzales Coques (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, ca.1615-1684) A Family in a Garden Landscape

Gonzales Coques (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, ca.1615-1684) Family in Garden Landscape

Gonzales Coques (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, ca.1615-1684) Family of Jan Baptista Anthonie

Gonzales Coques (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, ca.1615-1684) Family Portrait

Gonzales Coques (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, ca.1615-1684) Gentleman with two daughters 1664

1662 Married Couple in the Park attributed to Gonzales Coques (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, ca.1615-1684)

1600s Children of the Spanish court dressed just like their parents by Velazquez 1599–1660

1653 Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (Spanish painter, 1599-1660) Infanta Margarita.

Diego Velázquez Recorded a nuanced, Even anxious, royal view of childhood In His paintings in Spain of the princes 17C & amp; princesses, children dressed as adults.

1654 Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (Spanish painter, 1599-1660) Infanta Margarita.

1656 Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (Spanish painter, 1599-1660) Infanta Margarita.

1659 Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (Spanish painter, 1599-1660) Infanta Margarita in a Blue Dress.

1650 Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish painter, from 1599 to 1660) The Infanta Margarita (Perhaps by Mazo finished) Detail

1656 Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (Spanish painter, 1599-1660) Las Meninas or The Maids of Honor. Detail In Las Meninas, the 5-year-old Infanta Margarita Teresa stands looking at us, Accompanied by her ladies in waiting (meninas) & amp; 2 dwarves, while works were Velázquez portrait of her parents, the King & amp; queen. The Infanta is beautiful & amp; confidant, Attended by her own micro-short; goal as she looks out of the painting at her relatives (who are standing Where the spectator of the painting stands) she is performing. And she is under pressure to look & amp; act like an adult princess. She Will never be a child.

1631 Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (Spanish painter, 1599-1660) Prince Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias with a Court Dwarf.

1632 Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (Spanish painter, 1599-1660) Retrato del Príncipe Baltasar Carlos

1659 Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (Spanish painter, 1599-1660) Infante Philip Prosper, Prince of Asturias (1657-1661).

1635 Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (Spanish painter, 1599-1660) Charles Prince Baltasar Carlos as a Hunter with, his dog.


Velazquez, a precocious artistic genius, Got His start painting tavern scenes in His native town of Seville. At age of 24, Philip IV Diego appointed as Spains's court painter, a position he Held for the rest de son life.

Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (Spanish painter, 1599-1660) Self Portrait

1600s Families in the Ruff

 1601 Mary Towneley (1541-1606) in 1557, married her cousin, John Towneley of Towneley Hall, Lancashire (1528-1607). They had 14 children

1600s Unknown Flemish artist, A Dutch Family

1610 Unidentified Flemish artist The Del Prado Family

1620 Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish artist, 1577-1640) Family of Jan Brueghel the Elder

 1620 Frans Hals (1623-1625) Family in a Landscape

Cornelis de Vos (Flemish painter, c 1584-1651) Family Portrait

1621 Anthony van Dyke (1599-1641) Family Portrait

 1620s After Cornelis de Vos (Flemish painter, c 1584-1651) Family Portrait

 1621 Cornelis de Vos (Flemish painter, c 1584-1651) The Artist with his Family

1622  Jacob Jordaens  (1593-1678) Perhpas a Self Portrait with Family

 1623 Anthony van Dyck (Flemish artrist, 1599-1641) Family of Lomelini

 1625 Unknown artist. Sir Thomas Lucy of Charlecote and Family

1628 Unknown British artist, The Holme Family

 1630 Cornelis de Vos (Flemish painter, c 1584-1651) Family Group in Landscape

Cornelis de Vos (Flemish painter, c 1584-1651)  Nobleman and 3 Children

1631 Hendrik Gerritsz Pot (1585-1657) Charles I & Henrietta Maria & Children

Cornelis de Vos (Flemish painter, c 1584-1651) Anthony Reyniers & Family

1630s G Donck (Flemish artist) A Family Group (perhaps Jan van Hensbeeck and his Wife, Maria Koeck, and a Child)

 1630-35 Cornelis de Vos (Flemish painter, c 1584-1651)  The Family of the Artist

 1630s Cornelis de Vos (Flemish painter, c 1584-1651) Family Portrait

1600s George Jamesone (Scottish painter, 1589–1644) Self Portrait of the Artist, His Wife and Child

 1631 Cornelis de Vos (Flemish painter, c 1584-1651)  Family Portrait

1633 Jan Daemen Cool (Dutch artist, 1584-1660) Family

 1631-32 Anthony van Dyck (Flemish artist, 1599-1641) Charles I and Henrietta Maria with their two eldest children, Prince Charles and Princess Mary

 1634 Cornelis de Vos (Flemish painter, c 1584-1651) Portrait of the Artist's Family

1634 Jan Miense Molenaer (1610-1668)  A Family Making Music

1634 Jan Olis (Dutch artist, c 1610-1676) Dutch Family in an Interior

1635 Anthonie Palamedesz (1601-1673)  A Family Portrait

1600s  Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, (1585-1646) with his wife, Alethea Talbot, Countess of Arundel

1635 Dirck Jacobsz (Flemish Northern Renaissance Painter, ca.1497-1567) Family of Dirck Bas Jacobsz,

 1635 Frans Hals (Dutch artist, 1581-1666) Family Portrait

1640 Hendrick Cornelisz.van Vliet (1611-1675) Michiel van der Dussen and His Family

 1640s Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (Dutch artist, 1594 – 1650) Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603-1659) and his Family