What Happened in 1658

Johannes Vermeer Paints Girl Interrupted at Her Music

Music-making, a recurring subject in Vermeer’s interior scenes, was associated in the seventeenth century with courtship. In this painting of a... Read more

Johannes Vermeer Paints The Milkmaid

The effect of three-dimensionality is particularly evident in the modeling of the woman's head and body. Small touches of paint - white, light... Read more

Johannes Vermeer Paints The Wine Glass

The Wine Glass (Dutch: Het glas wijn, also known as The Glass of Wine or Lady and Gentleman Drinking Wine) is a painting by the Dutch artist... Read more

Willem Claeszoon Heda Paints Still Life with Pie, Silver Ewer and Crab

Willem Claeszoon Heda (December 14, 1594, Haarlem - c. 1680, Haarlem) was one of the earliest Dutch artists devoted exclusively to the painting of... Read more

Second Battle of the Dunes

The Battle of the Dunes, fought on 14 June (Gregorian calendar), 1658, is also known as the Battle of Dunkirk. It was a victory of the French army,... Read more