Showing posts with label Dutch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dutch. Show all posts

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Apr. 14: Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician and scientist

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Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) was a Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist who made groundbreaking contributions in mechanics and optics (where, he is best known for his wave theory of light; the Treatise on Light is one of his major works). He has been called the first theoretical physicist and is one of the founders of modern mathematical physics. He improved the design of telescopes and discovered Saturn's largest moon, Titan (the first to be discovered). He also invented the pendulum clock, a breakthrough in timekeeping and the most accurate way of keeping time for almost 300 years.

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Mar. 30: Vincent van Gogh, Dutch artist

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Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter. Little-known in his lifetime, he is now one of the world's best-known painters with some of the most recognizable works. In just ten years, he created about 2,100 artworks, 860 being oil paintings, including The Starry Night; Bedroom at Arles; several Self-Portraits; Café Terrace at Night; Wheatfield with Crows; The Night Café; Vase with Twelve Sunflowers; and more. Most of his works date to the last two years of his life. They are characterized by bold colors and dramatic brushwork. He spent time in psychiatric hospitals, and famously severed part of his own left ear; he died by his own hand at age 37. His younger brother Theo, an art dealer, supported Vincent financially, and it was Theo's wife who brought him to prominence after both Vincent's and Theo's deaths.

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Monday, October 4, 2021

Oct. 4: Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch painter


DIED OCTOBER 4th:

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) Dutch painter whose paintings include The Night Watch; The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp; and Syndics of the Drapers' Guild. The opulence of his works reflects the wealth of the Netherlands in his times, the so-called "Dutch Golden Age." Despite the vast explorations of his countrymen, the artist himself never left home, yet was inspired by the influx of cultural artifacts brought home by others, including Italian art.

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