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    Peter Paul Rubens, 1617 Flora by Claude Vignon, 1650 Flora by Rembrandt, 1654 Flora or Hebe by Alexander Roslin, 18th century Flora by Valentine Walter...
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    leaving. In that year he made no (dated) paintings or etchings at all. In 1654 Rembrandt produced a controversial nude Bathsheba at Her Bath. In June Hendrickje...
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  • publishes his epic poem Hercules. Inspired in part by Jacob Cats' blasons, it stimulates a Baroque in Swedish literature. Hercules is also the first Swedish...
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  • Hercule or hercule in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hercule may refer to: Hercules, in Roman mythology Hercule Poirot, a detective created by Agatha Christie...
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  • to Portugal c. 1670. Amarant (46), 1654. Captured by Denmark 1677 and renamed Amirante. Apollo (46), bought 1654. Sunk 1677. Draken (64), 1656. Captured...
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  • Hollandia, both launched at Rotterdam for the Admiralty of the Maas in 1653 and 1654 respectively with 58 guns each. Between 1652 and 1680 the "Charters" underwent...
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    claimed; other engine layouts considered included the use of two Bristol Hercules or Bristol Centaurus radial engines. The Handley Page HP.56, always intended...
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    gardens, which were the work of Louis Le Vau, the court architect since 1654, André Le Nôtre, the royal gardener since 1657, and Charles Le Brun, a painter...
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    Antonio Bellucci (category 1654 births)
    Antonio Bellucci (19 February 1654 – 29 August 1726) was an Italian soldier who became a painter of the Rococo period and was best known for his work in...
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    Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (category 1654 births)
    Charles of Hesse-Kassel (German: Karl von Hessen-Kassel; 3 August 1654 – 23 March 1730), member of the House of Hesse, was the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel...
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  • Antonio Fiocco (1654–1714) Servaes de Koninck (c. 1654–c. 1701) Christian Liebe (1654–1708) Vincent Lübeck (1654–1740) Pablo Nassarre (c. 1654–c. 1730) Ludovico...
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    generations. The castle was used to garrison Oliver Cromwell’s troops in 1654. In 1796, the castle was sold to Alexander Spiers of Glasgow, who built a...
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  • landscapes Carel Fabritius (1622–1654), historical and biblical paintings, genre pieces (figures) Paulus Potter (1625–1654), animals in landscapes Jan Steen...
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    had been established before 1654. The pub was built in 1894 on the site of an inn which had been established before 1654, and named after the famous ballad...
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    Death of Hercules – The Defence of Cádiz Against the English – Hercules and the Hydra – Hercules Separates Mounts Calpe and Abylla – Hercules Fighting...
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    mutilum tamen, mancumque; quid deterius est, capite ancisum» (Tomasini 1654, 13). Luigi Devoti (1987). Campagna romana viva (in Italian). Vol. 4. Associazione...
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    Death of Hercules – The Defence of Cádiz Against the English – Hercules and the Hydra – Hercules Separates Mounts Calpe and Abylla – Hercules Fighting...
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    v t e The Custis family First generation John Custis (1654–1714) Second generation John Custis (1678–1749) Third generation Daniel Parke Custis (1711–1757)...
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    III fast jets but not other, smaller jet fighters, the Pucara, and the Hercules C-130. Nor did it cause the Argentine air force to deploy Mirage IIIs to...
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    virtues flanking the church, and a bold, naturalistic depiction of a naked Hercules. A central plinth with the liberal arts supports the four theological virtues...
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    couple took up permanent residence in the Palazzo Aldobrandini which from 1654 Camillo began to expand on a large scale; neighbouring houses and a convent...
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  • Ralph Grynder (category 1654 deaths)
    Ralph Grynder or Grinder (died 1654) was a London-based furniture maker and upholsterer who worked for Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria. He bought...
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    symmetry and hide the tower of the Santa Maria in Ara Coeli. It was finished in 1654 and opened to the public in 1734. Its façade is an identical copy of the...
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    Death of Hercules – The Defence of Cádiz Against the English – Hercules and the Hydra – Hercules Separates Mounts Calpe and Abylla – Hercules Fighting...
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    Vries, Hercules slays a dragon (now at Waldstein Palace, Prague) Fountain of the Archangel Michael by Hans Reichle in Augsburg (1603-1606) The Hercules Fountain...
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    some of the earliest French traders on Mackinac. They reportedly arrived in 1654 with a large party of Huron and Ottawa heading to Three Rivers; another visitor...
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    below the basilica, with the Royal Stuarts. She abdicated her throne in 1654 to convert to Catholicism. Index of Vatican City-related articles The reference...
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  • Great damage was caused. About 30 tonnes of gunpowder exploded on 12 October 1654, destroying much of the city of Delft in the Netherlands. More than a hundred...
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    mythology, the founding of Barcelona had been attributed to the mythological Hercules. According to tradition, Barcelona was founded by Punic (Phonecian) settlers...
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    foundation myth. The artists contributing works included a sculpture of Hercules with the infant twins by Gabriele Fiorini, featuring the patron's own face...
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