Which Happened First?

Creation of Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

Creation of Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
Image: Johannes Vermeer · Public domain · source

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary is an oil painting finished in 1655 by the Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer. It is now in the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh. It is the largest painting by Vermeer and one of the very few with an overt religious subject.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. Creation of Rokeby Venus1644
  2. Creation of Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (this page)1650s
  3. Creation of The Girl with the Wine Glass1650s
  4. Creation of Aristotle with a Bust of Homer1653
  5. Creation of The Goldfinch1654
  6. Creation of Las Meninas1656

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