17th century

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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th Century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700 in the Gregorian calendar.

The 17th Century falls into the Early Modern period of Europe and was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis XIV, and the beginning of modern science and philosophy, including the contributions of Galileo Galilei, René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Isaac Newton; Europe was torn by warfare throughout the century, by the Thirty Years' War, the Great Turkish War, the end of the Dutch Revolt and the English Civil War among others, while European colonization of the Americas began in earnest.

Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu is the founder of Japan's last shogunate, which lasted well into the 19th century.
Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu is the founder of Japan's last shogunate, which lasted well into the 19th century.

In the east, the 17th Century saw the flowering of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires, the beginning of the Edo period in feudal Japan, and the violent transition from the Ming to the Qing Dynasty in China.

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[edit] Events

[edit] 1600s

Catholic general Albrecht von Wallenstein.
Catholic general Albrecht von Wallenstein.

[edit] 1610s

[edit] 1620s

The Night Watch or The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq, 1642. Oil on canvas; on display at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
The Night Watch or The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq, 1642. Oil on canvas; on display at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

[edit] 1630s

[edit] 1640s

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Miyamoto Musashi having his fortune told. Print c.1847-1853
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Miyamoto Musashi having his fortune told. Print c.1847-1853
Map of Europe in 1648 at the end of the Thirty Years' War.
Map of Europe in 1648 at the end of the Thirty Years' War.

[edit] 1650s

[edit] 1660s

Sultan Mehmed IV
Sultan Mehmed IV

[edit] 1670s

[edit] 1680s

Crimean Tatar soldier fighting with the soldier of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Europe's steppe frontier was in a state of semi-permanent warfare until the 18th century.
Crimean Tatar soldier fighting with the soldier of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Europe's steppe frontier was in a state of semi-permanent warfare until the 18th century.

[edit] 1690s

[edit] Significant people

See also: English Restoration
Peter Paul Rubens, Anne of Austria, Queen of France, mother of King Louis XIV, 1622-1625
Peter Paul Rubens, Anne of Austria, Queen of France, mother of King Louis XIV, 1622-1625
Elias Gottlieb Haussmann, Johann Sebastian Bach, 1748
Elias Gottlieb Haussmann, Johann Sebastian Bach, 1748
Galileo Galilei is often referred to as the Father of Modern Astronomy.
Galileo Galilei is often referred to as the Father of Modern Astronomy.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the first person to use a microscope to view bacteria
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the first person to use a microscope to view bacteria
Miyamoto Musashi, Self-portrait, Samurai, writer and artist, c. 1640
Miyamoto Musashi, Self-portrait, Samurai, writer and artist, c. 1640
Sir Isaac Newton at 46 in Godfrey Kneller's 1689 portrait.
Sir Isaac Newton at 46 in Godfrey Kneller's 1689 portrait.
Self portrait by Rembrandt, c. 1655.
Self portrait by Rembrandt, c. 1655.
Probable self-portrait of Francisco Zurbarán as Saint Luke, c. 1635-1640.
Probable self-portrait of Francisco Zurbarán as Saint Luke, c. 1635-1640.[1]

[edit] Musicians and Composers

See also: List of Baroque composers

[edit] Visual artists

See also: Baroque painting and Baroque sculpture

[edit] Literature

See also: Elizabethan era

[edit] Educators

[edit] Exploration

See also: Exploration

[edit] Science and Philosophy

See also: Scientific Revolution and Age of Reason

[edit] Inventions, discoveries, introductions

List of 17th century inventions

Major changes in philosophy and science take place, often characterized as the Scientific revolution.

Denis Papin, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the steam engine.
Denis Papin, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the steam engine.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Saint Luke as a Painter before Christ on the Cross. Humanities Web. Retrieved 30 September, 2007.

[edit] Decades and years

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