1552 in art
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- Hans von AachenHans von AachenHans von Aachen , was a German mannerist painter.-Biography:He was born in Cologne, but his name is derived from the birthplace of his father, Aachen in Germany...
– GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
manneristMannerismMannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...
painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
(d. 16151615 in art-Births:*January 25 - Govert Flinck, painter of the Dutch Golden Age *June 20 - Salvator Rosa, Italian painter, poet and printmaker *date unknown**Georg Daniel Schultz, Dutch painter...
) - Alessandro CasolanoAlessandro CasolanoAlessandro Casolano was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, active mainly in Siena. He was also called Alessandro della Torre. He was born at Siena, and was the pupil of Ventura Salimbeni and of Cristoforo Roncalli. His works are principally in the churches of Siena, but are also to...
– Italian painter primarily working in SienaSienaSiena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...
(d. 16061606 in art-Births:*February 27 – Laurent de La Hire, French painter *July 15 – Rembrandt, Dutch painter * Anthonie Jansz. van der Croos – Dutch painter * Jan Davidsz de Heem – Dutch painter...
) - Cristoforo RoncalliCristoforo RoncalliCristoforo Roncalli was an Italian mannerist painter. He was one of the three painters known as il Pomarancio.Roncalli was born in Pomarance, a town near Volterra...
– Italian painter (d. 16261626 in art-Works:*Rembrandt**The Angel and the Prophet Balaam**Consul Cerialis and the Germanic Legions**A Musical Gathering**The Rest on the Flight to Egypt **Tobit and Anna with the Kid-Births:...
) - Lavinia FontanaLavinia FontanaLavinia Fontana was an Italian painter.-Biography:Lavinia Fontana was born in Bologna, the daughter of the painter Prospero Fontana, who was a prominent painter of the School of Bologna at the time and served as her teacher...
– Italian painter (d. 16141614 in art-Works:*El Greco – The Opening of the Fifth Seal-Births:*March 25 - Juan Carreño de Miranda, Spanish painter *April 18 - Nicolas Robert, French miniaturist and engraver...
) - Barbara LonghiBarbara LonghiBarbara Longhi was an Italian painter. She was much admired in her lifetime as a portraitist, although most of her portraits are now lost or unattributed...
– Italian painter (d. 16381638 in art-Events:*Francisco Zurbarán begins work on the series of paintings in the Santa María de Guadalupe-Works:*Gian Lorenzo Bernini – Bust of Thomas Baker*Nicolas Poussin – Les Bergers d'Arcadie*Rembrandt – Stormy Landscape...
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Deaths
- Peter Dell the ElderPeter Dell the ElderPeter Dell the Elder, or Peter Dell der Ältere, , was a German sculptor.Dell was born in Würzburg, and is father to another sculptor Peter Dell the Younger. He specialized in religious and portrait sculptures working with limewood and pearwood. Dell also did a number of church monuments out of...
– German sculptor (b. 1490) - Qiu YingQiu YingQiu Ying was a Chinese painter who specialized in the gongbi brush technique.Qiu Ying's courtesy name was Shifu , and his pseudonym was Shizhou . He was born to a peasant family in Taicang and studied painting under Zhou Chen in Suzhou...
– ChineseChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
painter who specialized in the gongbiGongbiGongbi is a technique in Chinese painting. The name is from the Chinese Gong chin meaning tidy . The technique uses highly detailed brushstrokes that delimits details very precisely and without independent or expressive variation. It is often highly coloured and usually depicts figural or...
brush technique (b. 1494)