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- CaravaggioCaravaggioMichelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...
- Penitent MagdalenePenitent Magdalene (Caravaggio)Penitent Magdalene is a 16th century oil on canvas painting by Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio. The painting portrays a repentant Mary Magdalene, bowed over in penitent sorrow as she leaves behind her dissolute life, its trappings abandoned beside her. At the time of its completion, ca...
- Rest on the Flight into EgyptRest on the Flight into Egypt (Caravaggio)Rest on the Flight into Egypt is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, in the Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Rome....
- MedusaMedusa (Caravaggio)Caravaggio painted two versions of Medusa, the first in 1596 and the other presumably in 1597. The first version, also known as Murtula, by the name of the poet who wrote about it is signed Michel A F and is in private hands; the second version, shown here, is slightly bigger and is not signed;...
- Jupiter, Neptune and PlutoJupiter, Neptune and PlutoJupiter, Neptune and Pluto is a painting by Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. It is located in the casino of the Villa Ludovisi, Rome. It is unusually painted in oils on plaster...
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- Dong QichangDong QichangDong Qichang , courtesy name Xuanzai , was a Chinese painter, scholar, calligrapher, and art theorist of the later period of the Ming Dynasty.-Painter:...
- Wanluan Thatched Hall - El GrecoEl GrecoEl Greco was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" was a nickname, a reference to his ethnic Greek origin, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος .El Greco was born on Crete, which was at...
- View of ToledoToledo, SpainToledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
(the capital of VisigothVisigothThe Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths, the Ostrogoths being the other. These tribes were among the Germans who spread through the late Roman Empire during the Migration Period...
Spain) in The Saint Joseph and the Christ Child. - Portrait of Sir Henry UntonHenry UntoniSir Henry Unton was an Elizabethan English diplomat.Henry was the second son of Sir Edward Unton of Wadley House, near Faringdon, Berkshire , his mother, Anne , being a daughter of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, the protector...
. - Christ Pantocrator together with the twelve apostles, above the entrance gate of the Holy Virgin main church in the Rohzen Monastery, BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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- February 2 - Jacob van CampenJacob van CampenJacob van Campen , was a Dutch artist and architect of the Golden Age.-Life:He was born into a wealthy family at Haarlem, and spent his youth in his home town. Being of noble birth and with time on his hands, he took up painting mainly as a pastime...
, Dutch artist and architect of the Golden AgeDutch Golden AgeThe Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
(d. 16571657 in art-Paintings:* Diego Velázquez, Las Meninas, 1656–1657* Salomon van Ruysdael, View of Deventer Seen from the North-West-Births:*January - Peter van Bloemen, Dutch painter *May 8 – Martino Altomonte, Italian painter of frescoes...
) - June 9 - Pieter Jansz SaenredamPieter Jansz SaenredamPieter Jansz. Saenredam was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age, known for his distinctive paintings of whitewashed church interiors.-Biography:...
, Dutch painter of structures, architectural portraitist (d. 16651665 in art-Events:* April – Gian Lorenzo Bernini arrives in Paris, where he remains until November, fêted by the population.* Claude Perrault begins work on the eastern wing of the Louvre.-Works:...
) - July 2 - Theodoor RomboutsTheodoor RomboutsTheodoor Rombouts was a Flemish Baroque painter specializing in Caravaggesque genre scenes of card players and musicians.-Biography:...
, Flemish painter (d. 16371637 in art-Events:* Claude Lorrain produces a series of etchings of a display of fireworks in Rome.-Paintings:* Claude Lorrain – Seaport and Landscape with a Country Dance* Pieter de Grebber – Elisha refusing the gifts of Naaman-Births:...
) - September 28 - Justus SustermansJustus SustermansJustus Sustermans , also known as Giusto Sustermans, was a Flemish painter in the Baroque style. He was born in Antwerp and died in Florence....
, FlemishFlemish peopleThe Flemings or Flemish are the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of Belgium, where they are mostly found in the northern region of Flanders. They are one of two principal cultural-linguistic groups in Belgium, the other being the French-speaking Walloons...
painter in the BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
style (d. 16811681 in art-Births: *April 18 – Girolamo Donnini, Italian painter of the Baroque period *December 14 – Giuseppe Valentini, Italian violinist, painter, poet, and composer *date unknown**Francesco Conti, Italian Venetian painter...
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- Orfeo BoselliOrfeo BoselliOrfeo Boselli was an Italian sculptor working in Rome. As with most Roman sculptors of the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, a great part of his commissioned work was in restoring and completing fragmentary ancient Roman sculptures...
, Italian sculptor working in Rome (d. 16671667 in art-Events:* February – the first theatre in Sweden, opens in Bollhuset and Lejonkulan in Stockholm.-Paintings:* Rembrandt van Rijn – The Jewish Bride-Births:*February 4 - Alessandro Magnasco, Italian Rococo painter of genre or landscape scenes...
) - Salomon de BraySalomon de BraySalomon de Bray was a Dutch Golden Age architect and painter.-Biography:De Bray was born inAmsterdam, but established himself in Haarlem before 1617, where he is registered as being a member of the schutterij that year in the St. Adrian's cloveniers...
(or Braij), Dutch painter (d. 16641664 in art-Paintings:* Claude Lorrain - Landscape with Psyche outside the Palace of Cupid -Births:* Torii Kiyonobu I – Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, especially on Kabuki signboards...
) - Henricus Hondius IIHenricus Hondius IIHenricus Hondius II or Hendrik Hondius the Younger was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher.He was born in Amsterdam, the son of the famous cartographer Jodocus Hondius who had started a map-making business in the city. Hendrik initially helped his family in the business, but in 1621...
, Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher (d. 16511651 in art-Events:* Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or "Fountain of the Four Rivers" completed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini-Paintings:* Diego Velázquez – Rokeby Venus-Births:*August 13 - Balthasar Permoser, Austrian sculptor *date unknown...
) - Juan RibaltaJuan RibaltaJuan Ribalta was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period. He was born and died in Valencia. His father, Francisco Ribalta, was a famous painter, active in the style of Caravaggio. Juan's works and style are similar to that of his father....
, Spanish painter (d. 16281628 in art-Events:*February – Gerrit Dou becomes a pupil of Rembrandt; the latter, then 22 years of age, paints a cheerful self-portrait, which will be sold 380 years later, in 2008, for 4 and a half million dollars....
) - Xiang ShengmoXiang ShengmoXiang Shengmo , a native Xiushui , Zhejiang Province, is a noted Chinese painter in the Ming Dynasty.His style name was 'Kongzhang' and his sobriquet was 'Yi'an'. He was the grandson of the great painting-collector Xiang Yuandian. Xiang's painting followed the style of Wen Zhengming...
, Chinese painter in the Qing DynastyQing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
(d. 16581658 in art-Paintings:*Adriaen van der Spelt and Frans van Mieris paint "Flower Piece with Curtain". It is now kept at The Art Institute of Chicago.*Rembrandt van Rijn – Self-portrait*Guido Cagnacci – Death of Cleopatra-Births:...
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- Orfeo Boselli
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- Jan van BijlertJan van BijlertJan Hermansz van Bijlert was a Dutch portrait painter in the style of Caravaggio.-Biography:Jan van Bijlert was born at Utrecht, the son of a the stained glass worker Herman Beernts van Bijlert, and became a student of Abraham Bloemaert. He moved to Amsterdam, where he married in 1625.. He...
, Dutch painter, co-founder of the BentvueghelsBentvueghelsThe Bentvueghels were a society of mostly Dutch and Flemish artists active in Rome from about 1620 to 1720. They are also known as the Schildersbent .-Activities:...
(d. 16711671 in art-Events:*The Discalced Carmelites of Vilnius build a wooden chapel to house the painting Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn.-Works:*Gerard de Lairesse – Three ceiling paintings for Andries de Graeff, now at the Peace Palace in The Hague...
) - Pieter ClaeszPieter ClaeszPieter Claesz was a Dutch Golden Age still life painter.-Biography:He was born in Berchem, Belgium, near Antwerp, where he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1620. He moved to Haarlem in 1621, where his son, the landscape painter Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem was born...
, Dutch still lifeStill lifeA still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
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. 16601660 in art-Births:* Antonio Amorosi – Italian painter of the late-Baroque, active in Ascoli Piceno and Rome * Jakub Bogdan – Slovak still-life painter * Felice Cignani – Italian painter from Bologna , son of Carlo Cignani...
) - Giacomo di CastroGiacomo di CastroGiacomo di Castro was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born at Sorrento. He was a pupil of Giovanni Battista Caracciolo, but afterwards worked under Domenichino when that master visited Naples to decorate the chapel of the Tresoro...
, Italian painter (d. 16871687 in art-Events:*September 26 - An Ottoman Turk ammunition dump inside the Parthenon at Athens is ignited by Venetian bombardment. The resulting explosion severely damages the building and its sculptures.-Paintings:...
) - Ludovico LanaLudovico LanaLudovico Lana was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Modena, where he died in 1646. He is also known as Lodovico Lana. He was the director of the Accademia Ducale of Modena. He is said to have been born in Codigoro to a Ferrarese merchant, whose family was originally from...
, Italian painter, mainly active in ModenaModenaModena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
(d. 16461646 in art-Births:*April 20 - Giacinto Calandrucci, Italian painter at the studio of Carlo Maratta *August 8 - Godfrey Kneller, portrait painter in England *date unknown**Andrea Belvedere, Italian painter...
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- Jan van Bijlert
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- February 2 - Lucas van ValckenborchLucas van ValckenborchLucas van Valkenborch was a member of a family of Flemish Renaissance landscape and genre painters.-Biography:...
, Flemish landscape painter (b. c.1535) - September 28 - Hendrick van den BroeckHendrick van den BroeckHendrick van den Broeck, or Arrigo Fiammingo , was a Flemish painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period, active mainly in Italy.-Biography:...
, Flemish painter active mainly in Rome (b. 15191519 in art-Paintings:* Girolamo Alibrandi painted the Presentation at the Temple.* Hans Burckmair painted a panel picture of the Crucifixion, with St. George and the Emperor Heinrich on the wings.* Albrecht Dürer painted St Anne with the Virgin and Child....
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- Giovanni Battista de'CavalieriGiovanni Battista de'CavalieriGiovanni Battista de'Cavalieri , an Italian engraver, was born at Lagherino and died at Rome. His style of engraving resembles that of Aeneas Vico, although inferior to it. Many of his plates are copies after the great Italian masters; they are etched, and finished with the graver. He was very...
, Italian engraver (b. 15261526 in art-Painting:* Albrecht Dürer - The Four Apostles* Lorenzo Lotto – Le Portement de Croix* Lorenzo Lotto – Portrait of a Young Man* Sebastiano del Piombo – Portrait of Andrea Doria-Births:...
) - Prospero FontanaProspero FontanaProspero Fontana was an Italian painter of the late Renaissance.-Biography:Fontana was born in Bologna, and became a pupil of Innocenzo da Imola. He afterwards worked for Perin del Vaga in the Palazzo Doria in Genoa. Towards 1550, it is reported that Michelangelo introduced him to Pope Julius III...
, Italian painter of the late RenaissanceRenaissanceThe Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
(b. 15121512 in art-Events:Michelangelo completes his nine creation paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel-Works:-Woodcut:* Albrecht Dürer – The Virgin Mary Appearing to St. John on Patmos-Births:...
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- Giovanni Battista de'Cavalieri