1654 in art
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Events
- October 12 – The Delft Explosion destroys the city of DelftDelftDelft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....
, killing painter Carel FabritiusCarel FabritiusCarel Fabritius was a Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted pupils.-Biography:Fabritius was born in Beemster, the ten-year old polder, as the son of a schoolteacher. Initially he worked as a carpenter . In the early 1640s he studied at Rembrandt's studio in Amsterdam, along with his...
when his home, studio, and most of his paintings were destroyed: only 5 paintings are known to exist.
Paintings
- Carel FabritiusCarel FabritiusCarel Fabritius was a Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted pupils.-Biography:Fabritius was born in Beemster, the ten-year old polder, as the son of a schoolteacher. Initially he worked as a carpenter . In the early 1640s he studied at Rembrandt's studio in Amsterdam, along with his...
paints his Young Man in a Fur Cap and The Goldfinch, showing use of lighting effects with a bright background.
Births
- February 24 – Bartolomeo AltomonteBartolomeo AltomonteBartolomeo Altomonte, also known as Bartholomäus Hohenberg , was an Austrian baroque painter who specialized in large scale frescoes...
, Italian painter (d. 17831783 in art-Works:* Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun – Portrait of Marie Antoinette-Births:*January 2 – Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Danish painter *February 10 – Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter, engraver and silhouettist...
) - March 10 – Giuseppe Bartolomeo ChiariGiuseppe Bartolomeo ChiariGiuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari , also known simply as Giuseppe Chiari, was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mostly in Rome....
– ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
painter of frescoFrescoFresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
es (d. 17271727 in art-Events:* Pierre Subleyras, a Provençal painter, wins the Prix de Rome at the age of 28.-Paintings:* Giovanni Antonio Canal painted The Stonemason's Yard , in Venice ....
) - November 2 – Giuseppe PasseriGiuseppe PasseriGiuseppe Passeri was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in his native city of Rome.Born the nephew of the painter Giovanni Battista Passeri, Giuseppe trained in the studio of Carlo Maratta. Among the paintings by Giuseppe is St...
, Italian painter active in his native city of RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
(d. 17141714 in art-Births:*January 26 - Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor *August 1 - Richard Wilson, landscape painter *August 14 - Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter...
) - December 10 – Giovanni Gioseffo dal SoleGiovanni Gioseffo dal SoleGiovanni Gioseffo dal Sole was an Italian painter and engraver from Bologna, active in the late-Baroque period....
, landscape painter and engraver from BolognaBolognaBologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
(d. 17191719 in art-Paintings:* Antoine Watteau, Pierrot-Births:* May 29 – Lorenzo De Caro, Neapolitan painter * August 25 – Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, French painter...
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- Antonio BellucciAntonio BellucciAntonio Bellucci was an Italian painter of the Rococo period, who was best known for his work in England, Germany, and Austria. He was one of the many Venetian-trained artists of his time, including Ricci, Tiepolo, Amigoni, and others, who sought commissions north of Italy, providing patrons with...
(or Antonijus Belutis), ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
painter from TrevisoTrevisoTreviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants : some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city...
(d. 17261726 in art-Paintings:* Johann Heinrich Tischbein painted Portrait of the Artist's first Wife, Marie Sophie Robert.-Births:* October 16 – Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter * Katsukawa Shunshō – Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style...
) - Bartolomeo GuidobonoBartolomeo GuidobonoBartolomeo Guidobono was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Northern Italy.He is also known as il Prete di Savona or Prete Bartolomeo da Savona. He appears to have modeled his style to Northern influences such as Gaudenzio Ferrari and Corregio...
, Italian painter active mainly in Northern Italy (d. 17091709 in art-Paintings:* Paolo Baronni - Frescoes in Saint Denis church .* Giuseppe Maria Crespi - The Flea.* Kano Tsunenobu- Portrait of a Japanese official.-Births:...
) - Francisco LeonardoniFrancisco LeonardoniFrancisco Leonardoni was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Spain.He was born in Venice, where he studied but was forced to leave the republic and travelled through various parts of Europe, till he settled at Madrid in 1680. There he distinguished himself by his portrait...
, Italian painter active mainly in Spain (d. 17111711 in art-Paintings:* Manuel Arellano paints the earliest prototypes of the casta genre works.* Godfrey Kneller paints Sir Christopher Wren.-Births:*March 5 - Carl Gustaf Pilo, Swedish-born artist and painter...
) - Giacomo del PoGiacomo del PoGiacomo del Pó was an Italian painter of the Baroque. He was born in Palermo , the son of Pietro del Po....
, Italian painter of emblematical and allegorical subjects (d. 17261726 in art-Paintings:* Johann Heinrich Tischbein painted Portrait of the Artist's first Wife, Marie Sophie Robert.-Births:* October 16 – Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter * Katsukawa Shunshō – Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style...
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- Antonio Bellucci
- Michelangelo RicciolinoMichelangelo RicciolinoMichelangelo Ricciolino was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.He was born at Rome , and is noticed by Abate Titi, including paintings he made for the church of S. Lorenzo in Piscibus, and a ceiling in Santa Maria in Campitelli. His self-portrait is in the Florentine Gallery . He died at...
– ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
church painter of 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...
period (d. 17151715 in art-Births:*February 22 – Charles-Nicolas Cochin, French engraver, designer, writer, and art critic *November 5 – Johann Georg Wille, copper engraver...
) - probable – Herman MollHerman MollHerman Moll , was a cartographer, engraver, and publisher. Moll moved to England in 1678 and opened a book and map store in London...
, engraver (d. 17321732 in art-Works:* Canaletto – View of the Entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.* Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin – Lady Sealing a Letter.* William Hogarth – A Midnight Modern Conversation; A Harlot's Progress -Births:...
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Deaths
- January 17 — Paulus PotterPaulus PotterPaulus Potter was a Dutch painter, specialized in animals in landscapes, usually with a low point of view. Before Potter died of tuberculosis, 28-years old, he succeeded in producing about a hundred paintings, working continuously.-Life:Few details are known of Potter's life...
, DutchDutch RepublicThe Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...
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...
specializing in animals in landscapes (b. 16251625 in art-Works:*Pieter Lastman – The Angel and Tobias with the Fish*Rembrandt – The Stoning of Saint Stephen-Births:*May 13 – Carlo Maratta, Italian painter *November 20 – Paulus Potter, Dutch painter specializing in animals in landscapes...
) - January 23 – Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert, painter (b. 16131613 in art-Births:*February 24 – Mattia Preti, Italian Baroque artist who worked in Italy and Malta *March 12 - André Le Nôtre, landscape architect *April 7 – Gerrit Dou , Dutch painter , pupil of Rembrandt* date unknown...
) - February 8 — Luca FerrariLuca FerrariLuca Ferrari was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.Also called Luca da Reggio. He was reputedly initially a trainee of Ludovico Tiarini, but later worked with Leonello Spada, Alessandro Tiarini, and Carlo Bononi in the 1610 - 1620s were decorating the basilica of the Madonna della Ghiara in...
, Italian painter (b. 16051605 in art-Paintings:* Caravaggio**Christ on the Mount of Olives**Ecce Homo**Saint Jerome in Meditation**Madonna and Child with St. Anne * Nicholas Hilliard- miniature portrait of Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham...
) - April 5 – Lorenzo GarbieriLorenzo GarbieriLorenzo Garbieri was an Italian painter of the early-Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna. He was one of the painters in the studio of Ludovico Carracci and is sometimes called il nipote dei Carracci. He painted the Plague of Milan in the chapel of San Carlo at the church of the Barnabites. He...
, Italian painter (b. 15801580 in art-Births:*January 20 – Stefano Amadei – Italian still-life painter *July 18 – Giovanni Giacomo Semenza – Italian painter of the early Baroque period *date unknown**Cesare Aretusi – Italian painter primarily of portraits...
) - June 10 — Alessandro AlgardiAlessandro AlgardiAlessandro Algardi was an Italian high-Baroque sculptor active almost exclusively in Rome, where for the latter decades of his life, he was the major rival of Gian Lorenzo Bernini.-Early years:...
, Italian sculptor (b. 15981598 in art-Events:*Marin le Bourgeoys is appointed Valet de Chambre to King Henry IV of France. At court he produces artwork, firearms, air guns, crossbows, and movable globes....
) - October 12 – Carel FabritiusCarel FabritiusCarel Fabritius was a Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted pupils.-Biography:Fabritius was born in Beemster, the ten-year old polder, as the son of a schoolteacher. Initially he worked as a carpenter . In the early 1640s he studied at Rembrandt's studio in Amsterdam, along with his...
, Dutch painter (b. 16221622 in art-Paintings:* Artemisia Gentileschi – Portrait of a Condottiero* Frans Hals – Marriage Portrait of Isaac Massa en Beatrix van der Laen* Pieter Lastman – The Angel and the Prophet Balaam-Births:...
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- Giacomo ApollonioGiacomo ApollonioGiacomo Apollonio was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and early-Baroque periods. Born in Bassano to a daughter of Jacopo Bassano, and trained with his uncles Gerolamo and Giovanni Battista Bassano...
, ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
painter (b. 15841584 in art-Events:* Giacomo della Porta completes facade of Il Gesu* Dutch Golden Age painting begins-Births:*date unknown**Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo – Italian painter active mainly in Genoa...
) - Baccio CiarpiBaccio CiarpiBaccio Ciarpi was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerism and early-Baroque style. Born in Barga in Tuscany, he was active in Rome and Florence. He is best known for having mentored briefly Pietro da Cortona. He painted a number of canvases, including a Madonna del Rosario and Crucifixion with...
, Italian painter (b. 15741574 in art-Births:* Nicodemo Ferrucci – Italian painter of the Baroque period * Baccio Ciarpi – Italian painter * Francesco Brizio – Italian painter and engraver of the Bolognese School...
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- Giacomo Apollonio