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- April 18 – Girolamo DonniniGirolamo DonniniGirolamo Donnini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, born in the town of Correggio. He was a pupil of the painters Francesco Stringa in Modena, and then of Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole in Bologna, then traveled to Forlì to work with Carlo Cignani.He paints an Annunciation for the high...
, 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 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. 17431743 in art-Works:* William Hogarth begins painting his Marriage à-la-mode series* Louis-Michel van Loo completes The Family of Philip V-Births:*March 9 – Johann Kaspar Füssli, Swiss painter...
) - December 14 – Giuseppe ValentiniGiuseppe ValentiniGiuseppe Valentini , nicknamed Straccioncino , was an Italian violinist, painter, poet, and composer, though he is known chiefly as a composer of inventive instrumental music. He studied under Giovanni Battista Bononcini in Rome between 1692 and 1697...
, 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...
violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist, 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...
, poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, and composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
(d. 17531753 in art-Paintings:* Jean-Baptiste Oudry painted The White Duck.* Gustaf Lundberg painted a portrait of Carolus Linnaeus .* Jean-Honoré Fragonard painted Psyche Showing Her Sisters Her Gifts from Cupid....
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- Francesco ContiFrancesco ContiFrancesco Conti was an Italian artist.Conti was born in Florence, Italy, and spent some time studying art in Rome. He specialized in painting religious-themed works. He studied primarily under Giovanni Maria Morandi and Carlo Maratta. In 1738 he painted one of his most renown works Madonna and...
, 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...
Venetian painter (d. 17601760 in art-Births:*January 10 – Guillaume Guillon-Lethière, French neoclassical painter *January 20 – Ferdinand Bauer, Austrian botanical illustrator *March 2 – Christina Charlotta Cederström, Swedish artist, poet, and baroness...
) - Peter MonamyPeter MonamyPeter Monamy was an English marine painter who lived between 1681 and 1749.-Early life and family:Peter Monamy was baptised at the church of St Botolph’s-without-Aldgate, London, England, on 12 January 1681...
, EnglishEnglish peopleThe English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
marineMarine (ocean)Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
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. 17491749 in art-Paintings:* Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin refines technique for reflected light on glass and silver, painting The Silver Beaker.-Births:* January 13 – Friedrich Müller, painter, narrator, lyricist and dramatist...
) - Girolamo OdamGirolamo OdamGirolamo Odam was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.Born in Rome to a family from Lorena, he trained under Carlo Maratta. He was recognized as a pastel portaitist and landscape artist, as well as wood engraver.-References:...
, 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, pastel portaitist and landscape artist, as well as wood engraver (d. 17181718 in art-Births:*April 24 - Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter *June 5 - Thomas Chippendale, English furniture maker *July 4 - Giambettino Cignaroli, Italian painter of the Rococo and early Neoclassic period...
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- Francesco Conti
Deaths
- February 11 – Gerard SoestGerard SoestGerard Soest , also known as Gerald Soest, was a portrait painter who was active in England during the late 17th century...
, Dutch painter, father of Gerard ter BorchGerard ter BorchGerard ter Borch was a Dutch genre painter, who lived in the Dutch Golden Age.-Biography:Gerard ter Borch was born in December 1617 in Zwolle in the province of Overijssel in the Dutch Republic....
(b. 16001600 in art-Works:* Caravaggio**The Calling of St Matthew**The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew* El Greco - View of Toledo-Births:*May - Andrea Vaccaro, Italian Caravaggisti painter in a tenebrist style *date unknown...
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- Giuseppe BonatiGiuseppe BonatiGiuseppe Bonati was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Rome and Ferrara.He is also known as Giovannino del Pio or Giovanni Bonatti. He initially trained as a pupil of Francesco Costanzo Cattaneo and Leonello Bononi. Under the patronage of cardinal Carlo Pio, in 1658 he was sent to...
, 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 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, active in 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...
and FerraraFerraraFerrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
(b. 16351635 in art-Events:*Nicolas Poussin produces The Triumph of Pan and The Triumph of Bacchus to decorate Cardinal Richelieu's château.-Paintings:*Gerard ter Borch – Consultation* Abraham Bosse – Der Ball ...
) - Frans van Mieris, Sr.Frans van Mieris, Sr.Frans van Mieris, the elder , was a Dutch Golden Age genre and portrait painter. The leading member of a Leiden family of painters, his sons Jan and Willem and his grandson Frans van Mieris the Younger were also accomplished genre painters.-Biography:Frans was the son of Jan Bastiaans van Mieris,...
, 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...
genre and portrait painter (b. 16351635 in art-Events:*Nicolas Poussin produces The Triumph of Pan and The Triumph of Bacchus to decorate Cardinal Richelieu's château.-Paintings:*Gerard ter Borch – Consultation* Abraham Bosse – Der Ball ...
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- Giuseppe Bonati
- April 12 – Pietro PaoliniPietro PaoliniPietro Paolini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He is also called Paolino which is an affectionate diminutive of his lastname.He was born in Lucca, the son of Tommaso Paolini and Ginevra Raffaelli...
, 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 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...
s and cabinet pictures (b. 16031603 in art-Paintings:*Caravaggio**The Entombment of Christ**Sacrifice of Isaac -Births:*March 2 - Pietro Novelli, Italian painter, architect and stage set designer...
) - June 1 – Cornelis SaftlevenCornelis SaftlevenCornelis Saftleven was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:He was born into a family of artists, and learned to paint from his father Herman, along with his brothers Abraham and Herman Saftleven the Younger...
, DutchNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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 (b. 16071607 in art-Paintings:* Caravaggio**Saint Jerome Writing**Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt and his Page**Flagellation of Christ**The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew**The Seven Works of Mercy**David with the Head of Goliath ...
) - December 8 – Gerard ter BorchGerard ter BorchGerard ter Borch was a Dutch genre painter, who lived in the Dutch Golden Age.-Biography:Gerard ter Borch was born in December 1617 in Zwolle in the province of Overijssel in the Dutch Republic....
, Dutch subject painter (b. 16171617 in art-Events:*Kanō Tan'yū becomes an official artist of the Tokugawa shogunate.*Lucas Vorsterman joins the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, soon becoming Rubens's primary engraver.-Works:*Peter Paul Rubens - Adoration of the Magi*Diego Velázquez - The Lunch...
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- Giovanni Domenico CerriniGiovanni Domenico CerriniGiovanni Domenico Cerrini , also called Gian Domenico Cerrini or il Cavalier Perugino, was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome and influenced in large part by painter of the Bolognese School.-Biography:...
, 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 the Bolognese SchoolBolognese School (painting)The Bolognese School or the School of Bologna of painting flourished in Bologna, the capital of Emilia Romagna, between the 16th and 17th centuries in Italy, and rivalled Florence and Rome as the center of painting. Its most important representatives include the Carracci family, including Ludovico...
(b. 16091609 in art-Events:* Hans Krumpper becomes chief sculptor to the Bavarian court under Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria-Paintings:*Caravaggio painted The Raising of Lazarus*Caravaggio painted Adoration of the Shepherds...
) - Pierfrancesco CittadiniPierfrancesco CittadiniPierfrancesco Cittadini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna and painting lush and rich still lifes...
, 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 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...
(b. 16161616 in art-Paintings:* Jacob Jordaens painted Adoration of the Shepherds, his earliest dated extant work.* Isaac Oliver painted a miniature of Donne.* Simon van de Passe made an engraved portrait of Pocahontas , later published in John Smith's Generall Historie of Virginia in 1624.* Peter Paul Rubens painted...
) - Giacinto GimignaniGiacinto GimignaniGiacinto Gimignani was an Italian painter, active mainly in Rome, during the Baroque period.Gimignani was born in Pistoia, where his father, Alessio was also a painter and former pupil of Jacopo Ligozzi...
, 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, active mainly in 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...
, during 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 (b. 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...
) - Jacob MarrelJacob MarrelJacob Marrel was a German still life painter active in Utrecht during the Dutch Golden Age.-Biography:Jacob Marrel was born in Frankenthal. He moved with his family in 1624 to Frankfurt, where he became a student of Georg Flegel in 1627...
, Dutch still-life 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...
) - 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 (b. 15971597 in art-Works:*Caravaggio**Penitent Magdalene**Rest on the Flight into Egypt**Medusa**Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto*Dong Qichang - Wanluan Thatched Hall...
) - Diego Quispe TitoDiego Quispe TitoDiego Quispe Tito was a Peruvian painter. He is considered the leader of the Cuzco School of painting.The son of a noble Inca family, Quispe Tito was born in Cuzco, and worked throughout his life in the district of San Sebastián; his house is still extant, and shows his coat of arms on its door...
, PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian painter, leader of the Cuzco SchoolCuzco SchoolThe Cuzco School was a Roman Catholic artistic tradition based in Cusco, Peru during the Colonial period, in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries...
of painting (b. 16111611 in art-Paintings:*Frans Hals - Jacobus Zaffius -Births:*February 24 - William Dobson, English portrait painter *March 15 - Jan Fyt, Flemish animal painter and etcher...
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- Giovanni Domenico Cerrini