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- Gaudenzio BottiGaudenzio BottiGaudenzio Botti was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Brescia.He trained with Faustino Raineri, a landscape painter. Botti said he painted in the style of the Dutch painter Berghen. He painted both interiors and exteriors.-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 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, mainly active in BresciaBresciaBrescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
(d. 17781778 in art-Paintings:* John Singleton Copley - Watson and the Shark* Goya - Children With a Cart* Gilbert Stuart - Self-portrait-Births:*January 1 - Charles Alexandre Lesueur, artist and explorer...
) - Giovanni Francesco BraccioliGiovanni Francesco BraccioliGiovanni Francesco Braccioli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Ferrara.Born in Ferrara, he first trained with Giacomo Parolini, and then with Giuseppe Maria Crespi in Bologna. He painted mainly religious altarpieces in Ferrara. On his return to Ferrara he painted for...
– 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, mainly active in 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...
(d. 17621762 in art-Births:*February 29 – Eberhard Wächter, painter *June 16 – Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Italian painter, especially of history pieces, genre depictions, and whimsical and imaginary landscapes...
) - Felice CappellettiFelice CappellettiFelice Cappelletti was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in Verona. He trained with Santi Prunati in Verona, and painted for, among other places, the churches of S. Caterina presso Ognissanti, S. Anastasia; S. Apollonia, and S. Margherita. For the oratory of S. Simone Apostolo,...
– 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 late-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 VeronaVeronaVerona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
(d. 17381738 in art-Paintings:* Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin paints The Wash Barrell.-Births:*June 4 - George III of the United Kingdom, patron of the arts and collector *July William Wynne Ryland, English engraver...
) - Giacomo CerutiGiacomo CerutiGiacomo Antonio Melchiorre Ceruti was an Italian late Baroque painter, active in Northern Italy in Milan, Brescia, and Venice. He acquired the nickname Pitocchetto for his many paintings of peasants dressed in rags.He was born in Milan, but worked primarily in Brescia...
– 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 peasants dressed in rags (d. 17671767 in art-Paintings:* Jean-Honoré Fragonard – The Swing* Canaletto spends his last full year painting, in Venice.-Births:* Jacques-Laurent Agasse – animal and landscape painter...
) - Antonio DavidAntonio DavidAntonio David was an Italian painter.David was the official painter for the Jacobite court living in Rome. David painted primarily portraits, and for twenty years worked almost exclusively with the House of Stuart. He died in 1750. -References:...
– Italian portrait painter, especially of the House of StuartHouse of StuartThe House of Stuart is a European royal house. Founded by Robert II of Scotland, the Stewarts first became monarchs of the Kingdom of Scotland during the late 14th century, and subsequently held the position of the Kings of Great Britain and Ireland...
(d. 17501750 in art-Paintings:* Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin paints Still Life with Glass Flask and Fruit, notable for reflected light on glass/silver* Thomas Gainsborough paints Mr and Mrs Andrews* Maruyama Okyo paints The Ghost of Oyuki in ink on silk-Births:...
) - Franz Xaver FeuchtmayerFranz Xaver FeuchtmayerFranz Xaver Feuchtmayer was a German Baroque stucco plasterer of the Wessobrunner School.A member of the famous Feuchtmayer family, he was the son of Michael Feuchtmayer Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer (the Elder) (1698, Wessobrunn, Bavaria – 1763) was a German Baroque stucco plasterer of the...
– German BaroqueBaroque sculptureBaroque sculpture is the sculpture associated with the Baroque cultural movement, a movement often identified with the existence of important Baroque art and architecture in non-absolutist and Protestant states.-Course:...
stuccoStuccoStucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
plasterer of the Wessobrunner SchoolWessobrunner SchoolThe Wessobrunner School is the name for a group of Baroque stucco-workers that, beginning at the end of the 17th century, developed in the Benedictine Wessobrunn Abbey in Bavaria, Germany....
(d. 17631763 in art-Events:* Canaletto is elected to the Venetian Academy of Fine Arts.* Francesco Zuccarelli is elected to the Venetian Academy.-Births:* June 26 – George Morland, English painter of animals and rustic scenes...
) - Susanna DrurySusanna DrurySusanna Drury, later Susanna Warter was an Irish painter. Though little is known of her life or work, she was very influential in the development of Irish landscape painting. She is chiefly noted for her watercolor drawings of the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, which brought international...
– IrishIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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...
chiefly noted for her watercolor drawings (d. 17701770 in art-Works:*Benjamin West – The Death of General Wolfe-Births:*March 12 – François Gerard, painter *October 18 – Thomas Phillips, English portrait and subject painter *November 19 – Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish sculptor...
) - Pier Francesco GualaPier Francesco GualaPier Francesco Guala , also known as Pierfrancesco and Pietro Francesco, was an eighteenth-century Italian painter active for the most part in the region of his place of birth, Casale Monferrato....
– 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 for the most part in the region of his place of birth, Casale MonferratoCasale MonferratoCasale Monferrato, population 36,058, is a town and comune in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy, part of the province of Alessandria. It is situated about 60 km east of Turin on the right bank of the Po, where the river runs at the foot of the Montferrato hills. Beyond the river lies the...
(d. 17571757 in art-Births:*March 21 – James Sowerby, naturalist and illustrator *July 24 – Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-born painter especially of Russian portraiture *November 1 – Antonio Canova, sculptor...
) - Johann PreisslerJohann PreisslerJohann Preissler was a Danish engraver, printmaker and professor in the Copenhagen Academy.- External links :*...
, engraver (d. 17711771 in art-Works:* John Singleton Copley – Ezekiel Goldthwait and Mrs. Ezekiel Goldthwait , Museum of Fine Arts, Boston-Births:*March 16 – Antoine-Jean Gros, French painter...
) - Paul TrogerPaul TrogerPaul Troger was an Austrian painter, draughtsman and printmaker of the late Baroque period. Troger's illusionistic ceiling paintings in fresco are notable for their dramatic vitality of movement and their palette of light colors.Paul Troger’s style, particularly in his frescoes, dominated Austrian...
– AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n painter, draughtsman and printmaker of the late 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. 17621762 in art-Births:*February 29 – Eberhard Wächter, painter *June 16 – Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Italian painter, especially of history pieces, genre depictions, and whimsical and imaginary landscapes...
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- Gerrit Adriaenszoon BerckheydeGerrit Adriaenszoon BerckheydeGerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde was a Dutch Golden Age painter, active in Haarlem, Amsterdam, and The Hague, who is best known today for his cityscapes.-Biography:...
– 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...
artist (b. 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...
) - Job Adriaenszoon BerckheydeJob Adriaenszoon BerckheydeJob Adriaenszoon Berckheyde was a Dutch artist of the 17th century, active in Haarlem, Amsterdam, and The Hague.-Biography:...
– 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...
artist (b. 16301630 in art-Paintings:* Claude Lorrain - Landscape with Merchants * Rembrandt - The Rising of Lazarus, using chiaroscuro* Diego Velázquez – La Fragua de Vulcano-Births:...
) - Francesco BarbieriFrancesco BarbieriFrancesco Barbieri was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He died in Verona. He trained with Antonio Gandini and Pietro Ricchi. Painted historical and landscape canvases....
– 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 (b. 16231623 in art-Paintings:*Martin Droeshout – First Folio of William Shakespeare's plays* Dirck Hals**Musicians**Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan* Gerard van Honthorst – The Prodigal Son...
) - Jacopo ChiavistelliJacopo ChiavistelliJacopo Chiavistelli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in his native city of Florence. He trained with Fabrizio Boschi and Michelangelo Colonna...
– 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 quadratura (b. 1618/16211618 in art-Births:*January 1 – Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spanish painter *June 28 - Jean Le Pautre, French designer and engraver *September 14 – Peter Lely, Dutch portrait painter *date unknown...
) - Teresa Maria LanguascoTeresa Maria LanguascoTeresa Maria Languasco was an Italian painter and a monk, was born at San Remo. He studied under Giovanni Battista Carlone. In the monastery attached to San Niccolo of Tolentino, he painted saints of his order.-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 and a monk (b. 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...
) - Johann Carl LothJohann Carl LothJohann Carl Loth was a German Baroque painter, born in Munich but active most of his life in Venice.-Biography:He is also called Johann Karl, Karel, Carlotto, and Carlo Lotti. According to Houbraken he was one of three grand masters of art called "Karel" Johann Carl Loth (1632 – October 6, 1698)...
– 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...
painter active in VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
(b. 16321632 in art-Events:* July - Portraitist Anthony van Dyck, newly returned to London, is knighted and granted a pension as principalle Paynter in ordinary to their majesties.-Works:*Rembrandt – The Anatomy Lesson of Dr...
) - Simone PignoniSimone PignoniSimone Pignoni was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.He apprenticed with Fabrizio Boschi, then with the more academic and puritanical Domenico Passignano, and finally with Francesco Furini. He is best known for painting in a style reminiscent of the morbidly sensual Furini. Reflective of...
– 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 both licentious then later pious works (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...
) - Maurelio ScanaviniMaurelio ScanaviniMaurelio Scanavini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Ferrara.He trained with Francesco Ferrari in Ferrara, then spent some time in Bologna, where he worked under Carlo Cignani, at a time when Giacomo Parolini was also a pupil. He was a friend of the painter Baruffaldi...
– 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, mainly active in 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. 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:...
) - Johann Anton EismannJohann Anton EismannJohann Anton Eismann was an Austrian painter.Eismann was born in Salzburg, and was active in Verona and Venice. He painted primarily harbor and some battle genre scenes. He died in Venice in 1698. -References:...
– AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n painter (b. 16041604 in art-Paintings:*Caravaggio**John the Baptist**John the Baptist **The Crowning with Thorns I-Births:*July 8 - Christiaen van Couwenbergh, Dutch Golden Age painter...
) - Zha ShibiaoZha ShibiaoZha Shibiao was a landscape painter and calligrapher from Anhui, China. He was affiliated with the Anhui school, otherwise known as the Xin'an School. This school was noted for dry brushstrokes and sparse compositions. His family, and himself, were art collectors and Ming dynasty aristocrats...
– landscape painter and calligrapher from AnhuiAnhuiAnhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny...
(b. 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...
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