1725 in art
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- August 21 – Jean-Baptiste GreuzeJean-Baptiste GreuzeJean-Baptiste Greuze was a French painter.-Early life:He was born at Tournus, Saône-et-Loire. He is generally said to have formed his own talent; this is, however, true only in the most limited sense, for at an early age his inclinations, though thwarted by his father, were encouraged by a...
, French painter (d. 18051805 in art-Events:*William Blake begins work on the illustrations for Blair's The Grave.-Works:*John Sell Cotman – Greta Bridge*Thomas Douglas Guest – Bearing the Dead Body of Patroclus to the Camp, Achilles's Grief-Awards:* Grand Prix de Rome, painting:...
) - September 25 – Francesco BartolozziFrancesco BartolozziFrancesco Bartolozzi was an Italian engraver, whose most productive period was spent in London.He was born in Florence...
, Italian engraver (d. 18151815 in art-Works:*Antonio Canova – The Three Graces*Francisco Goya – Tauromaquia*J. M. W. Turner – Crossing the Brook-Births:*February 18 – Baron Leys, painter *June 11 – Julia Margaret Cameron, photographer...
) - November 22 – Ignaz GüntherIgnaz GüntherIgnaz Günther was a German sculptor and woodcarver working in the Bavarian rococo tradition.He was born in Altmannstein, Germany, where he received his earliest training from his father, then studied in Munich under the court sculptor Johann Baptist Straub from 1743 to 1750 and during his...
, German sculptor and woodcarverWoodworkingWoodworking is the process of building, making or carving something using wood.-History:Along with stone, mud, and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials worked by early humans. Microwear analysis of the Mousterian stone tools used by the Neanderthals show that many were used to work wood...
within the BavariaBavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
n rococoRococoRococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
tradition (d. 17751775 in art-Events:*Construction of the Cluj-Napoca Bánffy Palace, now the National Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca.-Paintings:*John Trumbull – The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill-Births:...
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- James Gabriel HuquierJames Gabriel HuquierJames Gabriel Huquier was a portrait-painter and engraver. He was the son of the roccoco engraver Gabriel Huquier and his wife Marie-Ann . One of Huquier's subjects was Chevalier d'Eon, an early transvestite.-Life:...
, portrait painter and engraver (d. 18051805 in art-Events:*William Blake begins work on the illustrations for Blair's The Grave.-Works:*John Sell Cotman – Greta Bridge*Thomas Douglas Guest – Bearing the Dead Body of Patroclus to the Camp, Achilles's Grief-Awards:* Grand Prix de Rome, painting:...
) - Nicola PecchenedaNicola PecchenedaNicola Peccheneda was an Italian painter of Campania and Basilicata in the second half of the 18th century. He initially trained in Naples, likely in the studio of Francesco de Mura. He adopted the reigning style of Francesco Solimena...
, Italian painter (d. 18041804 in art-Events:*Sculptor Pompeo Marchesi wins a scholarship to study in Rome under Antonio Canova.-Awards:The Prix de Rome had been expanded in 1803 to include musical composition as a category, but was not awarded in 1804.* Grand Prix de Rome, painting:...
) - Antonio PonzAntonio PonzAntonio Ponz was a Spanish painter.He was born at Bejís in the province of Valencia. He was a pupil of Antonio Richarte at Valencia, then in 1746 moved to Madrid, where he studied for five years. He then went to Rome for a short time, but soon returned to help in repainting and compilation of the...
, Spanish painter (d. 17921792 in art-Events:*François-André Vincent becomes a professor at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in Paris.-Births:*February 24 – István Ferenczy, Hungarian sculptor *June 16 – John Linnell, English landscape painter...
) - Francis SwaineFrancis SwaineFrancis Swaine was an English marine painter.He was born in 1725, and christened on 7 October of that year at St Dunstan’s, Stepney, London. For many years, and in many reference books, it has been stated that as a young man he worked as an office messenger with the British Navy, but then left...
, British marine painter (d. 17821782 in art-Births:* March 24 – Orest Kiprensky, Russian portraitist in the Age of Romanticism * April 7 – Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey – sculptor * May 16 – John Sell Cotman – English artist of the Norwich school especially watercolours...
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- James Gabriel Huquier
Deaths
- March 2 – José Benito de ChurrigueraJosé Benito de ChurrigueraJosé Benito de Churriguera was a Spanish architect, sculptor and urbanist of the late-Baroque or Rococo style...
, Spanish architect and sculptor (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:...
) - May 6 – Bernardo SchiaffinoBernardo SchiaffinoBernardo Schiaffino was an Italian sculptor of the Baroque period, active mainly in his natal city of Genoa.He was one of two sculptors in his family, along with his younger brother Francesco Maria Schiaffino. He trained with Domenico Parodi...
, Italian sculptor (b. 16781678 in art-Births:*June 3 - Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, Italian painter, sculptor and architect *date unknown**Giovanni Francesco Bagnoli, Italian painter of still-life paintings **Antonio Baroni, Italian painter active in Verona...
) - September 2 – Charles-François PoersonCharles-François PoersonCharles François Poerson was a French painter. He was director of the French Academy in Rome from 1704 until his death.-Life:...
, French painter (b. 16531653 in art-Events:*Architect and painter Lambert van Haven begins a 16-year period of travelling in Europe.-Paintings:*Claude Lorrain - The Adoration of the Golden Calf*Rembrandt van Rijn - Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer...
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- Gioseffo Maria BartoliniGioseffo Maria BartoliniBartolini, Gioseffo Maria was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period.He was born at Imola. He painted a Miracle of St. Biagio and other works for the church of San Domenico and in other churches. He opened a school at Imola, and painted throughout Emilia-Romagna. He painted in the style of...
, Italian painter (b. 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...
) - Giovanni Girolamo BonesiGiovanni Girolamo BonesiGiovanni Girolamo Bonesi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born in Bologna. He was the pupil of the painter Giovanni Maria Viani, but followed the style of Carlo Cignani. He painted a St. Francis of Sales kneeling before the Virgin for the church of San Marino; a St...
, Italian painter(b. 16531653 in art-Events:*Architect and painter Lambert van Haven begins a 16-year period of travelling in Europe.-Paintings:*Claude Lorrain - The Adoration of the Golden Calf*Rembrandt van Rijn - Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer...
) - Giuseppe GambariniGiuseppe GambariniGiuseppe Gambarini was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna. He was a pupil of the painters Lorenzo Pasinelli and Cesare Gennari. He also painted frescoes in the Palazzo Buonaccorsi in Macerata. He is also called Gioseffo Gambarini. One of his pupils was...
, Italian 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 (b. 16801680 in art-Events:*Following the death of Sir Peter Lely, Godfrey Kneller is appointed Principal Painter to the Crown by King Charles II of England.-Births:*January 3 - Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German painter and stucco plasterer *date unknown...
) - Jose MoraJosé MoraJosé Mora was a Spanish sculptor and pupil of Alonzo Cano. He died in Granada in 1725 and was buried in the Albaicin church. His work can be usefully studied in the eight statues in the Capella del Cardenal...
, Spanish sculptor (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...
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- Gioseffo Maria Bartolini