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Births
- March 12 – Anton Raphael MengsAnton Raphael MengsAnton Raphael Mengs was a German painter, active in Rome, Madrid and Saxony, who became one of the precursors to Neoclassical painting.- Biography :Mengs was born in 1728 at Ústí nad Labem in Bohemia...
, German painter (d. 17791779 in art-Paintings:*Charles Willson Peale – George Washington-Births:*January 3 - Gustav Philipp Zwinger *February 20 – Augustus Wall Callcott, English landscape painter *November 5 – Washington Allston, painter, the "American Titian"...
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- Johan AlmJohan AlmJohan Alm , was a Finnish painter and field sergeant.Alm was born and lived and worked most of his life in the city of Vaasa. Alm's son Immanuel Alm was also a painter. They both worked on religious-themed paintings, including altarpieces such as one at the church in Kaustinen...
, Finnish painter and field sergeant (d. 18101810 in art-Awards:* Grand Prix de Rome, painting:* Grand Prix de Rome, sculpture:* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture:-Works:*Jacques-Louis David – The Distribution of the Eagle Standards*Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson – La Révolte du Caire...
) - Ubaldo GandolfiUbaldo GandolfiUbaldo Gandolfi was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, mainly active in and near Bologna.He was born in San Matteo della Decima and enrolled by the age of 17 at the Clementine Academy, where he apprenticed with Ercole Graziani the Younger, Felice Torelli, and Ercole Lelli...
, 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 (d. 17811781 in art-Works:*Jacques-Louis David – Belisarius begging for alms* Henry Fuseli – The Nightmare-Births:*March – John Burnet, Scottish engraver and painter *March 13 – Karl Friedrich Schinkel, architect and painter...
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Deaths
- January 26 - Paolo de MatteisPaolo de MatteisPaolo de Matteis was an Italian painter.He was born in Cilento near Salerno, and died in Naples. He trained with Francesco di Maria in Naples, then with Luca Giordano. He came to the employ of the Spanish Viceroy of Naples. From 1702 to 1705, de' Matteis worked in Paris, Calabria, and Genoa...
, Italian painter who worked for the SpanishSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
ViceroyViceroyA viceroy is a royal official who runs a country, colony, or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning "in the place of" and the French word roi, meaning king. A viceroy's province or larger territory is called a viceroyalty...
of NaplesNaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
(b. 16621662 in art-Paintings:*The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis * Ex-Voto de 1662 by Philippe de Champaigne*Rembrandt van Rijn – The Sampling Officials-Births:* Pierre Gobert, French painter...
) - November 27 - Santi PrunatiSanti PrunatiSanti Prunati was an Italian painter of the Baroque era, born and mainly active in Verona.He was born to Antonio Prunati, and baptized by September 22. Originally studied with a painter by the name of Voltolino, then with Biagio Falcieri...
, Italian painter of many churches in and around 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...
(b. 1652/16561652 in art-Paintings:* Carel Fabritius - A View of Delft; the painting showing use of exaggerated perspective.-Births:*February 13 - Anton Domenico Gabbiani, Italian painter born in Florence...
) - date unknown - Yang JinYang JinYang Jin ; ca. was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty .Yang was born in Changshu in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Zi He' and his pseudonym was 'Xi Ting' . Yang's paintings were meticulous and exquisite, in the style of Wang Hui.-References:* Zhongguo gu dai shu hua jian ding zu...
, ChineseChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
painter during 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....
(b. 16441644 in art-Paintings:* Claude Lorrain** Odysseus Returns Chryseis to Her Father** Pastoral Landscape with the Arch of Titus** View of Tivoli at Sunset* Hans Gillisz. Bollongier: Blumenstück...
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