1731 in art
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Events
- János Krucsay donates the Krucsay Altar to the FranciscanFranciscanMost Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
Church in NyírbátorNyírbátorNyírbátor /ˈɲiːɾbaːtoɾ/ is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. With its historic atmosphere, this city is known for its 15th- and 16th-century ecclesiastic and secular built heritage and for the family of the former landowners, the Báthory...
Works
- Jean-Baptiste-Siméon ChardinJean-Baptiste-Siméon ChardinJean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was an 18th-century French painter. He is considered a master of still life, and is also noted for his genre paintings which depict kitchen maids, children, and domestic activities...
– The White Tablecloth - William HogarthWilliam HogarthWilliam Hogarth was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects"...
– A Harlot's ProgressA Harlot's ProgressA Harlot's Progress is a series of six paintings and engravings by William Hogarth. The series shows the story of a young woman, Mary Hackabout, who arrives in London from the country and becomes a prostitute...
(paintings - lost in fire, 1755) - Giovanni Paolo Panini – Interior of Saint Peter'sSt. Peter's BasilicaThe Papal Basilica of Saint Peter , officially known in Italian as ' and commonly known as Saint Peter's Basilica, is a Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City. Saint Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world...
- Francesco Maria SchiaffinoFrancesco Maria SchiaffinoFrancesco Maria Schiaffino was an Italian sculptor of the Rococo or late-Baroque, mainly active in his native city of Genoa....
– Crucifix with Angels - Andreas SilbermannAndreas SilbermannAndreas Silbermann was a German organ builder, who was involved in the construction of 35 organs, mostly in Alsace...
– organ of the Saint-Maurice Church in EbersmunsterEbersmunsterEbersmunster is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is famous for its 1727 baroque church, a work by Vorarlberg architect Peter Thumb.-References:*... - Richard WaittRichard WaittRichard Waitt was a Scottish painter.Waitt was taught by John Scougal, and started out as a decorative painter focusing mainly on still lifes. However later he painted primarily portraits, and for many years worked almost exclusively with the Clan Grant. He died in 1732. -References:...
– The Cromartie Fool
Births
- February 10 – Thomas BeckwithThomas BeckwithThomas Beckwith F.A.S was an English painter, genealogist and antiquary.-Life and work:Beckwith was born at Rothwell, West Yorkshire, the son of a West Riding solicitor, and brother of Josiah Beckwith , attorney and antiquary...
, 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...
painter, genealogist and antiquary (d. 17861786 in art-Births:*January 26 – Benjamin Haydon, English historical painter and writer *April 1 – William Mulready, Irish genre painter of rural scenes *April 16 – Albrecht Adam, painter...
) - February 16 – Marcello BacciarelliMarcello BacciarelliMarcello Bacciarelli was an Italian painter of the late-baroque and Neoclassic periods.He studied in Rome under Marco Benefial. In 1750 he was called to Dresden, Saxony, where he was employed by Elected King Augustus III of Poland; after whose death he went to Vienna, and thence to Warsaw...
, 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 (d. 18181818 in art-Events:*Sir Thomas Lawrence goes to Aachen to paint those present at the third congress.-Works:*Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog-Births:*January 26 – Amédée de Noé, caricaturist and lithographer...
) - May 18 – José Camarón y BononatJosé Camarón y BononatJosé Camarón y Bononat was a Spanish painter, mainly active in Valencia, where he became director of the Academy of San Carlos....
, 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...
painter, mainly active in Valencia (d. 18031803 in art-Awards:The Prix de Rome is expanded in 1803 to include musical composition as a category.* Grand Prix de Rome, painting:* Grand Prix de Rome, sculpture:* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture:* Grand Prix de Rome, music: Albert Androt.-Births:...
) - June 19 – Joaquim Machado de CastroJoaquim Machado de CastroJoaquim Machado de Castro was one of Portugal's foremost sculptors. He wrote extensively on his works and the theory behind them, including a full-length discussion of the statue of D...
, PortuguesePortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
sculptor (d. 18221822 in art-Works:*Nicéphore Niépce creates first permanent photograph through his heliographic process*Eugène Delacroix – The Barque of Dante *Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin – Anchises and Venus*Louis Hersent – Ruth...
) - July 1 – Johannes WiedeweltJohannes WiedeweltJohannes Wiedewelt , Danish neoclassical sculptor, was born in Copenhagen to royal sculptor to the Danish Court, Just Wiedewelt, and his wife Birgitte Lauridsdatter...
, Danish neoclassical sculptor (d. 18021802 in art-Events:*The Journal of the Royal Institution records one of the first experiments in photography.-Works:*Antonio Canova – statue of Napoleon Bonaparte*François Gerard – Madame Récamier*John Constable – Dedham Vale, 1802-Births:...
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- Dirk van der AaDirk van der AaDirk van der Aa was a Dutch rococo painter who is best known for his allegory.-Life:He was born in The Hague, and first apprenticed to Johann Heinrich Keller, and then to Gerrit Mes with whom he would later start a workshop; they specialized in grisaille decorative paintings...
, 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...
painter (d. 18091809 in art-Works:*John Constable – Malvern Hall*Caspar David Friedrich – Mönch am Meer*Jacques-Louis David – Sappho and Phaon*Henry Raeburn – Mrs Spiers-Births:...
) - John Inigo RichardsJohn Inigo RichardsJohn Inigo Richards was an English landscape painter who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and was secretary to the Academy from 1788 until his death....
– EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
landscape painterLandscape artLandscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
(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...
) - Paul SandbyPaul SandbyPaul Sandby was an English map-maker turned landscape painter in watercolours, who, along with his older brother Thomas, became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768.-Life and work:...
– MapMapA map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes....
-maker turned landscape painter in watercolours (d. 18091809 in art-Works:*John Constable – Malvern Hall*Caspar David Friedrich – Mönch am Meer*Jacques-Louis David – Sappho and Phaon*Henry Raeburn – Mrs Spiers-Births:...
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- Dirk van der Aa
Deaths
- March 6 – Johann Melchior DinglingerJohann Melchior DinglingerJohann Melchior Dinglinger was one of Europe's greatest goldsmiths, whose major works for the elector of Saxony, Augustus the Strong, survived in the Grünes Gewölbe , Dresden....
, one of Europe's greatest goldsmithGoldsmithA goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Since ancient times the techniques of a goldsmith have evolved very little in order to produce items of jewelry of quality standards. In modern times actual goldsmiths are rare...
s, German artist in a ManneristMannerismMannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...
tradition into the "Age of 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...
" (b. 16641664 in art-Paintings:* Claude Lorrain - Landscape with Psyche outside the Palace of Cupid -Births:* Torii Kiyonobu I – Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, especially on Kabuki signboards...
) - March 8 – Ferdinand BrokoffFerdinand BrokoffFerdinand Maxmilian Brokoff was a sculptor and carver of the Baroque era....
, BohemiaBohemiaBohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
n sculptor (b. 16881688 in art-Paintings:*René-Antoine Houasse - Minerva teaching the Rhodians sculpture *Willem van de Velde the Younger - The Fleet at Sea-Births:*April 15 – Johann Georg Bergmüller, painter of frescoes, of the Baroque...
) - June 6 – Giovanni OdazziGiovanni OdazziGiovanni Odazzi was an Italian painter and etcher of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.He was a pupil of Ciro Ferri, then worked under the guidance of Giovanni Battista Gaulli. He also worked with Cornelis Bloemaert...
, Italian painter and etcher (b. 16631663 in art-Paintings:*Jan Vermeer – Young Woman with a Water Jug, Metropolitan Museum of Art* Gerrit Dou – The Dropsical Woman-Births:* Luca Carlevarijs or Carlevaris, Italian painter of landscapes...
) - June 7 – William Aikman (painter)William Aikman (painter)William Aikman was a Scottish portrait-painter.-Life and career:Aikman was the son of William Aikman, of Cairney. His father intended that he should follow the law, and gave him an education suitable to these views; but the strong predilection of the son to the fine arts induced him to attach...
, Scottish portrait-painter (b. 16821682 in art-Births: *February 13 – Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Italian rococo painter *April 15 – Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter *August 15 - Annibale Albani, Italian Cardinal, whose library, gallery of paintings/sculpture, and cabinet of coins were added to the Vatican collection *October 24 - William Aikman...
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- Francis BirdFrancis BirdFrancis Bird was one of the leading English sculptors of his time. He is mainly remembered for sculptures in Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral. He carved a tomb for the dramatist William Congreve in Westminster Abbey and sculptures of the apostles and evangelists on the exterior of St...
, English sculptor (b. 16671667 in art-Events:* February – the first theatre in Sweden, opens in Bollhuset and Lejonkulan in Stockholm.-Paintings:* Rembrandt van Rijn – The Jewish Bride-Births:*February 4 - Alessandro Magnasco, Italian Rococo painter of genre or landscape scenes...
) - Giovanni Camillo SagrestaniGiovanni Camillo SagrestaniGiovanni Camillo Sagrestani was an Italian painter of the Baroque era.A native of Florence, he was a follower of the style of Carlo Cignani. His major pupil was Matteo Bonechi and Giovanni Battista Ranieri del Pace. Four canvases attributed to Sagrestani can be found in the church of Santa Maria...
, Italian 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...
era in FlorenceFlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
(b. 16601660 in art-Births:* Antonio Amorosi – Italian painter of the late-Baroque, active in Ascoli Piceno and Rome * Jakub Bogdan – Slovak still-life painter * Felice Cignani – Italian painter from Bologna , son of Carlo Cignani...
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- Francis Bird
- probable – Bartolomeo LetteriniBartolomeo LetteriniBartolomeo Letterini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born at Venice and instructed by his father, Agostino Letterini. He was an imitator of Titian.-References:...
, Italian painter from 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. 16691669 in art-Events:*Following the fall of Crete to the Ottomans,the Heptanese School, also known as the Ionian Islands' School, succeeds the Cretan school as the leading school of Greek post-Byzantine painting.-Paintings:...
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