1587 in art
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- Statue of TrajanTrajanTrajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against...
is replaced, by order of Pope Sixtus VPope Sixtus VPope Sixtus V , born Felice Peretti di Montalto, was Pope from 1585 to 1590.-Early life:The chronicler Andrija Zmajević states that Felice's family originated from modern-day Montenegro...
, with the statue of Saint PeterSaint PeterSaint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
on the Column of Trajan.
Births
- May - Esaias van de VeldeEsaias van de VeldeEsaias van de Velde was a Dutch landscape painter.-Biography:Born in Amsterdam, where his Flemish father Hans had fled as a Protestant in 1585, he probably studied under his father and Gillis van Coninxloo, a landscape painter from Antwerp and a follower of Pieter Brueghel the Elder...
, 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...
landscapeLandscapeLandscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of...
painter (d. 16301630 in art-Paintings:* Claude Lorrain - Landscape with Merchants * Rembrandt - The Rising of Lazarus, using chiaroscuro* Diego Velázquez – La Fragua de Vulcano-Births:...
) - date unknown
- Francesco Allegrini da GubbioFrancesco Allegrini da GubbioFrancesco Allegrini da Gubbio was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.Born in Gubbio, he was also called Francesco da Gubbio. His father, Flaminio Allegrini da Cantiano, was also a painter. He studied under Giuseppe Cesari , and later was helped by his sons in painting historical and...
, 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...
period (d. 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...
) - Matteo IngoliMatteo IngoliMatteo Ingoli was an Italian painter of the early-Baroque period.Born in Ravenna. He painted two canvases, the Baptism and Presentation of Mary to temple for the church of San Lorenzo in Castelli Calepio.-References:...
, Italian painter of the early-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. 16311631 in art-Paintings:* Willem Claesz Heda - still lifes.* José de Ribera painted landscape, in the Hospital de Tavera in Toledo, Spain.* Nicolas Poussin - Kingdom of Flora.* Rembrandt...
) - Claes Jansz. VisscherClaes Jansz. VisscherClaes Janszoon Visscher was a Flemish draughtsman, engraver, printmaker and publisher.-Biography:Visscher, who was born and died in Amsterdam, was also known as Nicolas Joannes Piscator or Nicolas Joannis Visscher II, after his father who lived ca. 1550-1612...
, Dutch genre painter (d. 16521652 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...
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- Francesco Allegrini da Gubbio
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- George Jamesone, Scottish portrait painter (d. 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...
) - Filippo NapoletanoFilippo NapoletanoFilippo Napoletano was an Italian artist, with a peculiar output, mainly landscape and genre scenes and also drawings or etchings of diverse, often particular, items such as exotic soldiers, skeletons of animals, or cityscapes.He began his career in his native city, Naples and moved to Rome in...
, Italian artist of diverse paintings of exotic soldiers, skeletons of animals, or cityscapes (d. 16291629 in art-Events:* Pope Urban VIII asks Bernini to sketch possible renovations to the Trevi Fountain-Births:*January - Gabriël Metsu, Dutch painter *September 4 - Lorenzo Pasinelli, Italian painter in a Mannerism style of genre-like allegories...
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- George Jamesone, Scottish portrait painter (d. 1644
Deaths
- September 25 - Giovanni Battista FontanaGiovanni Battista Fontana (painter)Giovanni Battista Fontana was an Italian painter and engraver.Fontana's training made use of the paintings of masters such as Titian and Veronese. His artistic output in Austria which is recorded from 1562, included major work on altarpieces, with countless sketches and engravings...
, Italian painter and engraver (b. 15241524 in art-Paintings:* Giovanni Francesco Bembo paints an altarpiece for San Pietro depicting a Madonna with three saints and a donor* Francesco Vecellio completes an altarpiece for San Vito in Cadore...
) - date unknown
- Giovanni AnastasiGiovanni AnastasiGiovanni Anastasi was an Italian painter of the 16th century, active mainly in Mantua.He trained with Giulio Romano.Among his works are at the Chiesa della Croce in Sinigaglia.-References:...
, Italian painter (b. 1540) - Lazzaro CalviLazzaro CalviLazzaro Calvi was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period. He was born in Genoa and trained with his father Agostino Calvi and Perin del Vaga. Older sources claim he lived till the improbable age of 105 years...
, Italian painter who frequently collaborated with his brother (b. 15121512 in art-Events:Michelangelo completes his nine creation paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel-Works:-Woodcut:* Albrecht Dürer – The Virgin Mary Appearing to St. John on Patmos-Births:...
) - Antonio CampiAntonio CampiAntonio Campi was an Italian painter of the Renaissance.He was born in Cremona. His style merges Lombard with Mannerist styles. In Cremona, his extended family were the main artistic produce. Giulio Campi and Antonio were reportedly half-brothers, while Vincenzo Campi was a full brother....
, Italian painter (b. c.1522) - Annibale FontanaAnnibale FontanaAnnibale Fontana was an Italian sculptor, medallist and crystal-worker.Fontana was born in Milan. His first known work is a crystal case, now in the Schatzkammer of Munich, for Albert V of Bavaria . In 1570–1572 he was in Palermo, working for viceroy Francesco Fernardo d'Avalos, of whom he made a...
, Italian sculptor and medallist (b. 1540) - Giovanni Battista della MarcaGiovanni Battista della MarcaGiovanni Battista della Marca was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period.He was also called Lombardelli and il Montano, and was born in Montenuovo...
, Italian painter (b. 1532) - Plautilla NelliPlautilla NelliSister Plautilla Nelli was an Italian woman painter during the Renaissance period, as well as a nun from Florence. She entered the monastery of Santa Caterina on Via Larga. Attributed to her are a Marriage of St. Catherine in Florentine Accademia and a Christ & Apostles with Martha reproaching...
, Italian painter (b. 1523) - Lelio OrsiLelio OrsiLelio Orsi was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Reggio Emilia school. He was born and died in Novellara, and much of his work was completed in Reggio. He appears to have studied under such as Giovanni Giarola, a pupil of Antonio da Correggio...
, Italian RenaissanceRenaissanceThe Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
painter of the Reggio EmiliaReggio EmiliaReggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
school (b. 1511)
- Giovanni Anastasi
- probable - Caterina van Hemessen, Flemish RenaissanceRenaissanceThe Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
painter (b. 15281528 in art-Works:* The Artist's Family – Hans Holbein-Births:* Federico Barocci, Italian painter * Theodor de Bry, Flemish engraver and draftsman * Gillis Mostaert – Dutch painter, son of Jan Mostaert...
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