1601 in art
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Paintings
- CaravaggioCaravaggioMichelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...
- Crucifixion of St. PeterCrucifixion of St. Peter (Caravaggio)The Crucifixion of Saint Peter is a work by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, painted for the Cerasi Chapel of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. Across the chapel is a second Caravaggio work depicting the The Conversion of Saint Paul on the Road to Damascus...
- Supper at Emmaus
- The Conversion of Saint PaulThe Conversion of Saint Paul (Caravaggio)The Conversion of Saint Paul , by the Italian painter Caravaggio, is housed in the Odescalchi Balbi Collection of Rome. It is one of at least two paintings by Caravaggio of the same subject, the Conversion of Paul...
- Conversion on the Way to DamascusConversion on the Way to DamascusThe Conversion on the Way to Damascus is a masterpiece by Caravaggio, painted in 1601 for the Cerasi Chapel of the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, in Rome. Across the chapel is a second Caravaggio painting depicting the inverted Crucifixion of St. Peter...
- Crucifixion of St. Peter
Births
- January 19 - Guido CagnacciGuido CagnacciGuido Cagnacci was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, belonging to the Forlì painting school and to the Bolognese School....
, 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 Bolognese SchoolBolognese School (painting)The Bolognese School or the School of Bologna of painting flourished in Bologna, the capital of Emilia Romagna, between the 16th and 17th centuries in Italy, and rivalled Florence and Rome as the center of painting. Its most important representatives include the Carracci family, including Ludovico...
(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...
) - March 19 - Alonzo CanoAlonzo CanoAlonzo Cano or Alonso Cano was a Spanish painter, architect and sculptor born in Granada. He learned architecture from his father, Miguel Cano; painting in the academy of Juan del Castillo, and from Francisco Pacheco the teacher of Velázquez; and sculpture from Juan Martínez Montañés...
, 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, architectArchitectAn architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and sculptorSculptureSculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
(d. 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...
) - September 13 - Jan Brueghel the YoungerJan Brueghel the YoungerJan Brueghel the Younger was a Flemish Baroque painter, and the son of Jan Brueghel the Elder.He was trained by his father and spent his career producing works in a similar style. Along with his brother Ambrosius, he produced landscapes, allegorical scenes and other works of meticulous detail. ...
, Flemish painter (d. 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...
) - November 15 - Cecco BravoCecco BravoCecco Bravo was an Italian painter of the Florentine Baroque school. His true name is Francesco Montelatici.-Biography:...
, FlorentineFlorenceFlorence 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....
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. 16611661 in art-Births:* Scipione Angelini – Italian painter best known for still lifes * Antoine Coypel – French painter * Lucas de Valdés – Spanish painter and engraver of the Baroque period...
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- Hendrick BloemaertHendrick Bloemaert-Biography:Hendrick was the oldest son of Abraham Bloemaert. His brothers Cornelis and Adriaen were also painters. In 1626 he was registered in Rome, but by 1631 he was back in Utrecht, where he registered in the Utrecht Guild of St...
, Dutch Golden AgeDutch Golden AgeThe Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
painter (d. 16721672 in art-Paintings: *Kanō Tanyū – 春景図 -Births:*October 18 – Giuseppe Antonio Caccioli, Italian painter *date unknown**Alberto Carlieri – Italian painter of the late-Baroque period...
) - Pieter de BlootPieter de BlootPieter de Bloot was a Dutch painter.De Bloot, who was born and died in Rotterdam, primarily painted landscapes and genre works, especially of countryside views and peasant subjects. He also periodically painted religious subjects. Between 1624 and 1630 de Bloot was married three times, since his...
, Dutch painter (d. 16581658 in art-Paintings:*Adriaen van der Spelt and Frans van Mieris paint "Flower Piece with Curtain". It is now kept at The Art Institute of Chicago.*Rembrandt van Rijn – Self-portrait*Guido Cagnacci – Death of Cleopatra-Births:...
) - Martin DroeshoutMartin DroeshoutMartin Droeshout was an English engraver of Flemish descent, whose fame rests completely on the fact that he made the title portrait for William Shakespeare's collected works, the First Folio of 1623, edited by John Heminges and Henry Condell, fellow actors of the Bard.-Shakespeare:Droeshout would...
, engraver (d. 16501650 in art- Paintings :*Claude Lorrain – Coast Scene with the landing of Aeneas and View of La Crescenza*Gerard Dou – The Dutch Housewife*Aniello Falcone – The Anchorite-Births:...
) - Anthonie PalamedesAnthonie PalamedesAnthonie Palamedes, also Anthonie or Antonie Palamedesz., , was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter.-Biography:...
, Dutch painter (d. 16731673 in art-Births:*June 11 – Bernard Picart, French engraver *date unknown**Thomas Germain, silversmith **Ádám Mányoki, Hungarian painter **Giovanni Battista Lama, Italian painter, active mainly in Naples...
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- Hendrick Bloemaert
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- Simon de VliegerSimon de VliegerSimon de Vlieger was a Dutch designer, draughtsman, and painter, most famous for his marine paintings.-Life:...
, painter (d. 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...
) - Paulus BorPaulus BorPaulus Bor was a Dutch painter.Bor was descended from a notable Catholic family. He made a study trip to Rome, where he was one of the founders of the Bentvueghels, taking the nickname Orlando...
, 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...
painter (d. 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:...
) - Michel Corneille the ElderMichel Corneille the ElderMichel Corneille the Elder was a French painter, etcher, and engraver.-Life:Corneille was born in Orléans. He was one of many who studied with the celebrated master Simon Vouet, who exerted a despotic influence over the French School, and impressed his artistic personality so strongly on all his...
, FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
painter, etcherEtchingEtching is the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal...
, and engraverEngravingEngraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
(d. 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...
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- Simon de Vlieger
Deaths
- July 24 - Joris HoefnagelJoris HoefnagelJoris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel was a Flemish painter and engraver, the son of a diamond merchant.He travelled abroad, making drawings from archaeological subjects, and was a pupil of Hans Bol at Mechlin...
, FlemishCounty of FlandersThe County of Flanders was one of the territories constituting the Low Countries. The county existed from 862 to 1795. It was one of the original secular fiefs of France and for centuries was one of the most affluent regions in Europe....
painter and engraver (b. 15421542 in art-Painting:* Wen Zhengming – Wintry trees after Li Cheng* Titian – Portrait of Ranuccio Farnese* Domenico Beccafumi – Madonna and Child with Infant John the Baptist-Births:...
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- Giovanni AlbertiGiovanni AlbertiGiovanni Alberti, brother of Cherubino Alberti, and third son of Alberto, was born at Borgo S. Sepolcro, in 1558. He visited Rome in the time of Gregory XIII, and was employed by that pontiff in the papal palace on Monte Cavallo, and in the Vatican. He excelled in painting landscapes and...
, Italian painter (b. 15581558 in art-Events:* Benvenuto Cellini begins writing his influential autobiography on his life and goldsmith's art, sculpture, and design-Works:-Paintings:* Pieter Bruegel the Elder – Landscape with the Fall of Icarus...
) - Giovanni Durante, Italian painter of church decorations (b. 15581558 in art-Events:* Benvenuto Cellini begins writing his influential autobiography on his life and goldsmith's art, sculpture, and design-Works:-Paintings:* Pieter Bruegel the Elder – Landscape with the Fall of Icarus...
) - Teodoro GhisiTeodoro GhisiTeodoro Ghisi was an Italian painter and artist.. Painter, draughtsman, illustrator and naturalist, brother of Giorgio Ghisi. He was custodian of the Palazzo del Te, Mantua, where his natural history collection attracted a visit in 1571 from Ulisse Aldrovandi, for whom he executed some animal...
, Italian engraver (b. 15361536 in art-Painting:* Bramantino – The Flight into Egypt * Hans Holbein – Henry VIII* Titian – La Belle-Births:...
) - Paris NogariParis NogariParis Nogari was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, a minor pupil of Cesare Nebbia active mainly in Rome. He painted in the library of the Vatican in a style resembling Raffaellino da Reggio and was among the painters who frescoed Santa Susanna.-References:...
, Italian painter (b. c.1536)
- Giovanni Alberti