1617 in art
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Events
- Kanō Tan'yū becomes an official artist of the Tokugawa shogunateTokugawa shogunateThe Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
. - Lucas VorstermanLucas VorstermanLucas Vorsterman was a Baroque engraver. He worked with the artists Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, as well as for patrons such as Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Charles I of England....
joins the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, soon becoming Rubens's primary engraver.
Works
- Peter Paul Rubens - Adoration of the MagiAdoration of the Magi (Rubens)Peter Paul Rubens painted The Adoration of the Magi more often than any other episode from the life of Christ. The adoration of the Magi offered the Counter-Reformation artist the chance to depict the richest worldly panoply, rich textiles, exotic turbans and other incidents, with a range of human...
- Diego VelázquezDiego VelázquezDiego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period, important as a portrait artist...
- The LunchThe Lunch (Velázquez)The Lunch is a very early painting by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez, finished c. 1617. It is housed in the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg.The paintings portrays a table covered by a creased cloth, on which two pomegranates and a piece of bread lies...
Births
- January 22 – Ludovicus NeefsLudovicus NeefsLudovicus Neeffs was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in architectural interiors of churches. He is the least known of the Neeffs family of painters that were active in Antwerp, and several works attributed to either his father Pieter Neeffs I or younger brother Pieter Neeffs II might...
, FlemishFlemish peopleThe Flemings or Flemish are the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of Belgium, where they are mostly found in the northern region of Flanders. They are one of two principal cultural-linguistic groups in Belgium, the other being the French-speaking Walloons...
painter (d. 16491649 in artThe year 1649 AD in art is evidenced by a number of paintings and sculptures, notably western European.- Paintings :* Diego Velázquez - Juan de Pareja.* Salomon van Ruysdael - Ferry on a River- Births :* date unknown...
) - February 5 – Jan Thomas van IeperenJan Thomas van IeperenJan Thomas van Ieperen was a Flemish Baroque painter and engraver active in Antwerp and at the Habsburg court in Vienna....
, FlemishFlemish peopleThe Flemings or Flemish are the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of Belgium, where they are mostly found in the northern region of Flanders. They are one of two principal cultural-linguistic groups in Belgium, the other being the French-speaking Walloons...
painter and engraver (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...
) - May - John Michael WrightJohn Michael WrightJohn Michael Wright was a portrait painter in the Baroque style. Described variously as English and Scottish, Wright trained in Edinburgh under the Scots painter George Jamesone, and acquired a considerable reputation as an artist and scholar during a long sojourn in Rome...
,– BritishGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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...
portrait painterPortraitthumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
(d. 16941694 in art-Events:* Fair, from a copy of the 14th century Siyar-i Nabi of al-Zarir, Istanbul, Turkey, is made. It is now kept at New York Public Library, New York Spencer Collection.-Births:...
) - November 19 – Eustache Le SueurEustache Le SueurEustache Le Sueur or Lesueur , one of the founders of the French Academy of Painting, was born in Paris, where he passed his whole life....
, co-founder of the French Academy of painting (d. 16551655 in art-Paintings:*Nicholas Poussin - St. Peter Healing a Sick Man*Rembrandt - The Polish Rider*Vermeer - Christ in the House of Martha and Mary-Births:...
) - December – Gerard ter BorchGerard ter BorchGerard ter Borch was a Dutch genre painter, who lived in the Dutch Golden Age.-Biography:Gerard ter Borch was born in December 1617 in Zwolle in the province of Overijssel in the Dutch Republic....
, 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...
subject painter (d. 16811681 in art-Births: *April 18 – Girolamo Donnini, Italian painter of the Baroque period *December 14 – Giuseppe Valentini, Italian violinist, painter, poet, and composer *date unknown**Francesco Conti, Italian Venetian painter...
) - December 31 – Bartolomé Esteban MurilloBartolomé Estéban MurilloBartolomé Esteban Murillo was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of paintings of contemporary women and children...
, 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 best known for his religious works (d. 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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- Ambrosius BrueghelAmbrosius BrueghelAmbrose Brueghel or Ambrosius Brueghel /ɑmˈbɾoːsɪus ˈbɾøːxəl/ was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in landscapes and flower paintings. His work is similar to that of his half-brother, Jan Brueghel the Younger, and his nephew, Abraham Brueghel...
, FlemishFlemish peopleThe Flemings or Flemish are the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of Belgium, where they are mostly found in the northern region of Flanders. They are one of two principal cultural-linguistic groups in Belgium, the other being the French-speaking Walloons...
painter (d. 16751675 in art-Births:*April 29 – Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, Italian decorative and mural painter from Venice *June 23 – Louis de Silvestre, French painter *October 7 = Rosalba Carriera, Venetian Rococo painter especially of portrait miniatures...
) - Giovanni Angelo CaniniGiovanni Angelo CaniniGiovanni Angelo Canini was an Italian painter and engraver of the Baroque period.He is also known as Giovanni Agnolo Canini or Giannangiolo. He was born at Rome. He was first the pupil of Domenichino, and afterwards of Antonio Barbalonga. He painted two canvases: the Martyrdom of SS. Stephen and...
, 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 and engraver (d. 16661666 in art-Events:*A stay of three to five years at the Palazzo Mancini in Rome. at the expense of the King of France. is added to the Prix de Rome award.-Births:*April 12 – Pierre Le Gros the Younger, French sculptor, active almost exclusively in Baroque Rome...
) - Lucas FaydherbeLucas FaydherbeLucas Faydherbe was a Flemish sculptor and architect.-Biography:...
, 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...
sculptor and architect (d. 16971697 in art-Births:* October 28 – Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto, Venetian artist famous for his landscapes, or vedute, of Venice * Bernard Accama or Bernardus, Dutch historical and portrait painter, born in Friesland...
) - Dionisio LazzariDionisio LazzariDionisio Lazzari was an Italian sculptor and architect.He was born in Naples in 1617, the son of Jacopo Lazzari and Caterina Papini. Jacopo was born in Florence, and his and Dionisio's work shows Tuscan influences...
, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 16891689 in art-Births:*July - Szymon Czechowicz, Polish painter *November 24 - Frans van Mieris jr., Dutch painter *date unknown**Jiao Bingzhen, Chinese painter of the Qing dynasty...
) - Pellegrino PiolaPellegrino PiolaPellegrino Piola was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Genoa.He was born in Genoa, and at the age of twelve, apprenticed with Domenico and Giovanni Battista Capellino. He was the elder brother of the painter Domenico Piola...
, 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. 16401640 in art-Paintings:*Rembrandt - Portrait of an Elderly Woman in a White Bonnet*Diego Velázquez - Mars Resting -Births:*June 21 - Abraham Mignon, Dutch painter born at Frankfurt...
) - Emanuel de WitteEmanuel de WitteEmanuel de Witte was a Dutch perspective painter. In contrast to Pieter Jansz Saenredam, who emphasized architectural accuracy, De Witte was more concerned with the atmosphere of his interiors. Though few in number, de Witte also produced genre paintings.-Life:De Witte was born in Alkmaar and...
, Dutch perspective painter (d. 16921692 in art-Births:*June 3 - Joseph Highmore, British portrait and historical painter *September 1 - Egid Quirin Asam, German plasterer and sculptor active during the period of the Late Baroque *date unknown...
) - Tosa MitsuokiTosa Mitsuokiwas a Japanese painter.-Tosa Mitsuoki:Tosa Mitsuoki was the successor of the Tosa school after his father, Tosa Mitsunori . Mitsuoki brought the Tosa school to Kyoto after around 50 years in Sakai. When the school was settled in Sakai, Mitsunori painted for townsmen...
, Japanese painterJapanese artJapanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting on silk and paper and more recently manga, cartoon, along with a myriad of other types of works of art...
(d. 16911691 in art-Events:*William Fermor, 1st Baron Leominster, buys the Metrological Relief, now on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.-Births:*January 16 - Peter Scheemakers, Flemish Roman Catholic sculptor *June 2 - Nicolau Nasoni, artist and architect -Events:*William Fermor, 1st Baron Leominster, buys...
) - Paolo PorporaPaolo PorporaPaolo Porpora was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque, who was active mainly in Naples and specialized in floral still lifes. He is documented as a pupil of Giacomo Recco, the father of Giuseppe Recco, and said to have worked under Aniello Falcone. He joined the Roman Accademia di San Luca from...
, Italian painter of floral still lifeStill lifeA still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
s (d. 16701670 in art-Paintings:*Jacob Isaakszoon van Ruisdael – The windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede*Vermeer - The Lacemaker-Births:*January 26 – Jacob van Schuppen, Austrian painter *August 24 – Louis Galloche, French painter *date unknown...
) - Carlo SacchiCarlo SacchiCarlo Sacchi was an Italian painter of the baroque period.He was born in Pavia and trained with a painter by the name of Rossi in Milan, then traveled to Rome before settling in Venice. There he imitated a style recalling Paolo Veronese. He was also an engraver. Sacchi died in Pavia.-References:...
, Italian painter and engraver (d. 17061706 in art-Events:*Engraver Sebastien Le Clerc is granted the title of cavaliere Romano by the Pope.-Works:*Jan Brokoff - Statue of St Joseph, on the Charles Bridge in Prague -Births:*January 3 – Johann Caspar Füssli, portrait painter...
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- Ambrosius Brueghel
Deaths
- January 1 – Hendrik GoltziusHendrik GoltziusHendrik Goltzius , was a Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He was the leading Dutch engraver of the early Baroque period, or Northern Mannerism, noted for his sophisticated technique and the "exuberance" of his compositions. According to A...
, Dutch printmaker, draughtsman and painter (b. 15881558 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...
) - October 2 – Isaac OliverIsaac OliverIsaac Oliver was a French-born English portrait miniature painter.-Life and work:Born in Rouen, he moved to London in 1568 with his Huguenot parents Peter and Epiphany Oliver to escape the Wars of Religion in France...
, 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...
-born 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...
portraitPortraitthumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
miniaturePortrait miniatureA portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolour, or enamel.Portrait miniatures began to flourish in 16th century Europe and the art was practiced during the 17th century and 18th century...
painter (b. 15651565 in art-Works:-Paintings:* Pieter Bruegel the Elder paints the cycle of the seasons:**The Hunters in the Snow in the Kunsthistorisches Museum.**The Gloomy Day in the Kunsthistorisches Museum....
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- Giovanni Battista VerniciGiovanni Battista VerniciGiovanni Battista Vernici was an Italian painter.He was born in Bologna. He was a pupil in the school of the Carracci. He painted religious...
, Italian painter (b. unknown) - Andrea VicentinoAndrea VicentinoAndrea Vicentino was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period. He was a pupil of the painter Giovanni Battista Maganza. Born in Vicenza, he was also known as Andrea Michieli or Michelli. He moved to Venice in the mid-1570s and registered in the “Fraglia” or guild of Venetian...
, Italian Mannerist painter (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 Battista Vernici