1678 in art
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- June 3 - Domenico Antonio VaccaroDomenico Antonio VaccaroDomenico Antonio Vaccaro was an Italian painter, sculptor and architect, the son and pupil of Lorenzo Vaccaro. Lorenzo was in turn a pupil of Cosimo Fanzago and was part of a large family of artists including Andrea Vaccaro, a pupil of Girolamo Imparato.Domenico Antonio was born in Naples and his...
, Italian painter, sculptor and architect (d. 17451745 in art-Births:* February 2 – John Nichols , English printer and author *March 29 – John Russell, English portrait painter * May 5 – Carl August Ehrensvärd, Swedish naval officer, painter, author, and neo-classical architect...
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- Giovanni Francesco BagnoliGiovanni Francesco BagnoliGiovanni Francesco Bagnoli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, who painted still-life paintings. He was born and active in Florence.-References:...
, Italian painter of still-life paintings (d. 17131713 in art-Births:*October 13 - Allan Ramsay, Scottish portrait painter *October 30 - Giuseppe Antonio Landi, Italian neoclassical architect and painter of quadratura *date unknown...
) - Antonio BaroniAntonio BaroniAntonio Baroni was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in Verona. He trained with Simone Brentana in Verona, and then in Bologna with Marcantonio Franceschini. He painted Sacrifice of Isaac for the oratorio di San Biago. He painted a Nativity for the church of San Alessio. He...
, Italian painter active in 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...
(d. 17461746 in art-Paintings:*Canaletto paints Westminster Bridge.*John Smybert paints portrait of William Pepperrell-Births:*March 22 – Gerard van Spaendonck, Dutch painter *March 30 – Francisco Goya, Aragonese Spanish painter and printmaker...
) - Carlo BologniniCarlo BologniniCarlo Bolognini was an Italian painter of the Baroque. He was mentioned in the Abecedario Pittorico of Padre Orlandi, was born at Bologna in 1678 , and was first a pupil of Mauro Aldrovaridini, then worked with Giulio Trogli. He excelled in painting quadratura, and was much employed at...
, Italian painter of quadratura (d. 17041704 in art-Works:*Paolo Alessandro Maffei - Engraving of Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus-Births:*February 15 – Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, French sculptor *May/June – Johann Baptist Straub – German Rococo sculptor...
) - Tommaso DossiTommaso DossiTommaso Dossi was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in Verona. He trained with Giovanni Murari and then with Simone Brentana. He painted an altarpiece of the Virgin and child with San Filippo Neri for the church of the Filippini. He painted a S. Eurosia for the parish church of...
, Italian painter from 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...
(d. 17301730 in art-Births:*January 15 – Mauro Antonio Tesi, Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna *April 1 – Solomon Gessner, Swiss painter and poet *July 12 – Josiah Wedgwood, English potter...
) - Bernardo SchiaffinoBernardo SchiaffinoBernardo Schiaffino was an Italian sculptor of the Baroque period, active mainly in his natal city of Genoa.He was one of two sculptors in his family, along with his younger brother Francesco Maria Schiaffino. He trained with Domenico Parodi...
, Italian sculptor (d. 17251725 in art-Births:*August 21 – Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter *September 25 – Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian engraver *November 22 – Ignaz Günther, German sculptor and woodcarver within the Bavarian rococo tradition *date unknown...
) - Alonso Miguel de TovarAlonso Miguel de TovarAlonso Miguel de Tovar, sometimes called Tobar was a Spanish baroque painter, appointed court painter by Philip V in 1723.- Early career :...
, 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 (d. 17581758 in art-Births:*April 4**John Hoppner, portrait painter **Pierre Paul Prud'hon, painter *June 19 – Raffaello Sanzio Morghen, engraver *August 14 – Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, painter...
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- Giovanni Francesco Bagnoli
Deaths
- January 29 - Giulio CarpioniGiulio CarpioniGiulio Carpioni was an Italian painter and etcher of the early Baroque era.Born probably in Venice, Carpioni studied under Alessandro Varotari and was also influenced by the work of Simone Cantarini, Carlo Saraceni and Jean Leclerc. He came into contact with Lombard art after a brief visit to...
, Italian painter and etcher (b. 16131613 in art-Births:*February 24 – Mattia Preti, Italian Baroque artist who worked in Italy and Malta *March 12 - André Le Nôtre, landscape architect *April 7 – Gerrit Dou , Dutch painter , pupil of Rembrandt* date unknown...
) - April 22 - Sebastiano MazzoniSebastiano MazzoniSebastiano Mazzoni was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.Born in Florence, he trained in that city during 1632-33 in the studio of Baccio del Bianco. He then moved to Venice in 1648, and stayed there till his death. He painted a somewhat unusual Annunciation with a hovering ghostly angel...
, 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...
who painted with unresolved dynamismDynamism (metaphysics)Dynamism is a metaphysical concept conceived by Gottfried Leibniz and developed into a full system of cosmology. Dynamism in metaphysical cosmology explains the material world in terms of active, pointlike forces, with no extension but with action at a distance...
and from awkward perspectives (b. 16111611 in art-Paintings:*Frans Hals - Jacobus Zaffius -Births:*February 24 - William Dobson, English portrait painter *March 15 - Jan Fyt, Flemish animal painter and etcher...
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- Pieter Jansz van AschPieter Jansz van Asch-Biography:He was born at Delft, the son of a portrait painter and joined the Guild of St. Luke in 1623. Jan Verkolje knew him and made a mezzotint of him. The city of Delft paid him 100 guilders for a schoorsteenstuk or overmantel piece in the City Hall known as the Prinsenhof...
, 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 (b. 16031603 in art-Paintings:*Caravaggio**The Entombment of Christ**Sacrifice of Isaac -Births:*March 2 - Pietro Novelli, Italian painter, architect and stage set designer...
) - Otto Marseus van SchrieckOtto Marseus van SchrieckOtto Marseus van Schrieck was a painter in the Dutch Golden Age.-Biography:Marseus van Schrieck spent the years 1648-1657 in Rome and Florence with the painters Matthias Withoos and Willem van Aelst, after which he settled in Amsterdam. He is best known for his paintings of forest flora and fauna...
, Dutch painter (b. 16191619 in art-Events:-Births:*February 24 - Charles Le Brun, painter *April 2 - Onofrio Gabrieli, Italian painter *May - Philips Wouwerman, Dutch painter *June - Jan Victors, Dutch painter of subjects from the Bible...
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- Pieter Jansz van Asch
- July 26 - Orsola Maddalena CacciaOrsola Maddalena CacciaOrsola Maddalena Caccia was an Italian woman painter of the Baroque period. She was born the daughter of Guglielmo Caccia. Together with her sister Francesca, they produced paintings for the monastery at Moncalvo. Oreóla died in 1678, and Francesca at the age of 57....
, Italian woman painter (b. unknown) - September 1 – 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 (b. 16011601 in art-Paintings:*Caravaggio**Crucifixion of St. Peter**Supper at Emmaus**The Conversion of Saint Paul**Conversion on the Way to Damascus-Births:*January 19 - Guido Cagnacci, Italian painter of the Bolognese School...
) - September 8 - Pietro della VecchiaPietro della VecchiaPietro della Vecchia was an Italian painter also known as Pietro Muttoni. Born in Vicenza , he likely trained with Alessandro Varotari, called Padovanino, deriving a notable interest in Venetian masters such as Titian and Giorgione. Until 1984, he was mistakenly referred to as Pietro Muttoni...
, Italian painter of grotesque paintings and 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,...
ures (b. 16031603 in art-Paintings:*Caravaggio**The Entombment of Christ**Sacrifice of Isaac -Births:*March 2 - Pietro Novelli, Italian painter, architect and stage set designer...
) - October - Caesar van EverdingenCaesar van EverdingenCesar Pietersz, or Cesar Boetius van Everdingen , older brother of Allart van Everdingen and Jan van Everdingen, was a Dutch Golden Age portrait and history painter.-Biography:...
, Dutch 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,...
painter (b. 1616/16171616 in art-Paintings:* Jacob Jordaens painted Adoration of the Shepherds, his earliest dated extant work.* Isaac Oliver painted a miniature of Donne.* Simon van de Passe made an engraved portrait of Pocahontas , later published in John Smith's Generall Historie of Virginia in 1624.* Peter Paul Rubens painted...
) - October 12 - Pieter CoddePieter CoddePieter Jacobsz. Codde was a Dutch painter of genre works, guardroom scenes and portraits.-Life:Codde was a technically skilled painter...
, DutchDutch peopleThe Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
painter of genre works (b. 15991599 in art-Works:*Caravaggio**Basket of Fruit**Judith Beheading Holofernes**David and Goliath**Narcissus-Births:*March 22 - Anthony van Dyck, Flemish Baroque artist who became England's leading court painter...
) - October 18 – Jacob JordaensJacob JordaensJacob Jordaens was one of three Flemish Baroque painters, along with Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, to bring prestige to the Antwerp school of painting. Unlike those contemporaries he never traveled abroad to study Italian painting, and his career is marked by an indifference to their...
, Flemish painter (b. 15931593 in art-Paintings: *Caravaggio – Boy with a Basket of Fruit-Births:*March 13 - Georges de La Tour, painter from the Duchy of Lorraine, now in France *May 19 - Jacob Jordaens, Flemish Baroque painter from the Antwerp school of painting...
) - October 19 - Samuel Dirksz van HoogstratenSamuel Dirksz van HoogstratenSamuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten was a Dutch painter of the Golden Age.-Biography:Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten was born and died in Dordrecht. He was...
, Dutch painter (b. 16271627 in art-Events:* The Fontana della Barcaccia in Rome is engineered by Gian Lorenzo Bernini with help from his father.-Works:*Rembrandt**The Flight to Egypt **The Gold Weigher**St. Paul in Prison-Births:...
) - November 20 - Karel DujardinKarel DujardinKarel Dujardin was a Dutch painter.-Biography:Karel Dujardin was a Dutch painter and etcher, born in Amsterdam in 1622. Although active as a portrait and history painter, he is best known for his Italianate landscapes. Typical of his landscape paintings is Farm Animals in the Shade of a Tree...
, 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...
animal and landscape painter (b. 16261626 in art-Works:*Rembrandt**The Angel and the Prophet Balaam**Consul Cerialis and the Germanic Legions**A Musical Gathering**The Rest on the Flight to Egypt **Tobit and Anna with the Kid-Births:...
) - December 9 – Jürgen OvensJürgen OvensJürgen Ovens , also known as Georg, or Jurriaen Ovens whilst in the Netherlands, was a portrait painter from North Frisia and, according to Arnold Houbraken, a pupil of Rembrandt...
, German painter (b. 16231623 in art-Paintings:*Martin Droeshout – First Folio of William Shakespeare's plays* Dirck Hals**Musicians**Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan* Gerard van Honthorst – The Prodigal Son...
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- Marco BoschiniMarco BoschiniMarco Boschini was an Italian painter and engraver of the early-Baroque period in Venice.He was born in Venice, and was educated in the school of Palma il Giovane. He painted The Last Supper for the sacristy of San Girolamo at Venice. He also distinguished himself as an engraver and as a writer on...
, Italian painter in 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. 16131613 in art-Births:*February 24 – Mattia Preti, Italian Baroque artist who worked in Italy and Malta *March 12 - André Le Nôtre, landscape architect *April 7 – Gerrit Dou , Dutch painter , pupil of Rembrandt* date unknown...
) - Domenico de BenedettisDomenico de BenedettisDomenico de Benedettis was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born in Piedimonte d'Alise. He was sent when young to Naples, where he apprenticed with Fabrizio Santafede, and afterward in Rome, worked under Guido Reni...
, Italian painter (b. 16101610 in art-Works:*Caravaggio**The Denial of Saint Peter**John the Baptist **The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula**David with the Head of Goliath-Births:...
) - Antonio de PeredaAntonio de PeredaAntonio de Pereda was a Spanish Baroque-era painter, best known for his still lifes. Pereda was born in Valladolid. He was the eldest of three brothers from an artistic family. His father, mother and two brothers were all painters. He was educated in Madrid by Pedro de las Cuevas and was taken...
, 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 (b. 16111611 in art-Paintings:*Frans Hals - Jacobus Zaffius -Births:*February 24 - William Dobson, English portrait painter *March 15 - Jan Fyt, Flemish animal painter and etcher...
) - Giulio Cesare MilaniGiulio Cesare MilaniGiulio Cesare Milani was an Italian painter of the Baroque.He was born in Bologna, where he was a pupil of Simone Cantarini and Flaminio Torre. He painted a Marriage of the Virgin for the church of San Giuseppe; a Sant' Antonio di Padova for the church of Santa Maria del Castello; and a Holy...
, Italian painter (b. 16211621 in art-Paintings:* Giovanni Francesco Barbieri painted The Suicide of Cleopatra.* Giovanni Francesco Guerrieri painted Virgin and Child.* Domenico Zampieri painted The Assumption of Mary Magdalene into Heaven.-Births:...
) - Giacomo TorelliGiacomo TorelliGiacomo Torelli was the most important set designer of the middle of the seventeenth century. Born in 1608 in the town of Fano, the year of Giulio Parigi’s work on Il Giudizio di Paride in Florence, Torelli was of noble birth. His work in stage design was extensively engraved and hence survives...
, Italian set designer and engraver (b. 16081608 in art-Paintings:*Caravaggio**The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist**Portrait of Fra Antonio Martelli**Sleeping Cupid**John the Baptist **Annunciation**Burial of St. Lucy-Births:...
) - Giovanni Battista FaldaGiovanni Battista FaldaGiovanni Battista Falda was an Italian architect and engraver. He is mainly known for his engravings of contemporary and antique structures in Rome....
, Italian engraver especially of contemporary and antique structures in RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
(b. 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...
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- Marco Boschini
- probable - Domenico AmbrogiDomenico AmbrogiDomenico Ambrogi was an Italian painter from Bologna of the 17th century, also called Menichino or Menghino del Brizio, after a master. Mainly known as a decorator of quadratura. He is also known as Domenico degli Ambrogi...
, Italian painter from BolognaBolognaBologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
(b. 16001600 in art-Works:* Caravaggio**The Calling of St Matthew**The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew* El Greco - View of Toledo-Births:*May - Andrea Vaccaro, Italian Caravaggisti painter in a tenebrist style *date unknown...
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