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- January 14 - Jean-Baptiste van LooJean-Baptiste van LooJean-Baptiste van Loo was a French subject and portrait painter.-Biography:He was born in Aix-en-Provence, and was instructed in art by his father Louis-Abraham van Loo, son of Jacob van Loo...
, Dutch painter (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...
) - October 10 - Antoine WatteauAntoine WatteauJean-Antoine Watteau was a French painter whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement...
, French painter (d. 17211721 in art-Births:*January 17 – Charles Germain de Saint Aubin, draftsman and embroidery designer to King Louis XV *date unknown**Francesco Albotto, Italian painter **Charles Joseph Flipart, French painter and engraver -Deaths:...
)- Karl AigenKarl AigenKarl Aigen, who was born at Olmütz in 1684, painted in Vienna, and in 1754 became a member of the Academy, of which he was subsequently director and professor. He died at Vienna in 1762. The Gallery of the Belvedere in that city has two works by him — both views...
, German painter, master painter/tutor with Daniel Gran in ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
(d. 17621762 in art-Births:*February 29 – Eberhard Wächter, painter *June 16 – Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Italian painter, especially of history pieces, genre depictions, and whimsical and imaginary landscapes...
) - Marco BenefialMarco BenefialMarco Benefial was an Italian, proto-Neoclassical painter, mainly active in Rome. Benefial is best known for his repudiation of 18th century decorative Rococo styles pre-eminent in the Rome dominated by Carlo Maratta pupils....
, Italian, proto-Neoclassical painter, mainly active 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...
(d. 17641764 in art-Births:*April 14 – Firmin Didot, French printer, engraver, and type founder *April 20 – Rudolph Ackermann, printer and lithographer *May 11 – Grigory Ugryumov, Russian painter *May 20 – Johann Gottfried Schadow, sculptor...
) - Giovanni Angelo BorroniGiovanni Angelo BorroniGiovanni Angelo Borroni was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque and early-Neoclassic periods, active mainly in Milan and Cremona....
, Italian painter of the late-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...
and early-NeoclassicNeoclassicismNeoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
periods, active mainly in MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
(d. 17721772 in art-Events:*King George III of the United Kingdom appoints Benjamin West official painter to the court.-Works:* John Singleton Copley – Samuel Adams, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston*Fyodor Rokotov – Portrait of Alexandra Struyskaya-Births:...
) - Bian ShouminBian ShouminBian Shoumin , courtesy name as Yigong or Shoumin, sobriquet as Weijian Laoren, is a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. A native Shanyang , he was one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou"....
, Chinese painter in Qing DynastyQing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
(d. 17521752 in art-Events:*1 March - Painter Allan Ramsay elopes with and marries, as his second wife, the Jacobite heiress Margaret Lindsay.-Paintings:* François Boucher :**Marie-Louise O'Murphy**Allegory of Music...
) - Peter TillemansPeter TillemansPeter Tillemans was a Flemish painter, best known for his works on sporting and topographical subjects. Alongside John Wootton and James Seymour, he was one of the founders of the English school of sporting painting....
, Flemish baroque painter, especially of portraiture, landscapes, and works on sporting and military subjects (d. 17341734 in art-Events:* Engraving Copyright Act in Britain protects original engravings.-Paintings:* Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin paints The House of Cards-Births:* March 9 – Marie-Suzanne Giroust, French painter...
) - George VertueGeorge VertueGeorge Vertue was an English engraver and antiquary, whose notebooks on British art of the first half of the 18th century are a valuable source for the period.-Life:...
, English engraver and antiquary (d. 17561756 in art-Events:* The Venetian Academy was co-founded by Giovanni Antonio Guardi , also known as Gianantonio Guardi, an Italian painter, et al.-Paintings:* François Boucher paints portraits of Madame de Pompadour....
) - Odoardo VicinelliOdoardo VicinelliOdoardo Vicinelli was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period.He trained under Giovanni Maria Morandi of Florence. In Rome he also worked with Pietro Nelli.-References:...
, Italian painter of the late-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. 17551755 in art-Events:* Canaletto returns from England to Venice, where he continues painting until his death in 1768.-Paintings:* Jean-Honoré Fragonard – Musical Contest-Births:*April 16 – Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun, French painter...
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- Karl Aigen
Deaths
- January 15 - Caspar NetscherCaspar NetscherCaspar Netscher was a Dutch portrait and genre painter. He was a master in depicting oriental rugs, silk and brocade and introduced an international style to the Northern Netherlands.-Life:...
, 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...
portrait and genre works painter (b. 16391639 in art-Paintings:* Zhang Yan - Plum Blossoms in Snow* Peter Paul Rubens - The Three Graces.* Claude Lorrain - Seaport at Sunset, sometimes referred to as View of a Seaport....
) - January 24 (buried) - Jan WijnantsJan WijnantsJan Jansz Wijnants was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:He was born in Haarlem, the son of a Catholic art dealer also named Jan Wijnants...
, Dutch painter (b. 16321632 in art-Events:* July - Portraitist Anthony van Dyck, newly returned to London, is knighted and granted a pension as principalle Paynter in ordinary to their majesties.-Works:*Rembrandt – The Anatomy Lesson of Dr...
) - March - Pieter de HoochPieter de HoochPieter de Hooch was a genre painter during the Dutch Golden Age. He was a contemporary of Dutch Master Jan Vermeer, with whom his work shared themes and style.-Biography:...
, Dutch painter (b. 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...
) - April 26 – Jan Davidszoon de HeemJan Davidszoon de HeemJan Davidsz. de Heem or in-full Jan Davidszoon de Heem, also called Johannes de Heem or Johannes van Antwerpen , was a still life painter who was active in Utrecht and Antwerp...
, Dutch painter (b. 16061606 in art-Births:*February 27 – Laurent de La Hire, French painter *July 15 – Rembrandt, Dutch painter * Anthonie Jansz. van der Croos – Dutch painter * Jan Davidsz de Heem – Dutch painter...
) - July 2 - Josefa de ÓbidosJosefa de ÓbidosJosefa de Óbidos was a Spanish-born, Portuguese painter from the seventeenth century. Her birth name was Josefa de Ayala Figueira, but she signed her work as, "Josefa em Óbidos" or, "Josefa de Ayalla". She is one of the relatively few female European painters known to have been active in the...
, Spanish-born 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...
painter (b. 16301630 in art-Paintings:* Claude Lorrain - Landscape with Merchants * Rembrandt - The Rising of Lazarus, using chiaroscuro* Diego Velázquez – La Fragua de Vulcano-Births:...
) - October - Gerrit BattemGerrit BattemGerrit Battem or Gerard van Battum was a superior Dutch landscape painter.-Biography:Houbraken mentions drawings by Battem in the house of his patron Jonas van Witsen of Amsterdam, who bought them for 1300 guilders along with colored drawings by Adriaen van Ostade in the 1670'sAccording to the...
, Dutch landscape painter (b. 16361636 in art-Paintings:* Nicolas Poussin - The Triumph of Pan and The Triumph of Bacchus * Rembrandt**Belshazzar's Feast .**The Blinding of Samson...
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- Pietro Paolo BaldiniPietro Paolo BaldiniPietro Paolo Baldini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was active in mid 17th century in Rome, emerging as a pupil and one of the most faithful followers of Pietro da Cortona's style. He was nicknamed il Cortona, and sometimes called Pietro Paolo Ubaldini.-References:...
, Italian painter (b. 16141614 in art-Works:*El Greco – The Opening of the Fifth Seal-Births:*March 25 - Juan Carreño de Miranda, Spanish painter *April 18 - Nicolas Robert, French miniaturist and engraver...
) - Giovanni Battista CarloneGiovanni Battista CarloneGiovanni Battista Carlone was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Genoa.Carlone was born and died in Genoa. He came from a family of artists: his father Taddeo was a sculptor and his older brother Giovanni Bernardo Carlone, a well-trained painter. He may have had some...
, Italian painter active mainly in GenoaGenoaGenoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
(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...
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- Pietro Paolo Baldini