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- March 26 – Hubert-François GravelotHubert-François GravelotHubert-François Bourguignon, commonly known as Gravelot , was a French engraver, a famous book illustrator, designer and drawing-master...
, French illustrator (d. 17731773 in art-Events:*Francisco Goya marries Josefa Bayeu.*Ulrika Pasch elected in to the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts-Births:*December 9 – Marianne Ehrenström, Swedish writer, singer, painter, pianist, culture personality, and memorialist *date unknown...
) - Jean-Baptiste-Siméon ChardinJean-Baptiste-Siméon ChardinJean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was an 18th-century French painter. He is considered a master of still life, and is also noted for his genre paintings which depict kitchen maids, children, and domestic activities...
, French painter (d. 17791779 in art-Paintings:*Charles Willson Peale – George Washington-Births:*January 3 - Gustav Philipp Zwinger *February 20 – Augustus Wall Callcott, English landscape painter *November 5 – Washington Allston, painter, the "American Titian"...
) - Giuseppe GrisoniGiuseppe GrisoniGiuseppe Pierre Joseph Grisoni , also known as Grifoni or Grison, was an Italian painter and sculptor, noted for his landscapes and historical tableaux....
, painter (d. 17691769 in art-Works:*Christopher Hewetson – Busts of Charles Townley and Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn*Jean-Honoré Fragonard – Self Portrait-Births:*April 3 – Josiah Wedgwood II, pottery owner, son of Josiah Wedgwood...
) - Ivan VishnyakovIvan VishnyakovIvan Yakovlevich Vishnyakov was a Russian painter.Vishnyakov was born in Moscow. He was a pupil of Louis Caravaque, a French artist, who worked in Russia. Vishnyakov worked in the painting department of the Ministry of Construction, and painted primarily portraits at that time...
, Russian painter (d. 17611761 in art-Births:*January 24 – Johann Christian Reinhart, German painter and etcher *May – John Opie, historical and portrait painter *July 5 – Louis-Léopold Boilly, French painter...
) - Giovanni Antonio GuardiGiovanni Antonio GuardiGiovanni Antonio Guardi , also known as Gianantonio Guardi, was an Italian painter. Guardi was one of the founders of the Venetian Academy in 1756.-Biography:...
, also known as Gianantonio Guardi, an Italian painter, 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....
co-founder of the Venetian Academy (d. 17601760 in art-Births:*January 10 – Guillaume Guillon-Lethière, French neoclassical painter *January 20 – Ferdinand Bauer, Austrian botanical illustrator *March 2 – Christina Charlotta Cederström, Swedish artist, poet, and baroness...
) - Giuseppe MarchesiGiuseppe MarchesiGiuseppe Marchesi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna. He was also known as il Sansone. He was a pupil of the painter Marcantonio Franceschini and Aureliano Milani....
– 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 active mainly in 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,...
(d. 17711771 in art-Works:* John Singleton Copley – Ezekiel Goldthwait and Mrs. Ezekiel Goldthwait , Museum of Fine Arts, Boston-Births:*March 16 – Antoine-Jean Gros, French painter...
) - Giuseppe NogariGiuseppe NogariGiuseppe Nogari was a Venetian painter of the Rococo, where he painted mainly painted half-body portraits, either real or of historical and religious figures. They are striking for their emotional content, subdued decoration and coloration, and often display aged individuals in somewhat homely or...
– VenetianVeniceVenice 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...
painter of the RococoRococoRococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
, where he painted mainly painted half-body portraits (d. 17631763 in art-Events:* Canaletto is elected to the Venetian Academy of Fine Arts.* Francesco Zuccarelli is elected to the Venetian Academy.-Births:* June 26 – George Morland, English painter of animals and rustic scenes...
) - Giovanni Agostino RattiGiovanni Agostino RattiGiovanni Agostino Ratti was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period.Born in Savona, and active in Genoa, he constructed scenography for the theatre, and the cabinets with lively caricatures, which he also engraved...
– 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...
cabinets painter, engraver, and constructed scenography (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...
) - Pierre SubleyrasPierre SubleyrasPierre Subleyras was a French painter, active during the late-Baroque and early-Neoclassic period, mainly in Italy....
– 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...
painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, active during 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...
period (d. 17491749 in art-Paintings:* Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin refines technique for reflected light on glass and silver, painting The Silver Beaker.-Births:* January 13 – Friedrich Müller, painter, narrator, lyricist and dramatist...
) - Georg Wenzeslaus von KnobelsdorffGeorg Wenzeslaus von KnobelsdorffHans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff was a painter and architect in Prussia.Knobelsdorff was born in Kuckädel, now in Krosno Odrzańskie County. A soldier in the service of Prussia, he resigned his commission in 1729 as captain so that he could pursue his interest in architecture...
– painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and 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...
in PrussiaPrussiaPrussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
(d. 17531753 in art-Paintings:* Jean-Baptiste Oudry painted The White Duck.* Gustaf Lundberg painted a portrait of Carolus Linnaeus .* Jean-Honoré Fragonard painted Psyche Showing Her Sisters Her Gifts from Cupid....
) - (b. 1699/1707): Stefano PozziStefano PozziStefano Pozzi was an Italian painter, designer, draughtsman and decorator whose career was spent largely in Rome....
– 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, designer, draughtsmanDrawingDrawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
and decorator (d. 17681768 in art-Paintings:* Joseph Wright of Derby, An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump-Births:*March 10 - Domingos Sequeira, Portuguese painter *April 18 - Jean-Baptiste Debret, French painter of lithographs depicting the people of Brazil...
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- Mattia PretiMattia PretiMattia Preti was an Italian Baroque artist who worked in Italy and Malta.- Biography :Born in the small town of Taverna in Calabria, Preti was sometimes called Il Cavalier Calabrese...
, Italian Baroque artist who worked in Italy and Malta (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...
) - Giovanni Battista BuonocoreGiovanni Battista BuonocoreGiovanni Battista Buonocore was an Italian painter of the Baroque.He was born in Campli in Abruzzo. He trained under Pier Francesco Mola. He traveled from Lombardy to Venice, then Florence, then finally to Rome. He painted an altar-piece for the Chiesa degli Orfanelli at Rome. He became a member...
– 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 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...
(b. 16431643 in art-Paintings: *Alonzo Cano – Ideal portrait of a Spanish King-Births:*date unknown**Giovanni Battista Buonocore, Italian painter **Filippo Gherardi – Italian painter of frescoes...
) - Tommaso MisciroliTommaso MisciroliTommaso Misciroli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Also called il Pittor Villano or the Peasant Painter. Born in Faenza. He studied the work of Guido Reni. In Faenza, he painted a Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia for the church of namesake in Faenza.-References:...
– 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 from FaenzaFaenzaFaenza is an Italian city and comune, in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated 50 km southeast of Bologna.Faenza is noted for its manufacture of majolica ware glazed earthenware pottery, known from the name of the town as "faience"....
(b. 16361636 in art-Paintings:* Nicolas Poussin - The Triumph of Pan and The Triumph of Bacchus * Rembrandt**Belshazzar's Feast .**The Blinding of Samson...
) - Pandolfo ReschiPandolfo ReschiPandolfo Reschi was a painter, born at Danzig and active in italy.He went to Italy when he was young, and became one of the ablest pupils of Giacomo Borgognone. He painted battle-pieces and imitated the landscapes of Salvator Rosa. H also excelled in painting perspective and architectural views...
– PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
-born 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 battle scenes and landscapes (b. 16431643 in art-Paintings: *Alonzo Cano – Ideal portrait of a Spanish King-Births:*date unknown**Giovanni Battista Buonocore, Italian painter **Filippo Gherardi – Italian painter of frescoes...
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