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- Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin – The Morning Toilette
Births
- May 28 - Fedot ShubinFedot ShubinFedot Ivanovich Shubin is widely regarded as the greatest sculptor of 18th-century Russia.A peasant's son, Shubin was born in a Pomor village near Kholmogory and, inspired by the example of his neighbour Mikhail Lomonosov, he walked all the way to St Petersburg at the age of 18...
, RussianRussiansThe Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
sculptor (d. 18051805 in art-Events:*William Blake begins work on the illustrations for Blair's The Grave.-Works:*John Sell Cotman – Greta Bridge*Thomas Douglas Guest – Bearing the Dead Body of Patroclus to the Camp, Achilles's Grief-Awards:* Grand Prix de Rome, painting:...
) - September 7 - Johan Tobias SergelJohan Tobias SergelJohan Tobias Sergel , Swedish sculptor, was born in Stockholm.-Biography:After studying for some time in Paris he went to Rome, where he remained for twelve years and sculpted a number of groups in marble, including, besides subjects from classical mythology, a colossal representation of "History,"...
, SwedishSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
sculptor (d. 18141814 in art-Works:* Francisco Goya – The executions of the Third of May 1808.* Jacques-Louis David – Leonidas at Thermopylae-Births:*March 3 – Louis Buvelot, Swiss-Australian painter *March 22 – Thomas Crawford, sculptor...
) - September 17 - John Hamilton MortimerJohn Hamilton MortimerJohn Hamilton Mortimer was a British Neoclassical painter known primarily for his romantic paintings and pieces set in Italy and its countryside, various other works depicting conversations between people, and works drawn in the 1770s portraying war scenes, very similar to those of Salvator Rosa...
, BritishBritish peopleThe British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
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...
al painter known primarily for his romantic paintings and Italian landscapes (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"...
) - October 31 - Philip James de LoutherbourgPhilip James de LoutherbourgPhilip James de Loutherbourg, also seen as Philippe-Jacques and Philipp Jakob and with the appellation the Younger was an English artist of German origin who became known for his elaborate set designs for London theatres.-Early life:He was born in Strasbourg, where his father, the representative...
, 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...
miniaturistPortrait 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...
(d. 18121812 in art-Works:*Théodore Géricault – The Charging Chasseur*Francisco Goya – Portrait of the Duke of Wellington*John Martin – Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion-Births:*March 1 – Augustus Pugin, architect, illustrator, and designer...
) - November 24 - John Bacon, British sculptor (d. 17971797 in art-Births:*June 16 – Sophie Fremiet, French painter *July 17 – Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter *August 8 – Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury, French painter *September 19 – January Suchodolski, Polish painter and Army officer...
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- Edmund GarveyEdmund GarveyEdmund Garvey, RA was an Irish painter.-Life and career:Born in Kilkenny, Ireland, he first studied under Robert Carver and then in Rome. The bulk of his work was done in London from 1764 onwards, with a spell in Rome in 1798....
, IrishIrish peopleThe Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
painter (d. 18131813 in art-Works:*Johann Christian Reinhart - Blick auf Tivoli*J. M. W. Turner – Frosty Morning-Births:*March 27 – Nathaniel Currier, illustrator *April 18 – Franz Ittenbach, religious painter...
) - Pierre GouthièrePierre GouthièrePierre Gouthière , French metal worker, was born at Bar-sur-Aube and went to Paris at an early age as the pupil of Martin Cour....
, metal-worker (d. 18061806 in art-Events:*The Elgin Marbles are brought to Britain from Greece by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin.-Works:* Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres:*Napoleon on his Imperial Throne*Madame Rivière-Births:...
) - Nathaniel GroganNathaniel GroganNathaniel Grogan was an Irish painter from Cork.-Career:Grogan who initially trained with local painter, John Butts, noted Dutch painters such as Hobbema and Heemskerck as his key influences. He began life as an apprentice to his father, a turner and block maker, but had a love for the arts and...
Irish painter from CorkCork (city)Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
(d. 18071807 in art-Events:*Completion of Fonthill Abbey, built to house the art collection of William Thomas Beckford.-Works:*David Wilkie – Rent Day*Jacques-Louis David – The Coronation of Napoleon-Births:*February 4 – Max Emanuel Ainmiller, glass painter...
) - William MarlowWilliam MarlowWilliam Marlow was a British landscape and marine painter and etcher.-Life:Marlow was born in Southwark in London, and studied for 5 years under Samuel Scott the marine painter, and also at the St...
, English marine painter (d. 18131813 in art-Works:*Johann Christian Reinhart - Blick auf Tivoli*J. M. W. Turner – Frosty Morning-Births:*March 27 – Nathaniel Currier, illustrator *April 18 – Franz Ittenbach, religious painter...
) - Nikola NeškovićNikola NeškovicNikola Nešković was the most famous Serbian religious painter of the 18th century. He is the author of over a thousand works, including many icons, frescos, and portraits.-External links:**...
, Serbian religious painter of icons, frescoes, and portraits (d. 17891789 in art-Events:*James Stuart and Nicholas Revett publish "The Antiquities of Athens" with William Pars's 1765 painting "The Parthenon when it contained a mosque".-Works:*Jacques-Louis David – The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons...
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- Edmund Garvey
- probable - Vincenzio VangelistiVincenzio VangelistiVincenzo Vangelisti was an Italian engraver. He was born at Florence. He visited Paris when young, where he became a pupil of Ignazio Hugford and Johann Georg Wille. Emperor Leopold II of Austria invited him in 1766 to Milan, where he became professor in the Brera Academy, and in 1790 first...
, 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...
engraver (d. 17981798 in art-Works:*William Beechey – George III and the Prince of Wales reviewing troops*François Gérard – Cupid and Psyche*Antoine-Jean Gros – Le pont d'Arcole-Births:*February 17 – Josef Navrátil, Bohemian painter of paintings, murals, and frescos...
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Deaths
- February 23 - Massimiliano Soldani BenziMassimiliano Soldani BenziMassimiliano Soldani-Benzi or Massimiliano Soldani was an Italian sculptor and medallist, mainly active in Florence....
, Italian sculptor and medalMedalA medal, or medallion, is generally a circular object that has been sculpted, molded, cast, struck, stamped, or some way rendered with an insignia, portrait, or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for athletic, military, scientific,...
list (b. 16561656 in art-Works:* The Procuress – Johannes Vermeer * Las Meninas – Diego Velázquez -Births:*April 9 - Francesco Trevisani, Italian painter of frescoes...
) - April 21 - Antonio BalestraAntonio BalestraAntonio Balestra was an Italian painter of the Rococo period.Born in Verona, he first apprenticed there with Giovanni Zeffio. By 1690 he moved to Venice, where he worked for three years under Antonio Bellucci, then moved to Bologna and then to paint in Carlo Maratta's workshop in Rome. In 1694, he...
, Italian 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...
painter (b. 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...
) - May 18 - Giuseppe PalmieriGiuseppe PalmieriGiuseppe Palmieri was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period.Palmieri was born in Genoa. Orphaned as a baby, he came into the care of an uncle. As a boy, after his uncle died, he was apprenticed to an unidentified Tuscan painter, with whom he travelled through Italy, including a long stay...
, Italian painter (b. 16741674 in art-Paintings:* Claude Lorrain painted Seaport .* Willem van de Velde the Elder painted the First Battle of Schooneveld-Births:*January 12 – Alexis Simon Belle French portrait painter...
) - June - Jan Frans van BloemenJan Frans van BloemenJan Frans van Bloemen was a Flemish landscape painter of the Baroque period.Born in Antwerp, van Bloemen was a younger brother of Pieter van Bloemen, who had left for Rome in 1674, where Jan Frans joined him in 1689. In 1690 a third painting brother, Norbert van Bloemen , joined them as well...
, Flemish landscape painter (b. 16621662 in art-Paintings:*The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis * Ex-Voto de 1662 by Philippe de Champaigne*Rembrandt van Rijn – The Sampling Officials-Births:* Pierre Gobert, French painter...
) - July 20 - Giuseppe Antonio CaccioliGiuseppe Antonio CaccioliGiuseppe Antonio Caccioli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.- Biography :Giuseppe Antonio Caccioli was born in Bologna. When he was three, his father died, and he was taught the art of painting by his tutors from a very early age...
, Italian painter (b. 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...
) - July 21 - Johann Evangelist HolzerJohann Evangelist HolzerJohann Evangelist Holzer was an Austrian-German painter.Holzer was born in Burgeis, Mals, in the Vinschgau Valley of South Tyrol, as the son of a miller...
, AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n-GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
painter (b. 17091709 in art-Paintings:* Paolo Baronni - Frescoes in Saint Denis church .* Giuseppe Maria Crespi - The Flea.* Kano Tsunenobu- Portrait of a Japanese official.-Births:...
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- Pietro BianchiPietro Bianchi (painter)Pietro Bianchi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Genoa and Rome.Pietro’s father, Giovanni Bianchi, had moved from Sarzana to Rome in 1682. His sister was married to an attendant to the household of the Marchese Marcello Sacchetti, who noted the boy Pietro’s affinity for...
, Italian painter, active 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....
and 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. 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:...
) - Francesco CostaFrancesco CostaFrancesco Costa was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in his Native Genoa. He was the pupil of the painter Gregorio de Ferrari in Genoa, and later of Antonio Maria Haffner. He often painted with Giovanni Battista Revello . He painted in the Palazzo Grilli in Pegli.He...
– 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 ornaments and quadratura (b. 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...
) - Franz de Paula FergFranz de Paula FergFranz de Paula Ferg was an Austrian painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Franz was born in Vienna, and painted primarily scenes of daily life, such as people interacting in markets and villages.-References:...
, AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n landscape painter (b. 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...
) - Francesco FernandiFrancesco FernandiFrancesco Fernandi , also known as Imperiali, was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period.Born in Milan, he initially apprenticed with the painter for the Borromeo family, Carlo Vimercati. After a spell in Palermo, of which little is known, he moved to Rome sometime around 1705...
, Italian painter (b. 16791679 in art-Works:*François de Troy - Portrait of Nils Bielke*Memorial painting of Isaac Bargrave in Canterbury Cathedral, attributed to Cornelius Jansen-Births:*January 27 – Jean-François de Troy, French painter *April 24 - Francesco Mancini, painter...
) - Amalia Wilhelmina KönigsmarckAmalia Wilhelmina KönigsmarckAmalia Wilhelmina Königsmarck was a Swedish noble, known as a dilettante artist , amateur actor, and poet.Daughter of Conrad Christoff Königsmarck and Maria Christina Wrangel, sister of Philip Christoph Königsmarck, Aurora Königsmarck and Carl Johan Königsmarck, and paternal niece of Otto Wilhelm...
, Swedish painter (b. 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...
) - Grigoriis MusikiyskyGrigoriis MusikiyskyGrigoriis Musikiysky Grigoriis Musikiysky Grigoriis Musikiysky (1670 – 1740; also known as Grigoriis Semyonovich Musikiysky or Grigory Musikiysky, was a Russian painter.Musikiysky painted primarily portraits of Russian aristocracy. His frequent medium was painting enamel on gold or copper....
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n 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...
(b. 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...
) - Giacomo PaviaGiacomo PaviaGiacomo Pavia was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in his native Bologna. He was a pupil of the painter Giuseppe Maria Crespi-References:...
, Italian painter, active mainly in his native 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. 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:...
) - Padre Felice RamelliPadre Felice RamelliPadre Felice Ramelli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.He was born in Asti in the Piedmont. In Rome, he became a cleric, and was made a canon of San Giovanni Laterano. He excelled in portrait miniatures...
, Italian miniaturist (b. 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...
) - Arcangelo ResaniArcangelo ResaniArcangelo Resani was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born at Rome and was a pupil of Giovanni Battista Boncuore. He chiefly excelled in painting animals and hunted game. His simple realistic works were highly esteemed at Siena, Bologna, and Venice...
, Italian painter of animals and hunted game (b. 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...
) - Giuseppe RivolaGiuseppe RivolaGiuseppe Rivola was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was a pupil of Father Abbiati, and died in 1740.-References:...
, Italian painter (b. unknown)
- Pietro Bianchi
- probable - Guglielmo da LeoniGuglielmo da LeoniGuglielmo da Leoni was an Italian painter and engraver. He was born at Parma. He was reputedly a pupil of Giulio Romano, but he soon abandoned painting for engraving.-References:...
, Italian painter and engraver (b. 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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