1745 in art
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- February 2 – John Nichols (printer)John Nichols (printer)John Nichols was an English printer, author and antiquary.-Early life and apprenticeship:He was born in Islington, London to Edward Nichols and Anne Wilmot. On 22 June 1766 he married Anne Cradock daughter of William Cradock...
, English printer and author (d. 18261826 in art-Works:*Nicéphore Niépce creates first permanent photograph of a natural subject, View from the Window at Le Gras*Thomas Cole – Sunrise in the Catskill Mountains*Horace Vernet – Battle of the Bridge of Arcole-Births:...
) - March 29 – John RussellJohn Russell (painter)John Russell was an English painter renowned for his portrait work in oils and pastels, and as a writer and teacher of painting techniques.-Life and work:...
, English portrait painter (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:...
) - May 5 – Carl August EhrensvärdCarl August EhrensvärdCount Carl August Ehrensvärd was a Swedish naval officer, painter, author, and neo-classical architect.Ehrensvärd was born in Stockholm, and died in Örebro. Though active as a naval officer during his entire life, he is mostly remembered for the burlesque caricatures of often famous people from...
, 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....
naval officer, 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...
, authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, and neo-classical architect (d. 18001800 in artThe year 1800 in art is often estimated to be the beginning of the change from the Neoclassicism movement, that was based on Roman art, to the Romantic movement, which encouraged emotional art and ended around 1850.-Works:...
) - May 12 – Jens JuelJens Juel (painter)Jens Juel was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle.-Early life and career:...
, Danish portrait painter (d. 18021802 in art-Events:*The Journal of the Royal Institution records one of the first experiments in photography.-Works:*Antonio Canova – statue of Napoleon Bonaparte*François Gerard – Madame Récamier*John Constable – Dedham Vale, 1802-Births:...
) - August 3 – Domenico PozziDomenico PozziDomenico Pozzi was a painter of Swiss origin.He was born in Castel San Pietro to Swiss stuccoist Francesco Pozzi . He first trained with his father and Giuseppe Baldrighi, then he entered the Academy of Milan...
, Swiss painter (d. 17961796 in art-Births:* February 3 – Jean Baptiste Madou, painter and lithographer *May 28 – William Miller, Scottish Quaker line engraver * July 2 – Michael Thonet, furniture designer * July 17 – Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, French painter...
) - October 6 – Franciszek SmuglewiczFranciszek SmuglewiczFranciszek Smuglewicz or Pranciškus Smuglevičius, October 6, 1745 – September 18, 1807) was a Polish-Lithuanian draughtsman and painter. Smuglewicz is considered a progenitor of Lithuanian art in the modern era. Some consider him as a spiritual father of Jan Matejko's school of painting....
, Polish draughtsman and painter (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...
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- Kim Hong-do – KoreaKoreaKorea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n painter of the late Joseon periodJoseon DynastyJoseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...
(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:...
) - Pyotr DrozhdinPyotr DrozhdinPyotr Drozhdin was a Russian painter. He studied in St. Petersburg under Alexei Antropov and Dmitri Levitsky, and was granted the title of Academician in 1785.-References:...
– 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...
(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:...
) - Yi Inmun – KoreaKoreaKorea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n court painter of the late Joseon DynastyJoseon DynastyJoseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...
, primarily of landscapes (d. 18211821 in art-Events:*At the age of eleven, Théodore Chassériau is accepted into the studio of Ingres.-Works:*Edward Hodges Baily – Eve at the Fountain*John Constable – The Hay Wain-Births:* January 27 - August Becker, painter...
) - Uragami GyokudoUragami GyokudoUragami Gyokudō was a Japanese musician, painter, poet and calligrapher. In his lifetime, he was best known as a player of the Chinese seven-string zither, the guqin, but people came to appreciate his paintings after his death...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese musicianMusicianA musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, 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...
, poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and calligrapher (d. 18201820 in art-Events:*April 8 - The Venus de Milo is discovered on the island of Melos .-Works:*William Blake – The Ghost of a Flea*John Constable – Harwich Lighthouse*Bertel Thorvaldsen – The Lion of Lucerne...
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- Kim Hong-do – Korea
Deaths
- February 23 – Joseph EffnerJoseph EffnerJoseph Effner was a German architect and decorator.Effner was born in Dachau as a son of the court gardener Christian Öffner. Effner accompanied the elector of Bavaria Max Emanuel to Bruxelles. In 1706 Effner was retrained by Gabriel Germain Boffrand in Paris. Here he changed his family name to...
, architect and interior decorator (b. 16871687 in art-Events:*September 26 - An Ottoman Turk ammunition dump inside the Parthenon at Athens is ignited by Venetian bombardment. The resulting explosion severely damages the building and its sculptures.-Paintings:...
) - June 13 – 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 (b. 16781678 in art-Births:*June 3 - Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, Italian painter, sculptor and architect *date unknown**Giovanni Francesco Bagnoli, Italian painter of still-life paintings **Antonio Baroni, Italian painter active in Verona...
) - June 28 – Giovanni Maria delle Piane, court painter (b. 16601660 in art-Births:* Antonio Amorosi – Italian painter of the late-Baroque, active in Ascoli Piceno and Rome * Jakub Bogdan – Slovak still-life painter * Felice Cignani – Italian painter from Bologna , son of Carlo Cignani...
) - September 14 – Martino AltomonteMartino AltomonteMartino Altomonte, born Johann Martin Hohenberg was an Italian Baroque painter of Austrian descent who mainly worked in Poland and Austria.-Life and work:...
, Italian painter of frescoFrescoFresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
es (b. 16571657 in art-Paintings:* Diego Velázquez, Las Meninas, 1656–1657* Salomon van Ruysdael, View of Deventer Seen from the North-West-Births:*January - Peter van Bloemen, Dutch painter *May 8 – Martino Altomonte, Italian painter of frescoes...
) - December 19 – 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 (b. 16841684 in art-Births:*January 14 - Jean-Baptiste van Loo, Dutch painter *October 10 - Antoine Watteau, French painter **Karl Aigen, German painter, master painter/tutor with Daniel Gran in Vienna...
) - date unknown – Willem Van der HagenWillem Van der HagenWillem Van der Hagen was a Dutch painter who settled in Ireland in the early 1720s, where he subsequently painted many works of art. He was also active in Europe and England prior to this...
, Dutch painter who settled in IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, founder of the Irish school of landscapeLandscape artLandscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
painting (b. unknown) - probable – Johan RichterJohan RichterJohan Richter or Giovanni Richter was a Baroque painter, born in Sweden, but painting mainly landscapes or veduta of Venice....
, painter of landscapes or vedutaVedutaA veduta is a highly detailed, usually large-scale painting of a cityscape or some other vista....
of 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. 16651665 in art-Events:* April – Gian Lorenzo Bernini arrives in Paris, where he remains until November, fêted by the population.* Claude Perrault begins work on the eastern wing of the Louvre.-Works:...
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