1638 in art
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- Francisco ZurbaránFrancisco ZurbaránFrancisco de Zurbarán was a Spanish painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs, and for his still-lifes...
begins work on the series of paintings in the Santa María de GuadalupeSanta María de GuadalupeThe Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic monastic establishment in Guadalupe, Cáceres, a province of the Extremadura autonomous community of Spain It was one of the most important monasteries in the country for more than four centuries...
Works
- Gian Lorenzo BerniniGian Lorenzo BerniniGian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect...
– Bust of Thomas BakerBust of Thomas Baker (Bernini)The Bust of Thomas Baker is a 1638 marble portrait sculpture created by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini, with much of the bust undertaken by a pupil of Bernini, probably Andrea Bolgi. Rudolf Wittkower, Bernini, the Sculptor of the Roman Baroque, 1997 , p.259 It is currently held in the... - Nicolas PoussinNicolas PoussinNicolas Poussin was a French painter in the classical style. His work predominantly features clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. His work serves as an alternative to the dominant Baroque style of the 17th century...
– Les Bergers d'ArcadieEt in Arcadia ego"Et in Arcadia ego" is a Latin phrase that most famously appears as the title of two paintings by Nicolas Poussin . They are pastoral paintings depicting idealized shepherds from classical antiquity, clustering around an austere tomb... - Rembrandt – Stormy Landscape
- Justus SustermansJustus SustermansJustus Sustermans , also known as Giusto Sustermans, was a Flemish painter in the Baroque style. He was born in Antwerp and died in Florence....
– Portrait of Galileo GalileiGalileo GalileiGalileo Galilei , was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for Copernicanism...
Births
- January 8 - Elisabetta SiraniElisabetta SiraniElisabetta Sirani was an Italian Baroque painter whose father was the painter Giovanni Andrea Sirani of the School of Bologna-Biography:...
, 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 (died 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:...
) - June 6 (bapt.) - Gerrit Adriaenszoon BerckheydeGerrit Adriaenszoon BerckheydeGerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde was a Dutch Golden Age painter, active in Haarlem, Amsterdam, and The Hague, who is best known today for his cityscapes.-Biography:...
, 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...
artist (died 16981698 in art-Births:* Gaudenzio Botti – Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Brescia * Giovanni Francesco Braccioli – Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Ferrara...
) - July 10 – David Teniers IIIDavid Teniers IIIDavid Teniers III was a Flemish painter who was born in Antwerp, the son of David Teniers the Younger....
, FlemishFlemish paintingFlemish painting flourished from the early 15th century until the 17th century. Flanders delivered the leading painters in Northern Europe and attracted many promising young painters from neighbouring countries. These painters were invited to work at foreign courts and had a Europe-wide influence...
painter (died 16851685 in art-Paintings:* Simon Ushakov, Painted The Last Supper -Births:*March 17 - Jean-Marc Nattier, French painter *date unknown**Charles Cressent, French furniture-maker, sculptor and fondeur-ciseleur of the régence style...
) - October 31 (bapt.) – Meindert HobbemaMeindert HobbemaMeindert Hobbema , was a landscape painter of the Dutch school.-Life:The facts of his life are somewhat obscure. His chronology and signed pictures substantially contradict each other...
, Dutch landscape painter (died 17091709 in art-Paintings:* Paolo Baronni - Frescoes in Saint Denis church .* Giuseppe Maria Crespi - The Flea.* Kano Tsunenobu- Portrait of a Japanese official.-Births:...
) - September 20 - Antonio GherardiAntonio GherardiAntonio Gherardi was an Italian painter, architect, and sculptor of the Baroque style, active mainly in and near Rome and his native city of Rieti....
, painter, sculptor and architect (d. 17021702 in art-Births:*July 31 – Jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary and painter *August 15 – Francesco Zuccarelli, painter, elected to the Venetian Academy in 1763 *December 22 - Jean-Etienne Liotard, Swiss-French painter *date unknown...
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- Antonio FranchiAntonio FranchiAntonio Franchi was an Italian painter of the 17th century, active mainly in Florence and Lucca.Born in Villa Basilica, he is also called Il Lucchese. Initially training in Lucca with Domenico Ferrucci, he moved for over a decade to Florence, to work with Felice Ficherelli and Baldassare...
, Italian painter active mainly in FlorenceFlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and LuccaLuccaLucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plainnear the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca...
(died 17091709 in art-Paintings:* Paolo Baronni - Frescoes in Saint Denis church .* Giuseppe Maria Crespi - The Flea.* Kano Tsunenobu- Portrait of a Japanese official.-Births:...
) - José MoraJosé MoraJosé Mora was a Spanish sculptor and pupil of Alonzo Cano. He died in Granada in 1725 and was buried in the Albaicin church. His work can be usefully studied in the eight statues in the Capella del Cardenal...
, Spanish 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...
) - Luigi GarziLuigi GarziLuigi Garzi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Born in Pistoia, and died in Rome, where he was one of the main pupils of Andrea Sacchi. He is also often referred to as Ludovico Garzi. In 1680 Garzi was appointed Regent of the Congregazione dei Virtuosi al Pantheon, the papal honor...
, Italian 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...
period (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:...
) - Jan Karel Donatus van BeecqJan Karel Donatus van BeecqJan Karel Donatus van Beecq a Dutch marine painter, who was born at Amsterdam about 1640, established himself in Paris about 1680, and became a member of the Academy in 1681. He died, probably in Amsterdam, in 1722. Some of his sea-pieces have been engraved by Fouard.-References:...
, Dutch painter (d. 17221722 in art-Births:*March 6 – Johann Christian Brand, Austrian painter *July 16 – Joseph Wilton, English sculptor and a founding member of the Royal Academy *October 3 – Johann Heinrich Tischbein, member of the Tischbein dynasty of German painters...
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Deaths
- January - Adriaen BrouwerAdriaen BrouwerAdriaen Brouwer was a Flemish genre painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century.-Biography:...
, Flemish genre painter] (b. 16051605 in art-Paintings:* Caravaggio**Christ on the Mount of Olives**Ecce Homo**Saint Jerome in Meditation**Madonna and Child with St. Anne * Nicholas Hilliard- miniature portrait of Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham...
) - March 6 - Paulus MoreelsePaulus MoreelsePaulus Moreelse was a Dutch painter, mainly of portraits.-Life:Moreelse was born and died in Utrecht. He was a pupil of the Delft portrait painter Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, who had himself been a pupil of Anthonie van Blocklandt. He took a study-trip to Italy, where he received many portrait...
, Dutch painter, mainly of portraits (b. 15711571 in art-Births:* September 29 – Caravaggio, Italian painter and one of the first great representatives of the Baroque school * Antiveduto Grammatica – proto-Baroque Italian painter nicknamed Antiveduto...
) - April 14 - Willem Jacobsz DelffWillem Jacobsz DelffWillem Jacobsz Delff was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter.-Biography:Delff was born and died in Delft. He learned painting from his father, Jacob Willemsz Delff the Elder, who painted a family portrait with his sons and wife Maria Joachimsdr Nagel...
, Dutch painter (b. 15801580 in art-Births:*January 20 – Stefano Amadei – Italian still-life painter *July 18 – Giovanni Giacomo Semenza – Italian painter of the early Baroque period *date unknown**Cesare Aretusi – Italian painter primarily of portraits...
) - August 1 - Joachim WtewaelJoachim WtewaelJoachim Anthonisz Wtewael , was a notable Dutch painter and engraver.Wtewael was born and died in Utrecht, where he began his career engraving glass with his father...
, Dutch painter and engraver (b. 15661566 in art-Events:* In China, the Jiajing era is ending.* Pieter Bruegel the Elder begins painting The Massacre of the Innocents .* Giuseppe Arcimboldo returns to the Italian city-states.-Paintings:...
) - August 18 - Giovanni Andrea AnsaldoGiovanni Andrea Ansaldothumb|320px|The dome of the Annunziata, Genoa.Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo was an Italian painter active mainly in Genoa.He was born in Voltri, now part of the comune' of Genoa, the son of a merchant. He trained under Orazio Cambiaso and possibly collaborated with Bernardo Strozzi...
, 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. 15841584 in art-Events:* Giacomo della Porta completes facade of Il Gesu* Dutch Golden Age painting begins-Births:*date unknown**Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo – Italian painter active mainly in Genoa...
) - October - Gillis d'HondecoeterGillis d'HondecoeterGillis Claesz. de Hondecoeter or d'Hondecoeter was a Dutch painter, working in a Flemish style, painting landscapes, trees, fowl and birds. Later on d'Hondecoeter painted in a more Dutch, realistic style...
, Dutch painter in a FlemishFlemish paintingFlemish painting flourished from the early 15th century until the 17th century. Flanders delivered the leading painters in Northern Europe and attracted many promising young painters from neighbouring countries. These painters were invited to work at foreign courts and had a Europe-wide influence...
style (b. 1575/15801575 in art-Births:* November 4 – Guido Reni, Italian painter * Floris van Dyck – Dutch still life painter * Jacques Bellange – French artist and printmaker from Lorraine * Pedro Orrente – Spanish painter of the Baroque period...
) - November 11 - Cornelis van HaarlemCornelis van HaarlemCornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem , Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman, was one of the leading Northern Mannerist artists in The Netherlands, and an important forerunner of Frans Hals as a portraitist.-Biography:...
, 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 and 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...
, leading Mannerist artist (b. 15621562 in art-Events:* In Venice, sumptuary laws in 1562 decreed that all gondolas must be painted black to prevent lavish displays of wealth.* Vasari, who had erected the Uffizi Gallery in 1560, founded the Academy of Design in 1562....
) - December 23 - Barbara LonghiBarbara LonghiBarbara Longhi was an Italian painter. She was much admired in her lifetime as a portraitist, although most of her portraits are now lost or unattributed...
, Italian painter (b. 15521552 in art-Births:* Hans von Aachen – German mannerist painter * Alessandro Casolano – Italian painter primarily working in Siena * Cristoforo Roncalli – Italian painter * Lavinia Fontana – Italian painter...
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- Pietro Francesco AlbertiPietro Francesco AlbertiPietro Francesco Alberti was an Italian painter and engraver for the late-Renaissance and early-Baroque periods.He was born at Sansepolcro into a family of artists, the son of painter Durante Alberti from Sansepolcro. He painted historical subjects in the style of his father, and has left works in...
, Italian painter and engraver (b. 15841584 in art-Events:* Giacomo della Porta completes facade of Il Gesu* Dutch Golden Age painting begins-Births:*date unknown**Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo – Italian painter active mainly in Genoa...
) - Baldassare AloisiBaldassare AloisiBaldassare Aloisi, or Baldassare Galanino , was an Italian history and portrait painter and engraver. He was also known as Il Galanino.Aloisi was born at Bologna, the relative and pupil of Ludovico Carracci....
, Italian portrait painter and engraver (b. 15781578 in art-Births:*March 17 – Francesco Albani, Italian painter *August 10 – Matteo Rosselli, Italian painter of historical paintings in the late Florentine and early Baroque *October 12 – Baldassare Aloisi, Italian portrait painter and engraver...
) - Vincenzo CarducciVincenzo CarducciVincenzo Carducci was an Italian painter.He was born in Florence, and was trained as a painter by his brother Bartolomeo, whom he followed to Madrid as a boy....
, Italian painter (b. 15681568 in art-Births:* Alessandro Albini – Italian painter of the early Baroque period * Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish painter * Guglielmo Caccia called il Moncalvo – Italian painter who specialised in altar-pieces...
) - Santo PerandaSanto PerandaSanto Peranda was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period.He was a pupil of the painter Leonardo Corona and later Palma il Giovane. Also known as Santa Peranda. He painted a Descent from the cross for San Procolo in Venice. He painted The defeat of the Saracens for the Ducal Palace of...
, historical painter of Venice (b. 15661566 in art-Events:* In China, the Jiajing era is ending.* Pieter Bruegel the Elder begins painting The Massacre of the Innocents .* Giuseppe Arcimboldo returns to the Italian city-states.-Paintings:...
) - Giovanni Giacomo SemenzaGiovanni Giacomo SemenzaGiovanni Giacomo Semenza was an Italian painter of the early Baroque period. Born in Bologna and also known as Giacomo Sementi. He was a pupil of the painter Denis Calvaert, then of Guido Reni. Among his pupils were Giacinto Brandi. He painted a Christ the Redeemer for the church of St...
, Italian painter (b. 15801580 in art-Births:*January 20 – Stefano Amadei – Italian still-life painter *July 18 – Giovanni Giacomo Semenza – Italian painter of the early Baroque period *date unknown**Cesare Aretusi – Italian painter primarily of portraits...
) - Tiberio TinelliTiberio TinelliTiberio Tinelli was an Italian painter of the early-Baroque period, active mainly in his native city of Venice.He trained with Giovanni Contarini, a pupil of the late Titian. Tinelli then either worked under or emulated Leandro Bassano....
, Italian painter of portraits of aristocracy, merchants, and intellectuals in Venice (b. 15861586 in art-Births:*date unknown**Giovanni Stefano Marucelli, Italian painter and architect active mainly in Tuscany **Orazio Riminaldi, Italian Caravaggisti painter of the Baroque period...
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- probable - Hercules SeghersHercules SeghersHercules Pieterszoon Seghers or Segers was a Dutch painter and printmaker of the Dutch Golden Age. Segers is in fact the more common form in contemporary documents, and was used by the painter himself...
, Dutch painter and printmaker of the Dutch Golden AgeDutch Golden AgeThe Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
(b. 15891589 in art-Births:*August 12 - Domenico Fiasella, Italian painter of primarily frescoes *date unknown**Johannes van der Beeck, Dutch painter **Adriaen van de Venne, Dutch Baroque painter of allegories, genre subjects and portraits...
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