1646 in art
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- April 20 - Giacinto CalandrucciGiacinto CalandrucciGiacinto Calandrucci was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.Originally from Palermo, he moved to Rome with the fellow Palermitaan painter and engraver Pietro del Pò. Like many painters in Rome in his day, then entered the large and prolific studio of Carlo Maratta...
, Italian painter at the studio of Carlo MarattaCarlo MarattaCarlo Maratta or Maratti was an Italian painter, active mostly in Rome, and known principally for his classicizing paintings executed in a Late Baroque Classical manner. Although he is part of the classical tradition stemming from Raphael, he was not exempt from the influence of Baroque painting...
(d. 17071707 in art-Births:*March 2 – Louis-Michel van Loo, French painter *date unknown**William Hoare, English painter, noted for his pastels **Francisco Salzillo, Spanish sculptor **Giuseppe Bonito, Neapolitan painter of the Rococo period...
) - August 8 - Godfrey KnellerGodfrey KnellerSir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and was court painter to British monarchs from Charles II to George I...
, portrait painter in EnglandEnglandEngland 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...
(d. 17231723 in art-Births:*April 12 – Franz Anton Bustelli, porcelain modeller *July 16 – Joshua Reynolds, English painter, specializing in portraits *date unknown**Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss landscape painter and etcher...
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- Andrea BelvedereAndrea BelvedereAbate Andrea Belvedere was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born at Naples and a pupil of Giovan Battista Ruoppolo, and excelled in painting still-life paintings of fruit and flowers. He was employed by Charles II of Spain; and in conjunction with Luca Giordano , he helped decorate...
, Italian painter - Lorenzo BergonzoniLorenzo BergonzoniLorenzo Bergonzoni was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born and active in Bologna. He was first a pupil of Giovanni Battista Bolognini, but afterwards studied under Guercino in Cento. He is also called Lorenzo Bergunzi. He became known mostly as a portrait painter at...
, Italian painter (d. 17001700 in art-Events:* Luca Giordano returns to Naples a wealthy man after the death of his patron, Charles II of Spain.* Pierre Le Gros the Younger is elected to the Accademia di San Luca.-Births:...
) - Juan CorreaJuan CorreaJuan Correa was a Mexican painter of mixed Moorish or African, Indian and Spanish heritage. His years of greatest activity were from 1671 to 1716. He painted many religious-themed, Baroque paintings for cathedrals in Mexico. Correa was José de Ibarra's teacher...
, Mexican painter of primarily religious themes (d. 17161716 in art-Births:*March 19 – Guillaume Coustou the Younger, painter *March 25 – Alexei Antropov, Russian barocco painter *June 18 – Joseph-Marie Vien, French painter *December 1 – Étienne Maurice Falconet, French Rococo sculptor...
) - Pietro DandiniPietro DandiniPietro Dandini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Florence. He was the son and pupil of the painter Vincenzo Dandini. Pietro's uncle, Cesare Dandini, was also a painter. Vincenzo's sons, Ottaviano and Vincenzo Dandini the younger also became painters. He is also called...
, Italian painter active 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....
(d. 17121712 in art-Paintings:* Series The Seven Sacraments by Giuseppe Maria Crespi.-Births:*February 19 - Arthur Devis, English portrait painter, particularly known for his conversation pieces and other such small portraits...
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- Andrea Belvedere
- Francesco MontiFrancesco Monti (il Brescianino)Francesco Monti was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque periods, mainly active in his natal city of Brescia, as well as Parma....
, Italian painter of battle scenes (d. 17121712 in art-Paintings:* Series The Seven Sacraments by Giuseppe Maria Crespi.-Births:*February 19 - Arthur Devis, English portrait painter, particularly known for his conversation pieces and other such small portraits...
)- Pietro Paolo RaggiPietro Paolo RaggiPietro Paolo Raggi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Northern Italy.Born in Genova, he received his first training in Venice, then came back to Genoa....
, Italian CaravaggistiCaravaggistiThe Caravaggisti were stylistic followers of the 16th century Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. His influence on the new Baroque style that eventually emerged from Mannerism was profound. Caravaggio never established a workshop as most other painters did, and thus had no...
painter of Bacchanal and landscape subjects (d. 17241724 in art-Births:*June 7 – Franz Anton Maulbertsch, Austrian painter *August 25 – George Stubbs, British painter, best known for his paintings of horses *December 30 – Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, painter *date unknown...
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- Pietro Paolo Raggi
- probable - Jean-Baptiste CorneilleJean-Baptiste CorneilleJean-Baptiste Corneille was a French painter, etcher, and engraver.-Life:Corneille was born in Paris between 1646 and 1649. He was the youngest son of Michel Corneille the Elder of Orléans, and brother of the younger Michel. He is known as "the younger Corneille"...
, 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...
painter, etcherEtchingEtching is the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal...
, and engraverEngravingEngraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
(d. 16951695 in art-Paintings:* Mei Qing paints Two Immortals on Huangshan-Births:* Miguel Cabrera – Indigenous Zapotec painter, * Laurent Delvaux – French sculptor * Elias Gottlob Haussmann – German painter in the late Baroque era...
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Deaths
- April 10 - Santino SolariSantino SolariSantino Solari , was a Swiss architect and sculptor, who worked mainly in Austria. He was born at Verna near Lugano ....
, Swiss architect and sculptor (b. 15761576 in art-Births:* Scipione Borghese, Italian art collector * Santino Solari, Swiss architect and sculptor * Roelant Savery, Flanders-born Dutch baroque painter of the Golden Age * David Vinckboons, Dutch painter of Flemish origin...
) - August 19 - Francesco FuriniFrancesco FuriniFrancesco Furini was an Italian Baroque painter of Florence.His early training was by Matteo Rosselli , though Furini is also described as influenced by Domenico Passignano and Giovanni Biliverti . He befriended Giovanni da San Giovanni...
, Italian 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...
painter from 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....
(b. 1600/16031600 in art-Works:* Caravaggio**The Calling of St Matthew**The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew* El Greco - View of Toledo-Births:*May - Andrea Vaccaro, Italian Caravaggisti painter in a tenebrist style *date unknown...
) - October 28 (bur.) - William DobsonWilliam DobsonWilliam Dobson was a portraitist and one of the first notable English painters, praised by his contemporary John Aubrey as "the most excellent painter that England has yet bred"....
, EnglishEnglish peopleThe English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
portrait painter (b. 16111611 in art-Paintings:*Frans Hals - Jacobus Zaffius -Births:*February 24 - William Dobson, English portrait painter *March 15 - Jan Fyt, Flemish animal painter and etcher...
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- Alessandro AlbiniAlessandro AlbiniAlessandro Albini was an Italian painter of the early Baroque period. He was born in Bologna, and was an early pupil of the school of the Carracci. He was known for designs he made for the funeral ceremony of Agostino Carracci. He painted a Tomb of St. Valerian and St.Tibertius for the church of...
, Italian painter of the early 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 (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...
) - Ludovico LanaLudovico LanaLudovico Lana was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Modena, where he died in 1646. He is also known as Lodovico Lana. He was the director of the Accademia Ducale of Modena. He is said to have been born in Codigoro to a Ferrarese merchant, whose family was originally from...
, Italian painter, mainly active in ModenaModenaModena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
(b. 15971597 in art-Works:*Caravaggio**Penitent Magdalene**Rest on the Flight into Egypt**Medusa**Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto*Dong Qichang - Wanluan Thatched Hall...
) - Niccolo LaniereNiccolo LaniereNiccolo Laniere was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, while born in Italy, was active in the England of Charles I. He was involved in making art purchases for the Royal collection. He was also an engraver. He died in London.Note: Nicholas Lanier was a contemporary English court composer...
, Italian painter and engraver (b. 16081608 in art-Paintings:*Caravaggio**The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist**Portrait of Fra Antonio Martelli**Sleeping Cupid**John the Baptist **Annunciation**Burial of St. Lucy-Births:...
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- Alessandro Albini
- probable - Giovanni Stefano MarucelliGiovanni Stefano MarucelliGiovanni Stefano Marucelli was an Italian painter and architect of the Baroque period, active in Tuscany, including Florence and Pisa.His name is also written as Maruscelli, Maruscielli, or Marscelli...
, Italian painter and architect active mainly in TuscanyTuscanyTuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
(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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