1651 in art
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Events
- Fontana dei Quattro FiumiFontana dei Quattro FiumiThe Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or "Fountain of the Four Rivers" is a fountain in Rome, Italy, located in the urban square of the Piazza Navona...
or "Fountain of the Four Rivers" completed by 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...
Paintings
- Diego VelázquezDiego VelázquezDiego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period, important as a portrait artist...
– Rokeby Venus
Births
- August 13 - Balthasar PermoserBalthasar PermoserBalthasar Permoser was among the leading sculptors of his generation, whose evolving working styles spanned the late Baroque and early Rococo....
, 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 sculptor (d. 17321732 in art-Works:* Canaletto – View of the Entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.* Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin – Lady Sealing a Letter.* William Hogarth – A Midnight Modern Conversation; A Harlot's Progress -Births:...
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- Niccolò BambiniNiccolò BambiniNiccolò Bambini was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and early-Baroque periods.He was born in Venice, and first studied under Giulio Mazzoni at Venice; but afterwards went to Rome, where he became a pupil of Carlo Maratti. He painted for the church of San Stefano soon after his return...
, Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and 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...
periods (d. 17361736 in art-Paintings:* Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin painted Woman Dishes, Scheurnd.-Births:*February 6 - Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, German sculptor most famous for his collection of busts with extreme facial expressions...
) - Teresa Maria LanguascoTeresa Maria LanguascoTeresa Maria Languasco was an Italian painter and a monk, was born at San Remo. He studied under Giovanni Battista Carlone. In the monastery attached to San Niccolo of Tolentino, he painted saints of his order.-References:...
, Italian painter and monk (d. 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...
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- Niccolò Bambini
Deaths
- January 27 - Abraham BloemaertAbraham BloemaertAbraham Bloemaert was a Dutch painter and printmaker in etching and engraving. He was one of the "Haarlem Mannerists" from about 1585, but in the new century altered his style to fit new Baroque trends...
, painter (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:...
) - May 9 - Cornelis de VosCornelis de Vosright|thumb|Cornelis de Vos, Family portrait, 1631, 165 x 235 cm, Oil on canvas, [[Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp]]Cornelis de Vos , was a Flemish Baroque painter best known for his portraiture....
, FlemishFlemish peopleThe Flemings or Flemish are the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of Belgium, where they are mostly found in the northern region of Flanders. They are one of two principal cultural-linguistic groups in Belgium, the other being the French-speaking Walloons...
painter (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...
) - August 16 - Henricus Hondius IIHenricus Hondius IIHenricus Hondius II or Hendrik Hondius the Younger was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher.He was born in Amsterdam, the son of the famous cartographer Jodocus Hondius who had started a map-making business in the city. Hendrik initially helped his family in the business, but in 1621...
, Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher (b. 15971597 in art-Works:*Caravaggio**Penitent Magdalene**Rest on the Flight into Egypt**Medusa**Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto*Dong Qichang - Wanluan Thatched Hall...
) - August 27 – Jacob Adriaensz BackerJacob Adriaensz BackerJacob Adriaensz Backer was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He produced about 140 paintings in twenty years. In his style he was influenced by Wybrand de Geest, Rubens and Abraham Bloemaert. Also his drawings are highly interesting and skillful...
, Dutch painter (b. 16091609 in art-Events:* Hans Krumpper becomes chief sculptor to the Bavarian court under Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria-Paintings:*Caravaggio painted The Raising of Lazarus*Caravaggio painted Adoration of the Shepherds...
) - November 22 - Giovanni Battista SoriaGiovanni Battista Soriathumb|250px|Façade of [[Santa Caterina a Magnanapoli]] in [[Rome]], with the [[Torre delle Milizie]] behind.Giovanni Battista Soria was an Italian architect who lived and worked mostly in Rome....
, Italian architect (b. 15811581 in art-Births:* October 21 – Domenico Zampieri, Baroque Italian painter * Frans Francken the Younger, Flemish painter * Panfilo Nuvolone, Italian Mannerist painter * Artus Wolffort, Flemish painter...
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- Giovanni Domenico CappellinoGiovanni Domenico CappellinoGiovanni Domenico Cappellino was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in his natal city of Genoa. He was the pupil of the painter Giovanni Battista Paggi. At age 22, he painted a Saint Sebastian for the church of Santa Sabina. He contributed a canvas to the Oratory of San...
Italian painter, active mainly in his native 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. 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...
) - Panfilo NuvolonePanfilo NuvolonePanfilo Nuvolone was an Italian painter of the Mannerist period, who painted both religious and still life topics, active in Cremona and Mantua....
, Italian Mannerist painter (b. 15811581 in art-Births:* October 21 – Domenico Zampieri, Baroque Italian painter * Frans Francken the Younger, Flemish painter * Panfilo Nuvolone, Italian Mannerist painter * Artus Wolffort, Flemish painter...
) - Kanō SansetsuKano Sansetsuwas a Japanese painter also known as Kanō Heishiro.Sansetsu was apprenticed to Kanō Sanraku, married his daughter, and was adopted by him after the death of Sanraku's eldest son...
, 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 painter (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...
) - Jan van den HoeckeJan van den HoeckeJan van den Hoecke , also known as Johannes or Giovanni and van Hoek, van Hoeck, or Vanhoek, was a Flemish Baroque painter and draughtsman. He was born and died in Antwerp.-Biography:...
, Antwerp painter and draftsmanDrawingDrawing 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...
(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...
) - Floris van Dyck, Dutch still lifeStill lifeA still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
painter (b. 15751575 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...
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- Giovanni Domenico Cappellino
- probable - Francesco GuarinoFrancesco GuarinoFrancesco Guarino was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in the mountainous area east of Naples called Irpinia, and in other areas of Campania, Puglia, and Molise....
, Italian painter active mainly in IrpiniaIrpiniaIrpinia is a region of the Apennine Mountains around Avellino, a town in Campania, South Italy about 40 km east of Naples...
(d. 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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