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- Scipione AngeliniScipione AngeliniScipione Angelini was an Italian painter of Baroque period, best known for still-lifes. Born and active in Ascoli.-References:...
– Italian painter best known for still lifes (d. 17291729 in art-Paintings:* Hogarth painted Act III of The Beggar's Opera.* François Lemoyne painted Pygmalion Watching his Statue Come to Life.* Antonio David painted portraits of Prince Charles Edward Stuart and his brother Prince Henry....
) - Antoine CoypelAntoine CoypelAntoine Coypel was a history painter, the more famous son of the French painter Noël Coypel.Antoine studied under his father, with whom he spent four years at Rome. At the age of eighteen he was admitted into the Académie de peinture et de sculpture, of which he became professor and rector in...
– 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...
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. 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...
) - Lucas de ValdésLucas de ValdésLucas de Valdés Carasquilla was a Spanish painter and engraver of the Baroque period, active in Seville.He was the son of Juan de Valdés Leal and Isabella Carasquilla...
– SpanishSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
painter and engraver 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. 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...
) - Domenico Maria MuratoriDomenico Maria MuratoriDomenico Maria Muratori was an Italian painter.Muratori was a Bolognese painter who studied under Lorenzo Pasinelli. He had a daughter Teresa Scannabecchi who also became a painter. Muratori specialized in religious-themed works. He produced frescoes for the second chapel of San Francesco a Ripa....
, Bolognese (Italian) painter, studied under Lorenzo Pasinelli at Bologna, and painted La mort de Cléopâtre in the LouvreLouvreThe Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
(d. 17441744 in art-Births:*February 13 – David Allan, Scottish painter *October 27 – Mary Moser, painter *October 28 – William Hodges, English landscape painter *December 10 – William Berczy, Canadian pioneer and painter *date unknown...
) - Alexandre-François DesportesAlexandre-François DesportesAlexandre-François Desportes was a French painter and decorative designer who specialised in animals.Desportes was born in Champigneul, Marne. He studied in Paris, in the studio of the Flemish painter Nicasius Bernaerts, a pupil of Frans Snyders...
– French painter and decorative designer who specialised in animal works (d. 17431743 in art-Works:* William Hogarth begins painting his Marriage à-la-mode series* Louis-Michel van Loo completes The Family of Philip V-Births:*March 9 – Johann Kaspar Füssli, Swiss painter...
) - Nunzio FerraiuoliNunzio FerraiuoliNunzio Ferraiuoli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Born in Nocera de' Pagani , he was a pupil of the painter Luca Giordano and although later in life traveled to Bologna, where he was influenced by that school of painting. He collaborated with Francesco Monti.-References:*....
– 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 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. 17351735 in art-Paintings:* Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin paints Boy with a Top-Births:*May - Dmitry Levitzky, Russian-Ukrainian portrait painter *May 8 - Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English portrait painter and later a politician...
) - Giacinto GarofaliniGiacinto GarofaliniGiacinto Garofalini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna. He was a pupil of the painter Marcantonio Franceschini. Also called Garofolini by Luigi Lanzi.-References:...
– 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 (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...
) - Gaspard RigaudGaspard RigaudGaspard Rigaud was a French painter and portraitist. He was the younger brother of the portraitist Hyacinthe Rigaud. Gaspard's daughter married Hyacinthe's pupil Jean Ranc....
– French painter and portraitist (d. 17051705 in art-Births:*February 15 – Charles-André van Loo, French subject painter , and a younger brother of Jean-Baptiste van Loo*August 18 – Emanuel Büchel, Swiss painter *date unknown**Andrea Casali – Italian painter of the Rococo period...
) - (b. 1661/1662): Alida WithoosAlida WithoosAlida Withoos was a Dutch botanical artist and painter. She was the daughter of the painter Matthias Withoos.-Life:...
– Dutch botanical artist and 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. 17301730 in art-Births:*January 15 – Mauro Antonio Tesi, Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna *April 1 – Solomon Gessner, Swiss painter and poet *July 12 – Josiah Wedgwood, English potter...
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- September 16 (bur.) – Cornelis VroomCornelis VroomCornelis Hendriksz Vroom was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.-Biography:According to the RKD he was the son of the painter Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, the older brother of Frederick and Jacob, and the father of the painter Jacob Cornelisz Vroom. He became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St...
, Dutch painter (b. 15911591 in art-Events:*Antiveduto Grammatica leaves the studio of Giovanni Domenico Angelini to set up as an independent artist.*William Scrots' anamorphic portrait of King Edward VI of England causes a sensation when it is exhibited at Whitehall Palace.-Births:...
), known for landscapes and seascapes, son of reverse-named Hendrick Cornelisz VroomHendrick Cornelisz VroomHendrik Cornelisz Vroom was a Dutch Golden Age painter credited with being the founder of Dutch marine art or seascape painting. Beginning with the "birds-eye" viewpoint of earlier Netherlandish marine art, his later works show a view from lower down, and more realistic depiction of the seas...
(1566–1640). - Ottavio AmigoniOttavio AmigoniOttavio Amigoni was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Brescia. He was trained by Antonio Gandini. Among his masterpieces is a large fresco about the life of Sant'Alberto in the Carmelite church of Brescia, painted with Gandino's son, Bernardino.-References:...
– 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 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, active in BresciaBresciaBrescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
(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...
) - Cecco BravoCecco BravoCecco Bravo was an Italian painter of the Florentine Baroque school. His true name is Francesco Montelatici.-Biography:...
– FlorentineFlorenceFlorence 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....
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 (b. 16011601 in art-Paintings:*Caravaggio**Crucifixion of St. Peter**Supper at Emmaus**The Conversion of Saint Paul**Conversion on the Way to Damascus-Births:*January 19 - Guido Cagnacci, Italian painter of the Bolognese School...
) - Ilario CasolanoIlario CasolanoIlario Casolano was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.He was called Cristofano Casolano by Giovanni Baglione. He was, like his father, Alessandro Casolano, was a pupil of Cavalière Cristoforo Roncalli. He assisted his father in some of his frescoes, and after his death, finished the fresco...
– 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 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 (b. 15881588 in art-Paintings:* Nicholas Hilliard – Young Man Among Roses-Births:*January 10 - Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy, Dutch painter of Flemish origin *January 20 - Francesco Gessi, Italian painter of frescoes...
) - Francesco CurradiFrancesco CurradiFrancesco Curradi was an Italian painter of the style described as Contra-Maniera or Counter-Mannerism, born and active in Florence....
– Italian painter of the style described as Contra-Maniera or Counter-MannerismCounter-MannerismCounter-Mannerism is a general art historical term for a trend in painting, printmaking and interior decoration that originated as a sub-category of Mannerism. Contra-Maniera followed the general worldliness of the second generation of Mannerist painters...
(b. 15701570 in art-Births:* Giuseppe Agellio – Italian painter of the Baroque period * Giulio Cesare Angeli – Italian painter of the early Baroque * Francesco Curradi – Italian painter of the style described as Contra-Maniera or Counter-Mannerism...
) - Pieter de MolijnPieter de MolijnPieter de Molijn was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver born in England.-Biography:He was baptized in the Dutch Reformed Austin Friars church in London. Little is known of his early training, but he probably traveled to Italy and in 1616 he became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke. He...
– Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver born in England (b. 15951595 in art-Paintings:*Caravaggio**The Musicians**Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy**Bacchus*Fabrizio Santafede – Madonna with Saints-Births:*April 6 - Pieter de Molijn, Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver born in England...
) - Lucas de WaelLucas de WaelLucas de Wael was a Flemish painter of the Baroque period, active in Italy, specifically Genoa.-Biography:He was born in a painting family in Antwerp as the son of the painter Jan de Wael I and Gertrude de Jode, making him a cousin of Pieter de Jode II. His brother, Cornelis de Wael accompanied...
– Flemish 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. 15911591 in art-Events:*Antiveduto Grammatica leaves the studio of Giovanni Domenico Angelini to set up as an independent artist.*William Scrots' anamorphic portrait of King Edward VI of England causes a sensation when it is exhibited at Whitehall Palace.-Births:...
) - Jan FytJan FytJan Fyt was a Flemish Baroque animal painter and etcher.-Life:...
– FlemishCounty of FlandersThe County of Flanders was one of the territories constituting the Low Countries. The county existed from 862 to 1795. It was one of the original secular fiefs of France and for centuries was one of the most affluent regions in Europe....
animal painter and 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...
(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...
) - Jacob Peter GowyJacob Peter GowyJacob Peter Gowy was a Flemish Baroque painter, a student of Peter Paul Rubens. He worked later in England.He is famous for his painting The Flight of Icarus.-Notes:...
– Flemish Baroque painter of The Flight of Icarus (b. 16151615 in art-Births:*January 25 - Govert Flinck, painter of the Dutch Golden Age *June 20 - Salvator Rosa, Italian painter, poet and printmaker *date unknown**Georg Daniel Schultz, Dutch painter...
) - Gerard HouckgeestGerard HouckgeestGerard Houckgeest was a Dutch Golden Age painter of architectural scenes and church interiors.-Biography:...
– Dutch Delft SchoolDelft School (painting)The Delft School is a category of mid-17th century Dutch Golden Age painting named after its main base, Delft. It is best known for genre painting: images of domestic life, views of households, church interiors, courtyards, squares and the streets of that city...
painter (b. 16001600 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...
) - Simon LuttichuysSimon LuttichuysSimon Luttichuys , was a Dutch Golden Age still life painter.-Biography:According to the RKD he was probably the same person as Simon Littlehouse who painted a portrait of the bishop Thomas Morton of St. John's College, Cambridge in 1637/1638. His name in Dutch sounds like Littlehouse...
– Dutch painter (b. 16101610 in art-Works:*Caravaggio**The Denial of Saint Peter**John the Baptist **The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula**David with the Head of Goliath-Births:...
) - David Ryckaert IIIDavid Ryckaert IIIDavid Ryckaert III, sometimes called The Younger was a Flemish painter.-Biography:...
– Flemish painter, member of the Ryckaert familyRyckaert familyThe Ryckaert or Rijckaert family of Antwerp produced several Flemish painters during the late sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries.* David Ryckaert I, 1560 – 1607. Little is known of his career. Two of his sons by his wife Catherine Rem were professional painters.* David Ryckaert II, 1586...
of artists (b. 16121612 in art-Births:*February 9 - Pier Francesco Mola, Italian painter of frescoes *April 12 - Simone Cantarini, Italian painter and etcher of the Bolognese School of painting...
) - Andrea SacchiAndrea SacchiAndrea Sacchi was an Italian painter of High Baroque Classicism, active in Rome. A generation of artists who shared his style of art include the painters Nicolas Poussin and Giovanni Battista Passeri, the sculptors Alessandro Algardi and François Duquesnoy, and the contemporary biographer Giovanni...
– 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 High 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...
Classicism (b. 15991599 in art-Works:*Caravaggio**Basket of Fruit**Judith Beheading Holofernes**David and Goliath**Narcissus-Births:*March 22 - Anthony van Dyck, Flemish Baroque artist who became England's leading court painter...
) - Daniel SeghersDaniel SeghersDaniel Seghers was a Jesuit brother and Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in flower still lifes, and is particularly well-known for his contributions to the genre of "flower garland" painting. His paintings were collected enthusiastically by courtly patrons and he had numerous imitators...
– Jesuit brother and Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in flower still lifes (b. 15901590 in art-Works:* Annibale Carracci - The Beaneater* Hendrick De Clerck - Anne with the Virgin and Child for the Kapellekerk in Brussels ....
) - Flaminio TorreFlaminio TorreFlaminio Torre was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School, active during the Baroque period.He was a pupil of Guido Reni, Giacomo Cavedone, and Simone Cantarini. He was also called Degli Ancinelli, and painted for churches in Bologna; including a Deposition from the Cross for S....
– 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...
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 of churches in 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. 16201620 in art-Paintings:* Jan Brueghel the Younger - Paradise* Artemisia Gentileschi - Judith Decapitating Holofernes* Orazio Gentileschi - Judith and Holofernes.* Jacob Jordaens - The Satyr and the Farmer's Family...
) - Jan Gerritsz van BronckhorstJan Gerritsz van BronckhorstJan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst , Bronchorst, or Bronkhorst was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver. He is considered today to be a minor member of the Utrecht Caravaggisti.-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 engraver 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 (b. 16031603 in art-Paintings:*Caravaggio**The Entombment of Christ**Sacrifice of Isaac -Births:*March 2 - Pietro Novelli, Italian painter, architect and stage set designer...
) - Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen – 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...
portraitPortraitthumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
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. 15931593 in art-Paintings: *Caravaggio – Boy with a Basket of Fruit-Births:*March 13 - Georges de La Tour, painter from the Duchy of Lorraine, now in France *May 19 - Jacob Jordaens, Flemish Baroque painter from the Antwerp school of painting...
) - Anthonie Jansz. van der CroosAnthonie Jansz. van der CroosAnthonie Jansz van der Croos , was a Dutch painter.Though probably born and raised in Alkmaar, from 1634 on Croos lived and worked mostly in The Hague. He primarily painted landscapes. He was influenced by Jan van Goyen.-References:...
– Dutch painter (b. 16061606 in art-Births:*February 27 – Laurent de La Hire, French painter *July 15 – Rembrandt, Dutch painter * Anthonie Jansz. van der Croos – Dutch painter * Jan Davidsz de Heem – Dutch painter...
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