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- Fair, from a copy of the 14th century Siyar-i NabiProphets of IslamMuslims identify the Prophets of Islam as those humans chosen by God and given revelation to deliver to mankind. Muslims believe that every prophet was given a belief to worship God and their respective followers believed it as well...
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, is made. It is now kept at New York Public LibraryNew York Public LibraryThe New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
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- Pietro BianchiPietro Bianchi (painter)Pietro Bianchi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Genoa and Rome.Pietro’s father, Giovanni Bianchi, had moved from Sarzana to Rome in 1682. His sister was married to an attendant to the household of the Marchese Marcello Sacchetti, who noted the boy Pietro’s affinity for...
– 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 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....
and RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
(d. 17401740 in art-Works:* Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin – The Morning Toilette-Births:*May 28 - Fedot Shubin, Russian sculptor *September 7 - Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor...
) - Charles-Antoine CoypelCharles-Antoine CoypelCharles-Antoine Coypel was a French painter, art commentator, and playwright. He lived in Paris. He was the son of the artist Antoine Coypel and grandson of Noël Coypel. Charles-Antoine inherited his father’s design and painting duties as premier peintre du roi at the French court when his father...
– FrenchFrench peopleThe French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
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...
, art commentator, and playwrightPlaywrightA playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
(d. 17521752 in art-Events:*1 March - Painter Allan Ramsay elopes with and marries, as his second wife, the Jacobite heiress Margaret Lindsay.-Paintings:* François Boucher :**Marie-Louise O'Murphy**Allegory of Music...
) - Daniel Gran – Austrian painter of frescoes and altar paintings (d. 17571757 in art-Births:*March 21 – James Sowerby, naturalist and illustrator *July 24 – Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-born painter especially of Russian portraiture *November 1 – Antonio Canova, sculptor...
) - Ottone HameraniOttone HameraniOttone Hamerani , also known as Otto Hamerani, was an Italian medallist.Hamerani was born in Rome, Italy, the son of another medallist Giovanni Hamerani. He worked with several popes in producing coins, and was named Master of the Mint at Rome from 1734 until his death in 1768. -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...
medallist (d. 17611761 in art-Births:*January 24 – Johann Christian Reinhart, German painter and etcher *May – John Opie, historical and portrait painter *July 5 – Louis-Léopold Boilly, French painter...
) - Pierre-Jean MariettePierre-Jean MariettePierre-Jean Mariette was a collector of and dealer in old master prints, a renowned connoisseur, especially of prints and drawings, and a chronicler of the careers of French Italian and Flemish artists...
, art collector (d. 17741774 in art-Births:* February 17 – Raphaelle Peale, considered the first professional American painter of still-life * September 5 – Caspar David Friedrich, Romantic painter * Pierre-Narcisse Guérin – French painter...
) - Vincenzo MeucciVincenzo MeucciVincenzo Meucci was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period. Born in Florence. He was a pupil first of the painter Sebastiano Galeotti, then of Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole in Bologna....
– 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 with many patrons, including Anna Maria Luisa de' MediciAnna Maria Luisa de' MediciAnna Maria Luisa de' Medici was the last scion of the House of Medici. A patron of the arts, she bequeathed the Medici's large art collection, including the contents of the Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti and the Medicean villas, which she inherited upon her brother Gian Gastone's death in 1737, and her...
(d. 17661766 in art-Events:* England's oldest surviving Georgian theatre was constructed in Stockton-on-Tees.-Paintings:* Maruyama Ōkyo, Crows* Joseph Wright of Derby, A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery-Births:...
) - Giuseppe PedrettiGiuseppe PedrettiGiuseppe Pedretti was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period, active mainly in Bologna. He was a pupil of the painter Marcantonio Franceschini and his son Giacomo Franceschini....
– 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 lunetteLunetteIn architecture, a lunette is a half-moon shaped space, either filled with recessed masonry or void. A lunette is formed when a horizontal cornice transects a round-headed arch at the level of the imposts, where the arch springs. If a door is set within a round-headed arch, the space within the...
s and altarpieceAltarpieceAn altarpiece is a picture or relief representing a religious subject and suspended in a frame behind the altar of a church. The altarpiece is often made up of two or more separate panels created using a technique known as panel painting. It is then called a diptych, triptych or polyptych for two,...
s (d. 17701770 in art-Works:*Benjamin West – The Death of General Wolfe-Births:*March 12 – François Gerard, painter *October 18 – Thomas Phillips, English portrait and subject painter *November 19 – Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish sculptor...
) - John Michael RysbrackJohn Michael RysbrackJohannes Michel or John Michael Rysbrack, original name Jan Michiel Rijsbrack , was an 18th-century Flemish sculptor. His birth-year is sometimes given as 1693 or 1684....
– Flemish sculptorSculptureSculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
(d. 17701770 in art-Works:*Benjamin West – The Death of General Wolfe-Births:*March 12 – François Gerard, painter *October 18 – Thomas Phillips, English portrait and subject painter *November 19 – Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish sculptor...
) - Antonio SacchiAntonio SacchiAntonio Sacchi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.He was born in Como and studied in Rome, where he died in 1694-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 (b. unknown) - John VanderbankJohn VanderbankJohn Vanderbank was an English portrait painter and book illustrator, who enjoyed a high reputation for a short while during the reign of King George I, but who died relatively young due to an intemperate and extravagant lifestyle.-Life:Vanderbank was born in London, the eldest son of John...
– EnglishEnglandEngland 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...
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,...
painter and book illustratorIllustratorAn Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
(d. 17391739 in art-Paintings:* François Boucher , paints The Breakfast.-Births:*?August – Francis Towne, English water-colour painter *August 21 – Mariano Salvador Maella, Spanish painter and engraver...
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- July 25 – Hishikawa MoronobuHishikawa Moronobuwas a Japanese painter and printmaker known for his advancement of the ukiyo-e woodcut style starting in the 1670s.-Early life and training:Moronobu was the son of a well-respected dyer and a gold and silver-thread embroiderer in the village of Hodamura, Awa Province, near Edo Bay. After moving to...
, 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. 16181618 in art-Births:*January 1 – Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spanish painter *June 28 - Jean Le Pautre, French designer and engraver *September 14 – Peter Lely, Dutch portrait painter *date unknown...
) - December 2 – Pierre Paul PugetPierre Paul PugetPierre Paul Puget was a French painter, sculptor, architect and engineer.-Biography:Puget was born in Marseille. At the age of fourteen he carved the ornaments of the galleys built in the shipyards of his native city, and at sixteen the decoration and construction of a ship were entrusted to him...
, FrenchFrench peopleThe French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
artist (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...
) - Gabriel de la CorteGabriel de la CorteGabriel de la Corte was a Spanish painter with little success who lived in poverty, specializing in the painting of vases, baskets, garlands and signboards, that he had learned to paint without help of any teacher...
– 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 (b. 16481648 in art-Paintings:* Claude Lorrain - The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba; Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah; Landscape with Dancing Figures ; Landscape with Paris and Oenone...
) - John Michael WrightJohn Michael WrightJohn Michael Wright was a portrait painter in the Baroque style. Described variously as English and Scottish, Wright trained in Edinburgh under the Scots painter George Jamesone, and acquired a considerable reputation as an artist and scholar during a long sojourn in Rome...
– BritishGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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...
portrait painterPortraitthumb|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,...
(b. 16171617 in art-Events:*Kanō Tan'yū becomes an official artist of the Tokugawa shogunate.*Lucas Vorsterman joins the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, soon becoming Rubens's primary engraver.-Works:*Peter Paul Rubens - Adoration of the Magi*Diego Velázquez - The Lunch...
) - Filippo LauriFilippo LauriFilippo Lauri was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.Born and active in Rome, his story was featured in the biographies by Baldinucci...
– 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, became the Principe or director of the Accademia di San LucaAccademia di San LucaThe Accademia di San Luca, was founded in 1577 as an association of artists in Rome, under the directorship of Federico Zuccari, with the purpose of elevating the work of "artists", which included painters, sculptors and architects, above that of mere craftsmen. Other founders included Girolamo...
(b. 16231623 in art-Paintings:*Martin Droeshout – First Folio of William Shakespeare's plays* Dirck Hals**Musicians**Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan* Gerard van Honthorst – The Prodigal Son...
) - Giacomo LauriGiacomo LauriGiacomo Lauri was an Italian engraver of the Baroque period, active mainly in his native Rome.He published, in 1612, a set of one hundred and sixty-six prints, entitled, 'Antiqiiaa Urbis Splendor,' consisting of views of the ancient buildings of Rome.-Sources:...
– 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...
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. 16231623 in art-Paintings:*Martin Droeshout – First Folio of William Shakespeare's plays* Dirck Hals**Musicians**Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan* Gerard van Honthorst – The Prodigal Son...
) - Giovanni PeruzziniGiovanni PeruzziniGiovanni Peruzzini was an Italian painter of the Baroque.He was born in Ancona, and became a pupil of Simone Cantarini. In Ancona, he painted a Beheading of St. John for the Spedale and a Santa Teresa for the Carmelitani. He lived for some time in Bologna, where he painted a Descent of the Holy...
– 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 lunetteLunetteIn architecture, a lunette is a half-moon shaped space, either filled with recessed masonry or void. A lunette is formed when a horizontal cornice transects a round-headed arch at the level of the imposts, where the arch springs. If a door is set within a round-headed arch, the space within the...
s and religious themed works (b. 16291629 in art-Events:* Pope Urban VIII asks Bernini to sketch possible renovations to the Trevi Fountain-Births:*January - Gabriël Metsu, Dutch painter *September 4 - Lorenzo Pasinelli, Italian painter in a Mannerism style of genre-like allegories...
) - Ludovico TrasiLudovico TrasiLudovico Trasi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, born and active in Ascoli Piceno. He was, along with Carlo Maratta, a pupil of Andrea Sacchi. He painted a S. Niccolo for the church of S. Cristoforo in Ascoli Piceno.-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, born and active in Ascoli PicenoAscoli PicenoAscoli Piceno is a town and comune in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is c. 51,400.-Geography:...
(b. 16341634 in art-Paintings:*Claude Lorrain - The Rape of Europa; Goats -Births:*January - Nicolaes Maes, Dutch painter of genre works and portraits *October 18 - Luca Giordano, Italian painter and printmaker in etching *date unknown...
) - Martin DesjardinsMartin DesjardinsMartin Desjardins, born Martin van den Bogaert was a French sculptor and stuccoist of Dutch birth.He was born at Breda, the son of a milliner in a house that would later carry the name 'de Drye Bredasche Hoeden'...
– French sculptor and stuccoist of Dutch birth (b. 16371637 in art-Events:* Claude Lorrain produces a series of etchings of a display of fireworks in Rome.-Paintings:* Claude Lorrain – Seaport and Landscape with a Country Dance* Pieter de Grebber – Elisha refusing the gifts of Naaman-Births:...
) - Emmanuel TzanesEmmanuel TzanesEmmanuel Tzanes was a Greek Renaissance painter.He was born in Crete and migrated to Venice where he did most of his work. He was one of the most respected Greek painters of his day. Tzanes was a member of the Cretan School and contemporary of another Cretan painter of Venice, Theodore...
– Greek Renaissance painter (b. 16371637 in art-Events:* Claude Lorrain produces a series of etchings of a display of fireworks in Rome.-Paintings:* Claude Lorrain – Seaport and Landscape with a Country Dance* Pieter de Grebber – Elisha refusing the gifts of Naaman-Births:...
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