1722 in art
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Births
- March 6 – Johann Christian BrandJohann Christian BrandJohann Christian Brand was an Austrian painter and brother of Friedrich August Brand....
, Austrian painter (d. 17951795 in art-Works:* William Blake's monotypes Nebuchadnezzar, Newton, The Night of Enitharmon's Joy and Pity.* Philip James de Loutherbourg's painting Lord Howe's action, or the Glorious First of June.-Births:...
) - July 16 – Joseph WiltonJoseph WiltonJoseph Wilton was an English sculptor and one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768 .Born to a wealthy family in London, Wilton trained in Flanders, Paris, Rome and Florence...
, English sculptor and a founding member of the Royal AcademyRoyal AcademyThe Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
(d. 18031803 in art-Awards:The Prix de Rome is expanded in 1803 to include musical composition as a category.* Grand Prix de Rome, painting:* Grand Prix de Rome, sculpture:* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture:* Grand Prix de Rome, music: Albert Androt.-Births:...
) - October 3 – Johann Heinrich TischbeinJohann Heinrich TischbeinJohann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder, called the Kasseler, , was one of the most respected European painters in the 18th century and an important member of the Tischbein dynasty of German painters, which spanned four generations.His work consisted primarily of portraits of the nobility, mythology...
, member of the TischbeinTischbein (family)The Tischbeins were a family of German painters, most notably:*Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder, a.k.a. Kasseler Tischbein *Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, a.k.a. Leipziger Tischbein...
dynasty of GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
painters (d. 17891789 in art-Events:*James Stuart and Nicholas Revett publish "The Antiquities of Athens" with William Pars's 1765 painting "The Parthenon when it contained a mosque".-Works:*Jacques-Louis David – The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons...
) - November 30 – Theodore GardelleTheodore GardelleTheodore Gardelle was a Swiss painter and enameller.He was born in Geneva, where he studied portrait miniature painting. Having acquired its first rudiments, he went to Paris in 1744. There he gained great proficiency in the art. He lived there studying and painting until 1750...
, painter and enameller (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...
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- Anton ČebejAnton CebejAnton Cebej was a Slovenian baroque painter.He was born in Sturje in modern day Ajdovščina.Notable works include Exaltation of the Cross from Vinica, painted in 1750 and Death of St Josephus painted in 1774 shortly before his death .Three of his paintings are in the National Gallery of Slovenia...
– Slovenian painter (d. c.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...
) - Francesco BattaglioliFrancesco BattaglioliFrancesco Battaglioli was an Italian painter, known as painter of veduta and cappriccios based on the scenery of Venice and the Venetian mainland .-Biography:...
, Italian 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...
of vedutaVedutaA veduta is a highly detailed, usually large-scale painting of a cityscape or some other vista....
and cappriccioCapriccio (painting)In painting, a capriccio , means especially an architectural fantasy, placing together buildings, archaeological remains and other architectural elements in fictional and often fantastical combinations, perhaps with staffage of figures. It fits under the more general term of landscape painting...
s (d. 17961796 in art-Births:* February 3 – Jean Baptiste Madou, painter and lithographer *May 28 – William Miller, Scottish Quaker line engraver * July 2 – Michael Thonet, furniture designer * July 17 – Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, French painter...
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Deaths
- January 7 – 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...
, French painter (b. 16611661 in art-Births:* Scipione Angelini – Italian painter best known for still lifes * Antoine Coypel – French painter * Lucas de Valdés – Spanish painter and engraver of the Baroque period...
) - March 12 – Christian BerentzChristian BerentzChristian Berentz was a German Baroque painter.-Biography:Berentz was born in Hamburg, Germany. According to the RKD pupil he was the pupil of Hermann Kamphusen from 1667-1673 and then from 1673-1677 a pupil of Georg Hainz. He travelled through the Netherlands in the years 1677-1679 and in 1679 he...
, German artist (b. 16581658 in art-Paintings:*Adriaen van der Spelt and Frans van Mieris paint "Flower Piece with Curtain". It is now kept at The Art Institute of Chicago.*Rembrandt van Rijn – Self-portrait*Guido Cagnacci – Death of Cleopatra-Births:...
) - May 19 – 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:...
, 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 (b. 16381638 in art-Events:*Francisco Zurbarán begins work on the series of paintings in the Santa María de Guadalupe-Works:*Gian Lorenzo Bernini – Bust of Thomas Baker*Nicolas Poussin – Les Bergers d'Arcadie*Rembrandt – Stormy Landscape...
) - June 10 – Francescantonio CoratoliFrancescantonio CoratoliFrancesco Antonio Coratoli was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo periods.Born in Monteleone di Puglia, Coratoli trained under a painter by the name of Zoda. He travelled to Rome to study painting...
– 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 frescoFrescoFresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
es (b. 16711671 in art-Events:*The Discalced Carmelites of Vilnius build a wooden chapel to house the painting Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn.-Works:*Gerard de Lairesse – Three ceiling paintings for Andries de Graeff, now at the Peace Palace in The Hague...
) - August 7 – Johann Georg BeckJohann Georg BeckJohann Georg Beck or Johann Georg Baek was a German engraver. He taught fellow-Augsburger Johann Georg Schmidt, who married his widow Anna Elisabeth and took over the family studio. Johann's son Anton August Beck trained in this studio and inherited it on Johann's death.-Notes:...
, German engraver (b. 16761676 in art-Births:* Théobald Michau , Flemish painter * Jeong Seon – Korean landscape painter * Francesco Maria Raineri – Italian sculptor of battle scenes, landscapes, and veduta with historical or mythologic figures...
) - November 12 - Adriaen van der WerffAdriaen van der WerffAdriaen van der Werff was an accomplished Dutch painter of portraits and erotic, devotional and mythological scenes. His brother, Pieter van der Werff , was his principal pupil and assistant.-Life:...
, Dutch painter of portraits and erotic, devotional and mythological scenes (b. 16591659 in art-Paintings:* Rembrandt – Jacob Wrestling with the Angel* Jan Vermeer – Officer and a Laughing Girl-Births:*January 21 - Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter of portraits and erotic, devotional and mythological scenes...
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- Marziale CarpinoniMarziale CarpinoniMarziale Carpinoni was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was the grandson of Domenico Carpinoni, was born at Clusone. First taught the first principles of art by his father, then by his grandfather. He was afterwards sent to Rome to the school of Ciro Ferri. He painted historical subjects...
, Italian painter (b. c.16441644 in art-Paintings:* Claude Lorrain** Odysseus Returns Chryseis to Her Father** Pastoral Landscape with the Arch of Titus** View of Tivoli at Sunset* Hans Gillisz. Bollongier: Blumenstück...
) - José RomeoJosé RomeoJosé Romeo was an Spanish painter of the Baroque period.He was born in Cervera de la Cañada in Aragón. He painted some dark paintings recalling Salvator Rosa. He studied in Zaragoza and was given a scholarship to study in Rome under Agostino Massuci. He returned to Barcelona, then moved to Madrid...
, Spanish painter (b. 17011701 in art-Events:*Peter Strudel becomes Reichsfreiherr and is appointed the director of the landscape academy in Vienna.-Paintings:*Giuseppe Maria Crespi - The Ecstasy of Saint Margaret*Sir Godfrey Kneller - William III on Horseback...
) - Filippo TancrediFilippo TancrediFilippo Tancredi was an Italian painter. He was born in Messina. He trained some time in Naples, and afterwards visited Rome, where he entered the school of Carlo Maratta. He spent a great part of his life in Palermo, where he painted the ceiling of the church of the San Giuseppe dei Teatini, and...
, Italian painter of church frescoFrescoFresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
es (b. 16551655 in art-Paintings:*Nicholas Poussin - St. Peter Healing a Sick Man*Rembrandt - The Polish Rider*Vermeer - Christ in the House of Martha and Mary-Births:...
) - Ma YuanyuMa YuanyuMa Yuanyu ; ca. 1669-1722 was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty .Ma was born in Changshu in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Fuxi' and his sobriquets were 'Xixia and Tianyu shanren'. Ma was taught by Yun Shouping, and specialized in Bird-and-flower painting.-References:...
– ChineseChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
painter during the Qing DynastyQing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
(b. c.16691669 in art-Events:*Following the fall of Crete to the Ottomans,the Heptanese School, also known as the Ionian Islands' School, succeeds the Cretan school as the leading school of Greek post-Byzantine painting.-Paintings:...
) - Antonio ZanchiAntonio ZanchiAntonio Zanchi was an Italian painter of the Baroque, active mainly in Venice. He was born in Este and trained with Francesco Ruschi. His masterpiece was the canvas on the Plague of Venice painted for the Scuola di San Rocco. He also painted a number of canvases in the Venetian church of Santa...
– Italian painter of canvases for churches in VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
(b. 16311631 in art-Paintings:* Willem Claesz Heda - still lifes.* José de Ribera painted landscape, in the Hospital de Tavera in Toledo, Spain.* Nicolas Poussin - Kingdom of Flora.* Rembrandt...
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- Marziale Carpinoni