1748 in art
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Events
- Patience LovellPatience WrightPatience Lovell Wright was the first recognized American-born sculptor. She chiefly created wax figures of people. She loved to write poetry and was also a painter....
, the first recognized American-born sculptor, marries Joseph Wright.
Works
- Robert FekeRobert FekeRobert Feke was an American portrait painter born on Long Island, New York. Little is known for certain about his life before 1741, which is the year he painted his first portrait, Family of Isaac Royall. Sixteen portraits in total are known to be by Feke, and an additional 50 are disputed to be...
- Portrait of William Bowdoin
Births
- May 22 - Thomas RobertsThomas Roberts (painter)Thomas Roberts was an Irish landscape painter.Born into a family of artists in County Waterford, he was the eldest son of architect John Roberts. Roberts, the son, would become a student of the Cork painter John Butts and landscape painter George Mullins...
, IrishIrish peopleThe Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
Landscape artLandscape artLandscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
ist (d. 17781778 in art-Paintings:* John Singleton Copley - Watson and the Shark* Goya - Children With a Cart* Gilbert Stuart - Self-portrait-Births:*January 1 - Charles Alexandre Lesueur, artist and explorer...
) - August 30, Jacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David was an influential French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era...
, French painter (d. 18251825 in art-Births:*February 4 – Myles Birket Foster, illustrator and watercolour painter *March 13 – Hans Gude, painter *May 1 – Eleanor Vere Boyle, watercolorist *May 9 – James Collinson, Pre-Raphaelite painter...
) - October 13 - Johann Dominicus FiorilloJohann Dominicus FiorilloJohann Dominicus Fiorillo was a German painter and historian of art.Johann Dominicus Fiorillo, a son of Italian composer Ignazio Fiorillo, was born at Hamburg on 13 October 1748...
, painter and art historian (d. 18211821 in art-Events:*At the age of eleven, Théodore Chassériau is accepted into the studio of Ingres.-Works:*Edward Hodges Baily – Eve at the Fountain*John Constable – The Hay Wain-Births:* January 27 - August Becker, painter...
) - November 8 - Anne Seymour DamerAnne Seymour DamerAnne Seymour Damer, née Conway, was an English sculptor.-Life:Anne Conway was born into an aristocratic Whig family, the only daughter of Field-Marshal Henry Seymour Conway and his wife Caroline Bruce, born Campbell, Lady Ailesbury , and was brought up at the family home at Park Place, Remenham,...
, 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...
sculptor (d. 18281828 in art-Births:*May 10 – James McDougal Hart, painter *May 11 – Alfred Stevens, painter *May 12 – Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Pre-Raphaelite painter *June 13 – Elie Delaunay, painter...
) - date unknown
- Antonio CarniceroAntonio CarniceroAntonio Carnicero was a Spanish painter of the Neoclassic style.Born in Salamanca on January 10, 1748 and died in Madrid on August 21, 1814. He was trained with his father, Alejandro Carnicero, a sculptor. He then traveled to Rome and returned to be named chamber painter for King Charles III of...
, 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 in the NeoclassicNeoclassicismNeoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
style (d. 18141814 in art-Works:* Francisco Goya – The executions of the Third of May 1808.* Jacques-Louis David – Leonidas at Thermopylae-Births:*March 3 – Louis Buvelot, Swiss-Australian painter *March 22 – Thomas Crawford, sculptor...
) - Louis MasreliezLouis MasreliezLouis Masreliez , born Adrien Louis Masreliez, was a Swedish painter and interior designer.Masreliez was born in Paris and came to Sweden in 1753. He began his education at Ritakademien at the age of 10. Since the academy did not teach painting, he studied at Lorens Gottman's workshop...
, SwedishSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
painter and interior designer (d. 18101810 in art-Awards:* Grand Prix de Rome, painting:* Grand Prix de Rome, sculpture:* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture:-Works:*Jacques-Louis David – The Distribution of the Eagle Standards*Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson – La Révolte du Caire...
) - John RamageJohn RamageJohn Ramage was an Irish American artist.-Career:Ramage was born in Dublin, Ireland. He entered the Dublin School of Artists in 1763 and began his career as a goldsmith and miniaturist.In 1763, he studied at the Dublin Society School where he learned the art of miniature painting in watercolor on...
, Irish AmericanIrish AmericanIrish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...
goldsmithGoldsmithA goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Since ancient times the techniques of a goldsmith have evolved very little in order to produce items of jewelry of quality standards. In modern times actual goldsmiths are rare...
and miniaturist (d. 18021802 in art-Events:*The Journal of the Royal Institution records one of the first experiments in photography.-Works:*Antonio Canova – statue of Napoleon Bonaparte*François Gerard – Madame Récamier*John Constable – Dedham Vale, 1802-Births:...
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- Antonio Carnicero
Deaths
- April 12 - William KentWilliam KentWilliam Kent , born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, was an eminent English architect, landscape architect and furniture designer of the early 18th century.He was baptised as William Cant.-Education:...
, architect and designer (b. 16851685 in art-Paintings:* Simon Ushakov, Painted The Last Supper -Births:*March 17 - Jean-Marc Nattier, French painter *date unknown**Charles Cressent, French furniture-maker, sculptor and fondeur-ciseleur of the régence style...
) - May 5 - Alessandro Galli Bibiena, Italian architect and painter, eldest son of Ferdinando Galli Bibiena (b. 16861686 in art-Events:*Pierre Granier is commissioned to provide a new right arm for the recently-discovered Jupiter de Smyrne.*Bogdan Saltanov becomes head of the painting workshop of the Kremlin Armoury.-Births:...
) - June 11 - Felice TorelliFelice TorelliFelice Torelli was an Italian painter of the Baroque style, active mainly in Bologna.He was born to a family of artists in Verona, including his brother, Giuseppe Torelli, a noted violinist and composer of concerti. Both his son, Stefano Torelli, and his wife, Lucia Casalini , were painters. His...
, 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...
from a family of painters, painter of 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 (b. 16671667 in art-Events:* February – the first theatre in Sweden, opens in Bollhuset and Lejonkulan in Stockholm.-Paintings:* Rembrandt van Rijn – The Jewish Bride-Births:*February 4 - Alessandro Magnasco, Italian Rococo painter of genre or landscape scenes...
) - August 14 - Thomas GermainThomas GermainThomas Germain was the pre-eminent Parisian silversmith of the Rococo.The son of a Paris silversmith Pierre Germain he did not at first train in the family workshop, but began as a painter, spending the years 1687–1702 in Rome, where he turned his hand towards goldsmith's work.Once again in Paris...
, silversmith (b. 16731673 in art-Births:*June 11 – Bernard Picart, French engraver *date unknown**Thomas Germain, silversmith **Ádám Mányoki, Hungarian painter **Giovanni Battista Lama, Italian painter, active mainly in Naples...
) - September 15 - Johann Georg SchmidtJohann Georg Schmidt (painter)Johann Georg Schmidt was an Austrian Baroque painter. To distinguish him from his better-known namesake Martin Johann Schmidt from Krems he was also known as the "Viennese Schmidt" ....
, Austrian Baroque painter (b. 16851685 in art-Paintings:* Simon Ushakov, Painted The Last Supper -Births:*March 17 - Jean-Marc Nattier, French painter *date unknown**Charles Cressent, French furniture-maker, sculptor and fondeur-ciseleur of the régence style...
) - date unknown
- Ferdinando del CairoFerdinando del CairoFerdinando del Cairo was an Italian painter of the Baroque.He was born at Casale Monferrato, and learned the first rudiments of design from his father, an unknown artist. He afterwards became a pupil of Marcantonio Franceschini at 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 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...
(b. 16661666 in art-Events:*A stay of three to five years at the Palazzo Mancini in Rome. at the expense of the King of France. is added to the Prix de Rome award.-Births:*April 12 – Pierre Le Gros the Younger, French sculptor, active almost exclusively in Baroque Rome...
) - Giovanni CasiniGiovanni CasiniGiovanni Casini called il Varlunga from his native town in Tuscany. He was a portrait painter as well as a sculptor.-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...
portrait painter and sculptor (b. 16891689 in art-Births:*July - Szymon Czechowicz, Polish painter *November 24 - Frans van Mieris jr., Dutch painter *date unknown**Jiao Bingzhen, Chinese painter of the Qing dynasty...
) - Giovanni Battista LamaGiovanni Battista LamaGiovanni Battista Lama was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Naples. Along with Paolo de Matteis, he was pupil to the painters Luca Giordano. He painted historical canvases....
, 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, active mainly in NaplesNaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
(b. 16731673 in art-Births:*June 11 – Bernard Picart, French engraver *date unknown**Thomas Germain, silversmith **Ádám Mányoki, Hungarian painter **Giovanni Battista Lama, Italian painter, active mainly in Naples...
) - Giovanni Pietro LigarioGiovanni Pietro LigarioGiovanni Pietro Ligario was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque. He was born at Sondrio in the Valtelline, and after early training there, moved to Rome, where he frequented the studio of Lazzaro Baldi, and afterwards visited Venice. On his return to his native town in 1727, he was employed in...
, 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 historical pictures for churches and private collections (b. 16861686 in art-Events:*Pierre Granier is commissioned to provide a new right arm for the recently-discovered Jupiter de Smyrne.*Bogdan Saltanov becomes head of the painting workshop of the Kremlin Armoury.-Births:...
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- Ferdinando del Cairo