Events from the year 1554 in art.

Events

Gerlach Flicke Gerlach Flicke ( fl. 1545 – 1558), Latin name Gerbarus Fleccius, anglicised in the 16th century as "Garlicke", was a German portrait painter who is known for his work in London as an artist of the Tudor court. Flicke was imprisoned in London ...

, temporarily imprisoned in London with pirate

Henry Strangways Henry Bull Templar Strangways (14 November 1832 – 10 February 1920) was an Australian politician and Premier of South Australia. Strangways was the eldest son of Henry Bull Strangways of Shapwick, Somerset, England. As a boy, he visited Sou ...

, paints a diptych of them both, which constitutes the earliest known

self-portrait A self-portrait is a representation of an artist that is drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by that artist. Although self-portraits have been made since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid-15th century tha ...

in oils in England. *A group of Edinburgh painters, led by one Walter Binning, assault an outsider, David Warkman, who has been painting a ceiling in the city.''Extracts from the records of the Burgh of Edinburgh 1528 - 1557'', 194-5.

Works

Paintings

* Hans Eworth – '' Queen Mary Tudor'' *

– '' Self-portrait with Henry Strangwish'' * Antonis Mor – '' Queen Mary Tudor'' * Titian – ''Danae'' and '' Christ Appearing to his Mother after his Resurrection''

Sculptures

Benvenuto Cellini Benvenuto Cellini (, ; 3 November 150013 February 1571) was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and author. His best-known extant works include the ''Cellini Salt Cellar'', the sculpture of ''Perseus with the Head of Medusa'', and his autobiography ...

– '' Perseus with the Head of Medusa''

Births

February 27 Events Pre-1600 * 380 – Edict of Thessalonica: Emperor Theodosius I and his co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian II declare their wish that all Roman citizens convert to Nicene Christianity. * 425 – The University of Constantinople ...

- Giovanni Battista Paggi, Italian painter (died 1627) *''date unknown'' **

Paul Brill Paul Brill is an American composer, songwriter, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York. Brill is a three-time Emmy Award nominee who has scored feature films, television series and NPR Radio Themes, most notably: '' Joan Rivers: A Piece of ...

landscape A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the ...

painter of frescoes who worked in Rome (died

1626 Events January–March * January 7 – Polish-Swedish War: Battle of Wallhof in Latvia – Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, defeats a Polish army. * January 9 – Peter Minuit sails from Texel Island for America's Ne ...

) **

Cesare Corte Cesare Corte (1554–1613) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in his natal city of Genoa. He was the pupil of his father, the Venetian painter and later alchemist Valerio Corte. He trained under Luca Cambiaso. Accordi ...

, Italian painter active mainly in his natal city of Genoa (died

1613 Events January–June * January 11 – Workers in a sandpit in the Dauphiné region of France discover the skeleton of what is alleged to be a 30-foot tall man (the remains, it is supposed, of the giant Teutobochus, a legendary ...

) ** Augustin Cranach, German painter, son of Lucas Cranach the Younger (died 1595) **

Costantini de' Servi Costantini de' Servi (1554–1622) was an Italian painter, sculptor, garden designer and architect in the Renaissance. Early life Born in 1554, de' Servi was the son of a diplomat. Career Primarily a sculptor and Medicean architect, de' Servi al ...

, Italian painter (died

1622 Events January–May * January 7 – The Holy Roman Empire and Transylvania sign the Peace of Nikolsburg. * February 8 – King James I of England dissolves the English Parliament. * March 12 – Ignatius of Loyola, F ...

) ** Mir Emad Hassani, Persian Nastaʿlīq script calligrapher (died

1615 Events January–June * January 1 – The New Netherland Company is granted a three-year monopoly in North American trade, between the 40th and 45th parallels. * February – Sir Thomas Roe sets out to become the first am ...

) ** Rombertus van Uylenburgh, father-in-law of

Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally consid ...

(died

1624 Events January–March * January 14 – After 90 years of Ottoman occupation, Baghdad is recaptured by the Safavid Empire. * January 22 – Korean General Yi Gwal leads an uprising of 12,000 soldiers against King Injo in wh ...

) *''probable'' - William Segar, court painter to Queen Elizabeth I of England (died

1633 Events January–March * January 20 – Galileo Galilei, having been summoned to Rome on orders of Pope Urban VIII, leaves for Florence for his journey. His carriage is halted at Ponte a Centino at the border of Tuscany, where ...

)

Deaths

*April -

Simone Mosca Simone Mosca (1492–1554) was an Italian sculptor who was born in Settignano (part of Florence). His sons were sculptors Francesco Mosca, called ''Il Moschino'' (ca. 1531-1578) and Simone Simoncelli, also known as ''Simone Moschino'' (1533-1 ...

, Italian sculptor (born

1492 Year 1492 ( MCDXCII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. 1492 is considered to be a significant year in the history of the West, Europe, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Spain, and the Ne ...

) * December 22 - Moretto da Brescia, Italian Renaissance painter of Brescia and

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

(born

1498 Year 1498 (Roman numerals, MCDXCVIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 1498th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 498th year of the 2nd mill ...

) *''date unknown'' **

Giovanni Francesco Rustici Giovan Francesco Rustici, or Giovanni Francesco Rustici, (1475–1554) was an Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor. __NOTOC__ He was born into a noble family of Florence, with an independent income. Rustici profited from study of the Medi ...

, Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor (born

1474 Year 1474 ( MCDLXXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * February – The Treaty of Utrecht puts an end to the Anglo-Hanseatic War. * Mar ...

) **

Anthony Toto Anthony Toto or "Antony", real name Antonio di Nunziato d'Antonio (1498–1554), was an Italian painter and architect at the English court. He was a Florentine, and a pupil of Ridolfo Ghirlandajo. He came to England about 1519, and was naturaliz ...

, Italian painter and architect (born

) *''probable'' **

Michelangelo Anselmi Michelangelo Anselmi (c. 1492 – c. 1554) was an Italian Renaissance- Mannerist painter active mostly in Parma. Biography He was born, apparently in Tuscany, perhaps in Lucca, from a Parmesan family of ancient Langobard origin, know ...

, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter active mostly in Parma (born

) **

Hans Brosamer Hans Brosamer (born in the late 1490s, probably in Fulda; died c. 1554) was a German draughtsman, printmaker and painter of the Renaissance period. His life has left hardly any documentary trace, other than his prints, but he was active in Fulda ...

, German engraver, wood-cutter, and portraitist (born 1506)

References

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