Events from the year 1641 in art.

Events

Claude Lorrain Claude Lorrain (; born Claude Gellée , called ''le Lorrain'' in French; traditionally just Claude in English; c. 1600 – 23 November 1682) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher of the Baroque era. He spent most of his life in It ...

completes a series of twelve etchings of land- and seascapes. * Gerard Dou and

Diego Velázquez Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptized June 6, 1599August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of th ...

are painting. *

Peter Lely Sir Peter Lely (14 September 1618 – 7 December 1680) was a painter of Dutch origin whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court. Life Lely was born Pieter van der Faes to Dutch ...

moves from

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...

to London at about this date.

Paintings

- ''The Embarkation of St. Ursula'' * Guercino - ''The Flagellation of Christ'' * Willem Claesz. Heda – '' The Blackcurrant Pie'' *

Luis de Morales Luis de Morales (1509 – 9 May 1586) was a Spanish painter active during the Spanish Renaissance in the 16th century. Known as "El Divino", most of his work was of religious subjects, including many representations of the Madonna and Child and ...

- ''Madonna della Purità'' * Le Nain brothers - ''Venus at Vulcan's Forge'' *

Nicolas Poussin Nicolas Poussin (, , ; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a ...

- ''Time Rescuing Truth from the Assaults of Discord and Envy'' *

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 ...

**''

The Girl in a Picture Frame ''The Girl in a Picture Frame'' is a 1641 oil on panel painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt. It is also known as ''The Jewish Bride'' and ''The Girl in a Hat''. With '' The Scholar at the Lectern'' and ''Landscape with the Good Samaritan'', it ...

'' **''

The Scholar at the Lectern ''The Scholar at the Lectern'' or ''The Father of the Jewish Bride'' is a 1641 oil on panel painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt. With ''The Girl in a Picture Frame'' (also known as ''The Jewish Bride'') and ''Landscape with the Good Samaritan'' ...

'' **''The Concord of the State'' **''Portrait of Agatha Bas'' **''Portrait of Nicolaes van Bambeeck'' **''Portrait of the Mennonite preacher Cornelius Claesz Anslo and his wife Aeltje Gerritsdr Schouten'' **''Saskia as Flora'' **''The Windmill'' (etching) * Andrea Sacchi -
Marcantonio Pasqualini Crowned by Apollo
' *

Sebastian Stoskopff Sebastian (or Sébastien) Stoskopff (July 13, 1597 – February 10, 1657) was an Alsatian painter. He is considered one of the most important German still life painters of his time. His works, which were rediscovered after 1930, portray gobl ...

– '' Great Vanity'' *Sir

Anthony van Dyck Sir Anthony van Dyck (, many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Brabantian Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Southern Netherlands and Italy. The seventh c ...

- ''Self-portrait'' * Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck - ''

Girl in a Blue Dress ''Girl in a Blue Dress'', also called ''Portrait of a Girl Dressed in Blue'' ( nl, Portret van een meisje in het blauw) or simply ''Portrait of a Girl''Johann Weikhard von Valvasor,

Carniola Carniola ( sl, Kranjska; , german: Krain; it, Carniola; hu, Krajna) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region sti ...

n nobleman, scientist, writer, draughtsman, and polymath (died

1693 Events January–March * January 11 – 1693 Sicily earthquake: Mount Etna erupts, causing a devastating earthquake that affects parts of Sicily and Malta. * January 22 – A total lunar eclipse is visible across North and South Ameri ...

) * May 17 -

Pierre Monier Pierre Monier or Mosnier (17 May 1641 – 29 December 1703) was a French painter. Mosnier was born in Blois. His father Jean Monier was also painter, and was his first teacher. In 1664 he won the inaugural Prix de Rome for his painting ''la Co ...

, French painter (died

1703 In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Thursday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 9 – The Jamaican town of Port Royal, a center of trade ...

) * September 8 -

Jacobus Storck Jacobus Storck (8 September 1641 – c.1700) was a Dutch Golden Age marine painter. Biography Storck was born and died in Amsterdam. According to Houbraken he was the brother of the marine painter Abraham Storck who painted views of the Rhi ...

, Dutch Golden Age painter (died

1700 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 19), where then Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 11 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 17 ...

) * September 11 - Gerard de Lairesse, Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist (died

1711 In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Tuesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January – Cary's Rebellion: The Lords Proprietor appoint Edward ...

) *

September 22 Events Pre-1600 * 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government. * 1236 – The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of th ...

Titus van Rijn Titus van Rijn (22 September 1641 – 4 September 1668) was the fourth and only surviving child of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn and Saskia van Uylenburgh. Titus is best known as a figure or model in his father's paintings and studies but a ...

, son and model of Rembrandt (died

1668 Events January–March * January 23 – The Triple Alliance (1668), Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed between Kingdom of England, England, Sweden and the Dutch Republic, United Provinces of the Netherlands. * February 13 &ndash ...

) *''date unknown'' ** Johann Franz Ermels, German painter and engraver (died

) ** Juan Conchillos Falco, Spanish painter (died

) **

Thomas Heeremans Thomas Heeremans (1641–1694) was a Dutch painter and art dealer. He is known for his landscapes of winter scenes, cityscapes, harbor scenes, beach views, river views and village scenes.1694 Events January–March * January 16 – Francesco Morosini, the Doge of Venice since 1688, dies after ruling the Republic for more than five years and a few months after an unsuccessful attempt to capture the island of Negropont from the ...

) **

Pieter Peutemans Pieter Peutemans (1641–1698) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History, Peutemans was born in Goes and, according to Houbraken, he died of the shock to his heart that he experienced duri ...

, Dutch Golden Age painter (died

1698 Events January–March * January 1 – The Abenaki tribe and Massachusetts colonists sign a treaty, ending the conflict in New England. * January 4 – The Palace of Whitehall in London, England is destroyed by fire. * January 23 – G ...

) **

Pasquale Rossi Pasquale de' Rossi (* 1641 in Vicenza; † 28 June 1722 in Rome), also known as Pasqualino de' Rossi, was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Born in Vicenza, he was mostly self-trained in design. He painted a ''Baptism of Christ'' for the ...

, Italian painter (died

1718 Events January – March * January 7 – In India, Sufi rebel leader Shah Inayat Shaheed from Sindh who had led attacks against the Mughal Empire, is beheaded days after being tricked into meeting with the Mughals to discus ...

) ** Antoinette Bouzonnet-Stella, French engraver (died

1676 Events January–March * January 29 – Feodor III of Russia, Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia. * January 31 – Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, the oldest institution of higher education in Central America, is fo ...

) ** Tao Chi,

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landscape painter (died

1720 Events January–March * February 10 – Edmond Halley is appointed as Astronomer Royal for England. * January 21 – Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War). * February 17 – The Treaty of ...

) ** Herman Verelst, Dutch Golden Age portrait and still life painter (died

1690 Events January–March * January 2 – The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbian rebels and Austrian troops in battle at Kaçanik Gorge, prompting more than 30,000 Serb refugees to flee northward from Kosovo, Macedonia and Sandžak to the Aus ...

) **

Jan Pietersz Zomer Jan Pietersz van Zomer (1641–1724) was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and art collector. Biography Van Zomer was born and died in Amsterdam. According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Pieter Jansz and he meant to write his biography but never got th ...

, Dutch engraver, copyist, and art collector (died

1724 Events January–March * January 15 – King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne in favour of his 16-year-old son Louis I. * January 18 – The Dutch East India Company cargo ship ''Fortuyn'', on its maiden voyage, dep ...

)

Deaths

* January 11 -

Juan de Jáuregui Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar (; also known as Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Hurtado de la Sal) (24 November 1583 – 11 January 1641), was a Spanish poet, scholar and painter in the Spanish Golden Age, Siglo de Oro. Early life Juan ...

, Spanish poet and

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

(born

1583 __NOTOC__ Events January–June * January 18 – François, Duke of Anjou, attacks Antwerp. * February 4 – Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, newly converted to Calvinism, formally marries Agnes von Mansfeld-Eisleben, a form ...

) * April 16 - Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri), Italian Baroque painter (born

1581 1581 ( MDLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) in the Julian calendar, and a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Proleptic Gregorian calendar. Events Ja ...

) * June 27 - Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch painter, born at

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(born

1567 __NOTOC__ Year 1567 ( MDLXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January – A Spanish force under the command of Captain Juan Pardo estab ...

) *November - Andrés López Polanco, Spanish Baroque portrait painter (born ''unknown'') * December 9 - Sir

, Flemish Baroque painter who became the leading court painter in England (born

1599 __NOTOC__ Events January–June * January 8 – The Jesuit educational plan, known as the ''Ratio Studiorum'', is issued. * March 12 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, by Queen Elizabeth I o ...

) *''date unknown'' ** Juan Bautista de Espinosa, Spanish

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painter (born

1590 Events January–June * January 4 – The Cortes of Castile approves a new subsidy, the '' millones''. * March 4 – Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, takes Breda, by concealing 68 of his best men in a peat-boat, to ge ...

) **

Léonard Gaultier Léonard Gaultier, or, as he sometimes signs himself, Galter, a French engraver, was born at Mainz about 1561, and died in Paris in 1641. Franz Brulliot, ''Dictionnaire des monogrammes, marques figurées, lettres initiales, noms abrégés etc: a ...

, French engraver (born

1561 Year 1561 ( MDLXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 31 – The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots in ...

) **

Lazzaro Tavarone Lazzaro Tavarone (1556–1641) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and Mannerism, Mannerist period, active mainly in his native Genoa and in Spain. He was the pupil of the painter Luca Cambiasi. Tavarone accompanied Cambiaso to Spain i ...

, Genoese painter (born

1556 __NOTOC__ Year 1556 ( MDLVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 16 – Charles V, having already abdicated as Holy Roman Emperor, r ...

) **

Adam van Noort Adam van Noort (1561/62 – 1641) was a Southern Netherlands, Flemish Painting, painter and drawing, draughtsman and one of the teachers of Peter Paul Rubens, and the only teacher of Jacob Jordaens. Adam van Noort was mainly known for his hi ...

, Flemish painter and

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(born 1561/1562) **

Artus Wolffort Artus Wolffort, Artus Wolffaert or Artus Wolffaerts (1581–1641) was a Flemish painter known mainly for his history paintings depicting religious and mythological scenes.1581 1581 ( MDLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) in the Julian calendar, and a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Proleptic Gregorian calendar. Events Ja ...

) *''probable'' -

Ottavio Viviani Ottavio Viviani (c. 1579-c. 1641) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Viviani was born in Brescia. He was initially a pupil of Tommaso Sandrino. He painted for the royal palace of Monaco and in the Ducal palace of Sassuolo. He specia ...

, Italian painter of

quadratura Illusionistic ceiling painting, which includes the techniques of perspective ''di sotto in sù'' and ''quadratura'', is the tradition in Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art in which ''trompe-l'œil'', perspective tools such as foreshortening, an ...

(born

1579 Year 1579 ( MDLXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, and a common year starting on Monday of the Proleptic Gregorian calendar. Events January–June * January 6 ...

)

References

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