1653 in art

Events

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Paintings

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Births

* Antonio Palomino, Spanish painter, writer on art theory, and biographer of artists (d. 1726)
* Giovanni Battista Ruggieri was the eldest son of luthier Francesco Ruggieri (d. 1711)
* Gaspar van Wittel - Dutch landscape painter (d. 1736)
* Kanō Tanshin - Japanese painter (d. 1718)
* Tomasso Aldrovandini - Italian painter of the Baroque period (d. 1736)
* Giovanni Girolamo Bonesi - Italian painter of the Baroque period (d. 1725)
* Giovanni Battista Cimaroli - Italian painter of landscapes (d. 1714)
* Bonaventura Lamberti - Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome (d. 1721)
* Angelo Massarotti - Italian painter active in his native Cremona (d. 1723)
* Sante Vandi - Italian portrait painter (d. 1716)
* Giuseppe Mazza - Bolognese sculptor of the Rococo period (d. 1741)

Deaths

* Simon de Vlieger, painter (b. 1601)
* Artemisia Gentileschi, the daughter of an esteemed painter, taught art in Naples and painted the great women of Roman and biblical history (b. 1598)
* Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy - Dutch painter of Flemish origin (b. 1588)
* Gysbert-Gilliszoon d'Hondecoeter (or Gijsbert or de Hondecoutre), Dutch painter of barnyard fowl (b. 1604), father of Melchior d'Hondecoeter.
* Paolo Biancucci - Italian painter primarily of religious scenes (b. 1583)
* Angelo Caroselli - Italian painter of the Baroque period (b. 1585)
* (d. 1653/1665): Astolfo Petrazzi - Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in his native Siena (b. 1583)