1729 in art
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Events from the year 1729 in art.
Events
- Works of art from Rome arrive in Dresden,[1] leading to the establishment of the Skulpturensammlung.
- Pierre-Jean Mariette authors the first volume of the Recueil Crozat, a collection of engravings after masterworks from French royal and aristocratic collections, published by the Imprimerie royale.[2]
Paintings
- William Hogarth paints Act III of The Beggar's Opera.[3]
- William Kent – The Battle of Agincourt[4]
- François Lemoyne paints Pygmalion Watching his Statue Come to Life.[5]
- Antonio David paints portraits of Prince Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") and his brother Prince Henry.[6]
- Nicolas de Largillière (Paris) paints a portrait of Elizabeth Throckmorton.[7]
- Andreas Møller probably paints a portrait of the Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria.
- A painter of the "Nasini circle" paints the Miracle of San Vincenzo Ferrer.
Births
- January 5 – Paulus Constantijn la Fargue, Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman (died 1782)[8]
- January 17 – Giovanni Antonio Zaddei, Italian painter of altarpieces, mainly active in Ferrara (died unknown)[9]
- March 24 – Simon Mathurin Lantara, French landscape painter (died 1778)[10][11]
- April 13 – Rienk Jelgerhuis, Dutch painter, engraver and draftsman (died 1806)[12]
- May 7 – Pierre-Joseph Lion, Belgian painter (died 1809)
date unknown
- Joseph Antony Adolph, Moravian painter (died 1762)
- Jean-Baptiste Defernex, French sculptor especially of portrait busts (died 1783)
- Jean-Baptiste-Henri Deshays, French painter (died 1765)
- Vinzenz Fischer, Austrian historical painter and professor of architecture (died 1810)
- Saverio Gandini, Italian painter (died 1796)
- James MacArdell, Irish engraver of mezzotints (died 1765)
- Hughes Taraval, French painter (died 1785)
Deaths
- January 21 – Marco Ricci, Italian veduta painter (born 1676)
- March 2 – Peter Van Dievoet, Belgian sculptor and designer of ornamental architectural features (born 1661)
- March 9 – Henrietta Johnston, early American pastellist (born 1670)
- April 26 – John Nost, Flemish sculptor especially utilizing lead (born unknown)
- August 22 – Torii Kiyonobu I, Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, especially on Kabuki signboards (born 1664)
- October 2 - Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter (born 1669)
- October 22 - Anna Maria Ehrenstrahl, Swedish painter of allegories, portraits and group portraits (born 1666)
- November 16 - Alessandro Specchi, Italian architect and engraver (born 1668)
- December 24 – Marcantonio Franceschini, Italian painter of religious and mythological subjects (born 1648)
- date unknown
- Scipione Angelini, Italian painter of still-lifes (born 1661)
- Panagiotis Doxaras, Greek painter who founded the Heptanese School of Greek art (born 1662)
- Lorenzo Fratellini, Italian painter of miniature portraits (born 1690)
- Cristóbal de León, Spanish painter of monastic portraits (born unknown)
- Krzysztof Lubieniecki – Polish Baroque painter and engraver (born 1659)
References
- ↑ "Time that discovers the Truth". Antiquarius. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ "Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux Tome 1 : Ecole Romaine".
- ↑ "Hogarth Gallery1- Beggar's Opera III, x | Art and Music in Britain: Four Encounters". artandmusic.yale.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ https://www.rct.uk/collection/402901/the-battle-of-agincourt
- ↑ "Pygmalion - Le Moyne". www.projekte.kunstgeschichte.uni-muenchen.de. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ "Antonio David | National Galleries of Scotland". www.nationalgalleries.org. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Throckmorton, Canoness of the Order of the Dames Augustines Anglaises by Nicolas de Largillierre". www.nga.gov. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ "Paulus Constantijn La Fargue (1729 - 1782) | National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ "Ragionamenti Di Cose Patrie Ad Uso Della Gioventù" (PDF). Ragionamenti di Cose Patrie Ad Uso della Gioventù: 36–37.
- ↑ "Simon Mathurin-Lantara, précurseur de l'école de Barbizon ?". Musée Départemental des peintres de Barbizon (in French). 2026-06-25. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ "SIMON-MATHURIN LANTARA : UN PAYSAGISTE ET SA LEGENDE" (PDF). Musée Départemental de l'École de Barbizon: 3.
- ↑ "Rienk JELGERHUIS" (PDF). Rienk JELGERHUIS.