1654 in art

Events

* October 12 - The Delft Explosion destroys the city of Delft, killing painter Carel Fabritius when his home, studio, and most of his paintings were destroyed: only 5 paintings are known to exist.

Paintings

* Carel Fabritius paints his self-portrait and "The Goldfinch", showing use of lighting effects with a bright background.

Births

* Antonio Bellucci (or Antonijus Belutis), Italian painter from Treviso (d. 1726)
* Bartolomeo Altomonte, Italian painter (d. "unknown")
* Herman Moll, engraver (d. 1732)
* Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari - Italian painter of frescoes (d. 1727)
* Bartolomeo Guidobono - Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Northern Italy (d. 1709)
* Francisco Leonardoni - Italian painter active mainly in Spain (d. 1711)
* Giuseppe Passeri - Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in his native city of Rome (d. 1714)
* Giacomo del Po - Italian painter of emblematical and allegorical subjects (d. 1726)
* Michelangelo Ricciolino - Italian church painter of the Baroque period (d. 1715)
* Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole - Italian landscape painter and engraver from Bologna (d. 1719)

Deaths

*January 17 — Paulus Potter, Dutch painter specializing in animals in landscapes (b. 1625)
*February 8 — Luca Ferrari, Italian painter (b. 1605)
*April 5 - Lorenzo Garbieri, Italian painter (b. 1580)
*June 10 — Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor (b. 1598)
*October 12 - Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter (b. 1622)
*"date unknown" - Baccio Ciarpi, Italian painter (b. 1574)
*"date unknown" - Giacomo Apollonio - Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and early-Baroque periods (b. 1584)