1727 in art

Events

* Pierre Subleyras, a Provencal painter, won the Prix de Rome at the age of 28.

Paintings

* Giovanni Antonio Canal ("Canaletto") painted "The Stonemason's Yard" ("Campo San Vitale"), in Venice ().
* Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin paints "Der Roschen" (cat with stingray, ).
* Giovanni Battista Pittoni paints "Allegorical Tomb for Isaac Newton" (during 1727—1730).

Births

* May 14 - Thomas Gainsborough, English artist (d. 1788)
* Ivan Argunov, Russian painter (d. 1802)
* Jean-Claude Richard - French painter and engraver (d. 1791)
* François-Hubert Drouais, French painter (d. 1775)
* George Hepplewhite, English furniture designer (d. 1786)
* Don Manuel Alvarez, Spanish sculptor (d. 1797)
* Pietro Campana - Spanish engraver (d. 1765)
* Andrea Toresani - Italian painter and draughtsman of landscapes and portraits (d. 1760)
* Giovanni Battista Cipriani - Italian painter and engraver (d. 1785)
* Mason Chamberlin - English portrait painter (d. 1787)
* Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - Italian painter and printmaker in etching (d. 1804)

Deaths

* Aert de Gelder - Dutch artist to paint in the tradition of Rembrandt's late style (b. 1645)
* Giovanni Antonio Burrini - Bolognese painter of Late-Baroque or Rococo style (b. 1656)
* Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari - Italian painter of frescoes (b. 1654)
* Pietro Cappelli - Italian veduta painter (b. "unknown")