1540 in art

Events

Works

*Südindischer Meister - "Group of Women"
* Qiu Ying paints "The Imperial examinations"

Births

* Dionysius Calvaert (or Denis Calvaert), Flemish painter (d. 1619)
* Pieter Pietersz the Elder, Dutch painter (d. 1603)
* Giovanni Anastasi, Italian painter (d. 1587)
* Annibale Fontana, Italian sculptor and medallist (d. 1587)
* George Gower - English portrait painter who became sergeant-painter to Queen Elizabeth I (d. 1596)

Deaths

* Rosso Fiorentino - Italian Mannerist painter, in oil and fresco (b. 1494)
* Parmigianino - Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker (b. 1503)
* Barthel Beham - German engraver, miniaturist and painter (b. 1502)
* Hans Leonhard Schäufelein - German painter, designer, and wood engraver (b. 1480)
* Agostino Musi - Italian engraver (b. 1490)
* Jorge Afonso - Portuguese Renaissance painter (b. 1470)
* Cristóvão de Figueiredo - Portuguese Renaissance painter (b. "unknown")
* (d. 1540/1541): Joos van Cleve - Netherlandish painter (b. 1480/1490)