- 1608 in art
Events
Paintings
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Caravaggio painted "The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist"
*Caravaggio painted "Portrait of Fra Antonio Martelli"
*Caravaggio painted "Sleeping Cupid"
*Caravaggio painted "John the Baptist (St John the Baptist at the Fountain)"
*Caravaggio painted "Annunciation"
*Caravaggio painted "Burial of St. Lucy"Births
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Pieter Post - Dutcharchitect , painter andprintmaker (d. 1669)
*Salvi Castellucci - Italian painter of theBaroque period active inArezzo (d. 1672)
*Niccolo Laniere - Italian painter and engraver (d. 1646)
*Giacomo Torelli - Italian set designer and engraver (d. 1678)
* (b.1608 /1612 ):Giovanni Stefano Danedi Italian painter offrescoes (d. 1690)Deaths
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Juan Pantoja de la Cruz , Spanish painter (born 1553)
*October 11 -Giovanni Ambrogio Figino , Italian painter (b. c.1549/1551)
*Bernardo Buontalenti - Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist (born 1536)
*Pablo de Céspedes - Spanish painter, poet, and architect (b. 1538)
*Bartolomeo Carducci -Italian painter (b. 1560)
*Alessandro Vittoria - Italian Mannerist sculptor of theVenetian school (b. 1525)
*Giambologna - Sculptor of marble and bronze statuary (b. 1529)
* Pompeo Leoni - Italian sculptor andmedallist (b. 1533)
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