1623 in art

Events

* "none listed"

Paintings

*Martin Droeshout - "'First Folio of William Shakespeare's plays"
* Dirck Hals
**"Musicians"
**"Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan"
* Gerard van Honthorst - "The Prodigal Son"
* Diego Velázquez - "The Investiture Of St Ildefonso With The Chasuble"

Births

* Jean Michelin, French Protestant painter (d. 1695)
* Jürgen Ovens, Danish or German Baroque painter and engraver (d. 1678)
* Thomas Simon, English medalist (d. 1665)
* Wallerant Vaillant, Flemish Baroque Era painter (d. 1677)
* Reinier Nooms - Ducth maritime painter known for his highly detailed paintings and etchings of ships (d. 1667)
* Francesco Barbieri - Italian painter of the Baroque period (d. 1698)
* Giovanni Battista Caccioli - Italian figure painter in quadratura (d. 1675)
* Giovanni Ghisolfi - Italian painter of veduta and capricci, mainly landscapes (d. 1683)
* Filippo Lauri - Italian painter, became the "Principe" or director of the Accademia di San Luca (d. 1694)
* Giacomo Lauri - Italian engraver of the Baroque period (d. 1694)
* Francesco di Maria - Italian painter active mainly in Naples (d. 1690)
* Mei Qing - Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Qing Dynasty (d. 1697)

Deaths

* Francesco Brizio - Italian painter and engraver of the Bolognese School (b. 1574)