1599 in Art - Births

Births

  • March 22 – Anthony van Dyck, Flemish Baroque artist who became England's leading court painter (died 1641)
  • June – Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (died 1660)
  • September 25 – Francesco Borromini (Francesco Castelli), prominent and influential Baroque architect in Rome (died 1667)
  • November 30 – Andrea Sacchi, Italian painter of High Baroque Classicism (died 1661)
  • December – Pieter van Laer, Dutch painter of genre scenes (died 1642)
  • December 11 – Pieter Codde, Dutch painter of genre works (died 1678)
  • date unknown
    • Francisco Collantes, Spanish Baroque era painter (died 1656)
    • Willem Cornelisz Duyster, Dutch painter from Amsterdam (died 1635)
    • Jan Miel, Flemish painter (died 1663)
    • Gerrit Reynst, Dutch merchant and art collector (died 1658)
    • Giovanni Battista Vanni, Italian painter of frescoes and engraver (died 1660)
    • Robert Walker – English portrait painter (died 1658)
  • probable
    • Bartolommeo Coriolano, Italian engraver (died 1676)
    • Antioine Le Nain, French painter of the Le Nain family of painters (died 1648)

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