1692 in art

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Events from the year 1692 in art.

Events

  • The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna is founded by the court painter Peter Strudel.
  • Godfrey Kneller, court painter in England, is knighted.{{cite web|first=J. Douglas|last=Stewart|title=Kneller, Sir Godfrey , baronet (1646–1723)|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15710|accessdate=2012-04-12|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/15710}} {{ODNBsub}}
  • On a winter evening, painter Emanuel de Witte commits suicide by jumping from a bridge with a rope around his neck. The canal freezes over and his body is not found for several weeks.De Grote Schouwburg (1995) Schildersbiografieën van Arnold Houbraken. Samenstelling Jan Konst en Manfred Sellink.

Paintings

File:Desjardins, Martin.jpg - Portrait of Martin Desjardins]]

Births

Deaths

References