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The Goldfinch by Carel Fabritius, 1654.

Young Man in a Fur Cap, self-portrait of Carel Fabritius, not long before his death in the Delft Explosion.

Events

• October 12 – The Delft Explosion destroys the city of Delft, killing painter Carel Fabritius when his home, studio, and most of his paintings were destroyed: only 5 paintings are known to exist.

Paintings

• Carel Fabritius paints his Young Man in a Fur Cap and The Goldfinch, showing use of lighting effects with a bright background.

Births

• February 24 – Bartolomeo Altomonte, Italian painter (d. 1783)
• March 10 – Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari – Italian painter of frescoes (d. 1727)
• November 2 – Giuseppe Passeri, Italian painter active in his native city of Rome (d. 1714)
• December 10 – Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole, landscape painter and engraver from Bologna (d. 1719)
• date unknown
  • Antonio Bellucci (or Antonijus Belutis), Italian painter from Treviso (d. 1726)
  • Bartolomeo Guidobono, Italian painter active mainly in Northern Italy (d. 1709)
  • Francisco Leonardoni, Italian painter active mainly in Spain (d. 1711)
  • Giacomo del Po, Italian painter of emblematical and allegorical subjects (d. 1726)
• Michelangelo Ricciolino – Italian church painter of the Baroque period (d. 1715)
• probable – Herman Moll, engraver (d. 1732)

Deaths

• January 17 — Paulus Potter, Dutch painter specializing in animals in landscapes (b. 1625)
• January 23 – Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert, painter (b. 1613)
• February 8 — Luca Ferrari, Italian painter (b. 1605)
• April 5 – Lorenzo Garbieri, Italian painter (b. 1580)
• June 10 — Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor (b. 1598)
• October 12 – Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter (b. 1622)
• date unknown
  • Giacomo Apollonio, Italian painter (b. 1584)
  • Baccio Ciarpi, Italian painter (b. 1574)