1610 in art

Events from the year 1610 in art.

Events

• Caravaggio begins his journey from Naples home to Rome, where he is to receive a pardon from the Pope through the intercession of Cardinal Scipione Borghese; however, Caravaggio never arrives in Rome.
• Stained glass windows installed in the chapel of Hatfield House are the first in the country since the start of the English Reformation.

Works

• Caravaggio, The Denial of Saint Peter
  Caravaggio, The Denial of Saint Peter
• Caravaggio, John the Baptist
  Caravaggio, John the Baptist
• Caravaggio, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula
  Caravaggio, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula
• Caravaggio, David with the Head of Goliath
  Caravaggio, David with the Head of Goliath
• Sofonisba Anguissola, Self-portrait
  Sofonisba Anguissola, Self-portrait
• Orazio Gentileschi, Madonna with Child
  Orazio Gentileschi, Madonna with Child

• Sofonisba Anguissola - Self-portrait
• Caravaggio
  • The Denial of Saint Peter
  • John the Baptist (Galleria Borghese, Rome)
  • The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula
  • David with the Head of Goliath (1609-1610)
• Domenichino - Adoration of the Shepherds (c.1607-1610)
• Artemisia Gentileschi - Susanna and the Elders
• Orazio Gentileschi
  • David After the death of Goliath (approximate date)
  • Madonna with Child
• Peter Paul Rubens - Samson and Delilah (approximate date)

Births

• May 18 – Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker known for etchings of many subjects, including military ones (died 1664)
• September 4 - Giovanni Andrea Sirani, Bolognese painter of the Baroque period (died 1670)
• December 10 – Adriaen van Ostade, Dutch genre painter (died 1685)
• December 15 – David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (died 1690)
• date unknown
  • Hong Ren, Chinese monk and painter of the Xin'an school of painting (died 1664)
  • Francesco Lauri, Italian fresco painter (died 1635)
  • Li Yin, Chinese painter, poet and calligrapher (died 1685)
  • Anton Francesco Lucini, Italian engraver and printmaker (died after 1661)
  • Jan Miense Molenaer, Dutch genre painter (died 1668)
  • Giulio Quaglio, Italian fresco painter (died 1658)
  • Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, Italian fresco painter (died 1662)
• probable
  • Jan Asselijn, Dutch painter of landscapes and animals (died 1652)
  • Domenico de Benedettis, Italian painter (died 1678)
  • Jan Dirksz Both, Dutch painter (died 1652)
  • Francisco Camilo, Spanish painter (died 1671)
  • Albert Eckhout, Dutch portrait and still life painter (died 1665)
  • Anthonie de Lorme, Dutch painter (died 1673)
  • Simon Luttichuys, Dutch painter (died 1661)
  • Jean Nicolle, French painter (died 1650)
  • Michele Pace del Campidoglio, Italian painter of fruit and flowers (died 1670)
  • Adriano Palladino, Italian painter born and active in Cortona (died 1680)
  • Giovanni Battista Passeri, Italian painter of genre and still life paintings (died 1679)
  • Dirck van Santvoort, Dutch painter (died 1680)
  • Karel Škréta, Czech Baroque painter (died 1674)
  • Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh, Dutch painter (died 1670)
  • Pieter Verbeeck, Dutch painter (died 1679)
  • Jacob Willemszoon de Wet, Dutch painter (died 1675-1691)

Deaths

• January 5 - Hieronymus Francken I, Flemish painter (born 1540)
• March 19 - Hasegawa Tōhaku, Japanese painter and founder of the Hasegawa school of Japanese painting during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (born 1539)
• July 18 – Caravaggio, Italian painter (born 1571)
• October 26 - Francesco Vanni, Italian mannerist painter (born 1563)
• December 11 – Adam Elsheimer, German "cabinet" painter (born 1578)
• date unknown
  • Sadiqi Beg, Persian writer and miniaturist (born 1533)
  • Nicolás Borrás, Spanish painter (born 1530)
  • Francesco Curia, Italian Renaissance painter (born 1538)
  • Benedetto Gennari, Italian painter (born 1563)
• probable
  • Giovanni Battista Cremonini, Italian painter of primarily frescoes (born 1550)
  • Juan Bautista Vázquez the Younger, Spanish sculptor part of the Sevillian school of sculpture (born unknown)