1562 in art
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[edit] Events
- In Venice, sumptuary laws in 1562 decreed that all gondolas must be painted black to prevent lavish displays of wealth.
- Vasari, who had erected the Uffizi Gallery in 1560, founded the Academy of Design in 1562.
- Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) begins painting The Wedding at Cana (1562-1563).
- The Medici court astronomer Fra Ignazio Danti paints maps at the Palazzo Vecchio.
- Tintoretto begins the three paintings of the miracles of St. Mark (1562-66), for the Scuola di San Marco.
[edit] Paintings
- Pieter Brueghel the Elder paints The Triumph of Death (oil on panel) 117 x 162 cm (46 x 63.8 in).
- Lattanzio Gambara paints frescoes in
- Titian paints Death Of Actaeon.
- Titian paints The Rape of Europa (Boston museum).
- Ludger tom Ring the Younger paints a pair of upright pictures of iris and lilies.
[edit] Births
- date unknown - Domenico Robusti, painter (d. 1637)
