1569 in art

Works

• Federico Barocci – Deposition
• Joachim Beuckelaer – The Four Elements: "Water" and "Earth"
• Bronzino – The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence
• Lucas Cranach the Younger – The Vineyard of the Lord
• Gerardus Mercator – Nova et Aucta Orbis Terrae Descriptio ad Usum Navigantium Emendata
• Cristoforo Rosa – entry ceilings for Biblioteca Marciana, Venice
• Stradanus – Vanity, Modesty and Death
• Frescos in Studenica monastery

Births

• Carlo Bononi, Italian painter of the School of Ferrara
• Lucio Massari, Italy painter of the School of Bologna
• Juan Bautista Mayno, Spanish painter of the Baroque period
• Frans Pourbus the younger, Flemish painter

Deaths

• September 9 – Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Netherlandish Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and peasant scenes
• date unknown
• *Vincenzo Cartari, Italian painter
• *Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli, Italian painter of the Parmesan School of Painting
• *Giovanni Battista Castello, Italian historical painter
• *1568/1569 - Jacob Binck, German engraver and painter