1694 in art
Events from the year 1694 in art.
Events
- A copy is made of the 14th century Siyar-i Nabi of al-Zarir, Istanbul, Turkey. It is now kept at New York Public Library, New York Spencer Collection.
Paintings
- Louis Laguerre – Painted Room at Chatsworth House, England, completed
- Andrea Pozzo – Trompe-l'œil paintings on dome, apse and ceiling of Sant'Ignazio Church, Rome, completed
Births
- February 18 – Johann Christoph Handke, Moravian Baroque painter
- May 22 – Daniel Gran, Austrian painter of frescoes and altar paintings
- June 27 – John Michael Rysbrack, Flemish sculptor
- July 11 – Charles-Antoine Coypel, French painter, art commentator, and playwright
- September – Pietro Bianchi, Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Genoa and Rome
- September 9 – John Vanderbank, English portrait painter and book illustrator date unknown
- * Jacques-Ignace de La Touche, French painter of miniatures and portraits
- * Ottone Hamerani, Italian medallist
- * Pierre-Jean Mariette, art collector
- * Vincenzo Meucci, Italian painter with many patrons, including Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici
- * Giuseppe Pedretti, Italian painter of lunettes and altarpieces
Deaths
- May 2 – Martin Desjardins, French sculptor and stuccoist of Dutch birth
- July – John Michael Wright, British baroque portrait painter
- July 25 – Hishikawa Moronobu, Japanese painter
- August 6 – Gabriel de la Corte, Spanish painter
- December 2 – Pierre Paul Puget, French artist
- December 12 – Filippo Lauri, Italian painter, became the Principe or director of the Accademia di San Luca date unknown
- * Thomas Heeremans, Dutch Golden Age painter
- * Giacomo Lauri, Italian engraver of the Baroque period
- * Crisóstomo Martinez, Valencian painter and engraver known for his anatomical atlas
- * Giovanni Peruzzini, Italian painter of lunettes and religious themed works
- * Antonio Sacchi, Italian painter
- * Ludovico Trasi, Italian painter of the Baroque period, born and active in Ascoli Piceno