1756 in art
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Events
- The Venetian Academy was co-founded by Giovanni Antonio Guardi (1699-1760), also known as Gianantonio Guardi, an Italian painter, et al.
Paintings
- Francois Boucher (1703-1770) paints portraits of Madame de Pompadour.
- John Singleton Copley paints pictures after Rococo influence.
- Sir Joshua Reynolds paints portraits of Susanna Beckford and Captain Robert Orme.
- Szymon Czechowicz paints Bishop Stanislaus bringing back to life Piotrowin.
Births
- March 4 - Sir Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter (died 1823)
- June 6 - John Trumbull, American painter (died 1843)
- July 14 - Thomas Rowlandson, English artist and caricaturist (died 1827)
- December 7 - Cornelis van Spaendonck, Dutch painter (died 1839)
- Joseph Chinard - French sculptor who worked in a Neoclassical style (died 1813)
- (b. 1756/1758) - Francesco Piranesi, Italian engraver and architect (died 1810)
Deaths
- July 24 - George Vertue, English engraver and antiquary (born 1684)
- Bernard Accama, Dutch painter (born 1697)
- José de Ibarra, Mexican painter (b. 1688)
- Li Shan, Chinese painter (b. 1686)
- Hua Yan - Chinese painter from Fujian province (b. 1682)
- Zhang Zongcang - Chinese painter in the Qing Dynasty (b. 1686)
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