# 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, John the Baptist
* Caravaggio, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula
* Caravaggio, David with the Head of Goliath
* Sofonisba Anguissola, Self-portrait
* 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)