1569 in art

Events from the year 1569 in art.

Works

 * Federico Barocci – Deposition (Perugia Cathedral)
 * Joachim Beuckelaer – The Four Elements: "Water" and "Earth"
 * Bronzino – The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence (fresco, Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence)
 * Lucas Cranach the Younger – The Vineyard of the Lord
 * Gerardus Mercator – Nova et Aucta Orbis Terrae Descriptio ad Usum Navigantium Emendata
 * Cristoforo Rosa (with his brother Stefano) – 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 (died 1632)
 * Lucio Massari, Italy painter of the School of Bologna (died 1633)
 * Juan Bautista Mayno, Spanish painter of the Baroque period (died 1649)
 * Frans Pourbus the younger, Flemish painter (died 1622)

Deaths

 * September 9 – Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Netherlandish Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (born 1525)
 * date unknown
 * Vincenzo Cartari, Italian painter (born 1531)
 * Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli, Italian painter of the Parmesan School of Painting (born 1500)
 * Giovanni Battista Castello, Italian historical painter (born c. 1500)
 * 1568/1569 - Jacob Binck, German engraver and painter (born between 1490-1504)