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

 * 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)