1689 in art

Events from the year 1689 in art.

Events

 * King William III of England commissions the Cartoon Gallery at Hampton Court Palace from Sir Christopher Wren to house Raphael's drawings of the Acts of the Apostles.
 * John Riley is appointed court painter to William III and Mary II in England.

Paintings

 * Meindert Hobbema – The Avenue at Middelharnis
 * Godfrey Kneller – Portrait of Isaac Newton

Births

 * July – Szymon Czechowicz, Polish painter (died 1775)
 * November 24 – Frans van Mieris jr., Dutch painter (died 1763)
 * date unknown
 * Jiao Bingzhen, Chinese painter of the Qing dynasty (died 1726)
 * Giovanni Casini, Italian portrait painter as well as a sculptor (died 1748)
 * Gaspare Diziani, Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Roccoco period (died 1767)
 * Ferdinando Porta, Italian painter and engraver (died 1767)
 * Franz de Paula Ferg, Austrian landscape painter (died 1740)
 * Agostino Veracini, Italian painter and engraver (died 1762)
 * Johann Salomon Wahl, German painter who became court painter in Denmark (died 1765)

Deaths

 * January 6 – Baldassare Franceschini, Italian painter of frescoes (born 1611)
 * June 10 – Christophe Veyrier, French sculptor (born 1637)
 * June 21 – Thomas Blanchet, French painter, draughtsman, architect, sculptor and printmaker (born 1614)
 * August 9 – Dionisio Lazzari, Italian sculptor and architect (born 1617)
 * September 13 – Ciro Ferri, Italian Baroque sculptor and painter (born 1634)
 * November 3 – Fyodor Zubov, Russian painter, engraver, miniaturist and illuminator (born 1615)
 * November 12 – Justus de Verwer, Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1625)
 * November 16 – Cornelis Mahu, Flemish painter (born 1613)
 * date unknown
 * Alexander Coosemans, Flemish Baroque still-life painter (born 1627)
 * Fabio Cristofari, Italian Baroque painter and mosaicist (born unknown)
 * Gioseffo Danedi, Italian painter (born 1618)
 * Charles Errard, French painter, architect and engraver (born 1606)
 * Gong Xian, Chinese painter (born 1618)
 * William Lodge, English engraver and printmaker (born 1649)
 * Pietro Montanini, Italian painter (born 1619)
 * Cristoforo Serra, Italian painter who was also a militia captain in the Papal troops (born 1600)