1725 in art

Events from the year 1725 in art.

Events

 * January 20 – The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna is refounded by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, as the k.k. Hofakademie der Maler, Bildhauer und Baukunst, under the direction of the French-born court painter Jacob van Schuppen.
 * A number of artists including Juan Vicente Ribera are appointed by the Council of Castile to develop a tax structure for artworks

Paintings

 * Canaletto
 * Doge's Palace
 * Entrance to the Grand Canal: Looking East
 * The Grand Canal from Rialto toward the North
 * The Grand Canal near the Ponte di Rialto
 * The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge in the Background
 * Rio dei Mendicanti: Looking South
 * Santi Giovanni e Paolo and the Scuola di San Marco
 * Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin – The Skate
 * Sebastiano Ricci – Apotheosis of Saint Sebastian (approximate date)
 * Jacob de Wit – Hercules on Mount Olympus (ceiling painting now at Waddesdon Manor, England)
 * Johann Michael Rottmayr – Dome fresco, Karlskirche, Vienna
 * Francesco Solimena - The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple (circa)

Births

 * January 16 – Johann Anton de Peters, German painter and etcher (died 1795)
 * February 17 – Joseph Ignatz Sadler, Czech fresco painter (died 1767)
 * May 16 – Peder Als, Danish historical and portrait painter (died 1775)
 * June 3 – Christoph Friedrich Reinhold Lisiewski, German portrait painter (died 1794)
 * July 1 – Rhoda Delaval, English portrait painter (died 1757)
 * August 21 – Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter (died 1805)
 * September 7 – William Duesbury, English enameller and entrepreneur (died 1786)
 * September 25 – Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian engraver (died 1815)
 * October 7 (bapt.) – Francis Swaine, English marine painter (died 1782)
 * November 22 – Ignaz Günther, German sculptor and woodcarver within the Bavarian rococo tradition (died 1775)
 * date unknown
 * Guillaume Philippe Benoist, French line engraver (died 1770)
 * Giuseppe Canale, Italian painter and engraver (died 1802)
 * Domenico Cunego, Italian printmaker (died 1803)
 * James Gabriel Huquier, French portrait painter and engraver (died 1805)
 * Therese Maron, German painter active in Rome (died 1806)
 * Nicola Peccheneda, Italian painter (died 1804)
 * Antonio Ponz, Spanish painter (died 1792)
 * Juan Ramírez de Arellano, Spanish Baroque painter (died 1782)

Deaths

 * February 5 – Christoph Weigel the Elder, German engraver and art dealer (born 1654)
 * March 2 – José Benito de Churriguera, Spanish architect and sculptor (born 1665)
 * April 18 – Antonio Calza, Italian painter of historical and battle-scenes (born 1658)
 * May 6 – Bernardo Schiaffino, Italian sculptor (born 1678)
 * May 23 – Anna Maria Schmilau, Swedish tapestry artist
 * September 2 – Charles-François Poerson, French painter (born 1653)
 * September 11 – Giuseppe Gambarini, Italian painter of frescoes (born 1680)
 * October – José de Mora, Spanish sculptor (born 1642)
 * date unknown
 * Gioseffo Maria Bartolini, Italian painter (born 1657)
 * Giovanni Girolamo Bonesi, Italian painter (born 1653)
 * Bernard Lens II, English engraver, pioneer of mezzotint technique and publisher (born 1659)
 * probable – Jan Soukens, Dutch Golden Age painter (born c.1650)