1689 in art
# 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)
