1701 in art
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Events
- November - Philippe Bertrand becomes a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture.
- December 31 - Pierre Gobert becomes a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture.
- 13-year-old François Lemoyne becomes a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture.
- Peter Strudel becomes Reichsfreiherr and is appointed the director of the landscape academy in Vienna.
- A sculptured life-size series on the Danse Macabre theme is moved to the old Neustädter Kirchhoff following a fire at the palace of Duke George in Dresden.
Paintings
- Giuseppe Maria Crespi - The Ecstasy of Saint Margaret
- Sir Godfrey Kneller - William III on Horseback
- Hyacinthe Rigaud - Portrait of Louis XIV of the House of Bourbon, the Sun King
Publications
- Gerard de Lairesse - Grondlegginge der teekenkonst
Births
- April 28 - Françoise Basseporte, French court painter (died 1780)
- November 5 – Pietro Longhi, Venetian painter (died 1785)
- date unknown
- Thomas Hudson, English portrait painter (died 1779)
- José Romeo, Spanish painter of the Baroque period (died 1722)
- Francesco Carlo Rusca, Italian painter (died 1769)
Deaths
- January 1 - Henri Gascar, French painter (born 1635)
- March 28 – Domenico Guidi, sculptor (born 1625)
- May 8 – Jacob de Heusch, painter (born 1656)
- June 29 - Pieter Mulier II, Dutch Golden Age painter (born 1637)
- date unknown
- John Bushnell, English sculptor (date of birth unknown)
- Jacob Gillig, Dutch Golden Age painter of still lifes, usually of fish, as well as portraits (born 1636)