1540 in art
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Works
'Südindischer Meister', Group of Women, 1540
Qiu Ying, The Imperial examinations, 1540
- Hans Holbein the Younger
- Portrait of Henry VIII (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, approximate date)
- Miniature Portrait of Catherine Howard
- 'Südindischer Meister' – Group of Women
- Qiu Ying – The Imperial examinations
Births
- December 21 - Thomas Schweicker, disabled German painter and calligrapher (died 1602)
- date unknown
- Robert Adams, English architect, engraver and surveyor of buildings to Queen Elizabeth (died 1595)
- Giovanni Anastasi, Italian painter (died 1587)
- Andrea Andreani, Italian wood engraver and early exponent of chiaroscuro (died 1623)
- Giovanni Maria Butteri, Italian fresco painter (died 1606)
- Denis Calvaert, Flemish painter (died 1619)
- Cristoforo Coriolano, German engraver of the Renaissance (died unknown)
- Cristóbal de Acevedo, Spanish painter, active mainly during the Renaissance period (died unknown)
- Annibale Fontana, Italian sculptor and medallist (died 1587)
- Hieronymus Francken I, Flemish painter (died 1610)
- Pieter Pietersz the Elder, Dutch painter (died 1603)
- Friedrich Sustris, Italian-born Dutch painter working in Bavaria (died 1599)
- probable
- Étienne Dumonstier, French Renaissance portrait painter (died 1603)
- George Gower, English portrait painter who became sergeant-painter to Queen Elizabeth I (died 1596)
Deaths
- August 24 - Parmigianino, Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker (born 1503)
- November 15 - Rosso Fiorentino, Italian Mannerist painter, in oil and fresco (born 1494)
- date unknown
- Jorge Afonso, Portuguese Renaissance painter (born 1470)
- Barthel Beham, German engraver, miniaturist and painter (born 1502)
- Vincenzo degli Azani, Italian painter (date of birth unknown)
- Gregor Erhart, German sculptor, son of Michel Erhart (born 1470)
- Damià Forment, Spanish sculptor (born 1480)
- Giulio Raibolini, Italian painter (born 1487)
- probable
- Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, German painter, designer, and wood engraver (born 1480)
- Agostino Veneziano, Italian engraver (born 1490)
- Cristóvão de Figueiredo, Portuguese Renaissance painter (date of birth unknown)
- Joos van Cleve, Netherlandish painter (born 1480/1490)
- Hans Springinklee, German wood-engraver (born 1490)
- 1540/1547: Nicola da Urbino - Italian maiolica and ceramicist (born 1480)