1628 in art

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Events from the year 1628 in art.

Events

  • February – Gerrit Dou becomes a pupil of Rembrandt; the latter, then 22 years of age, paints a cheerful self-portrait, which will be sold 380 years later, in 2008, for 4.5 million dollars.
  • August 10 – Maiden voyage (and sinking) of Swedish royal warship Vasa which is richly decorated with wood sculptures by MÃ¥rten Redtmer and others.[1]
  • Willem van Haecht becomes curator of the art collection owned by Cornelis van der Geest.
  • Gerard van Honthorst visits the court of King Charles I of England.

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