Crocus

Events from the year 1647 in art.

Events

April 18 - Elias Brenner, Swedish painter and archeologist (died 1717)
November - Jan van Huchtenburg, Dutch painter (died 1733)
date unknown
- Jan Baptist Brueghel, Flemish Baroque flower painter (died 1719)
- Andrea López Caballero, Spanish painter (died unknown)
- Angelo Everardi, Italian painter of battle scenes (died 1680)
- Jan Jiří Heinsch, Czech-German painter of the Baroque style (died 1712)
- Philippe Magnier, French sculptor (died 1715)
- Francis Place, English gentleman draughtsman, potter, engraver and printmaker (died 1728)
probable
- Gregorio De Ferrari, Italian painter of the Genoese school (died 1726)
- Pieter Xavery, Flemish sculptor (died 1674)
- Yu Zhiding, Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty (died 1709)

May 6 - Simon de Passe, Dutch royal engraver and designer of medals (born 1595/1596)
May 19 - Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish Baroque painter and etcher of the Antwerp school (born 1573)
May/June - Pieter Quast, Dutch painter (born 1606)
August 24 - Nicholas Stone, English sculptor and architect (born 1586)
August 27 - Pietro Novelli, Italian painter, architect and stage set designer (born 1603)
November 30 – Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter (born 1582)
date unknown
- Pietro Desani, Italian painter (born 1595)
- Zeng Jing, Chinese painter during the Ming Dynasty (born 1564)
- Bartolomé Román, Spanish Baroque painter known for his series of archangels (born 1587)
probable
- Sisto Badalocchio, Italian painter and engraver of the Bolognese School (born 1585)
- Daniël Mijtens, Dutch portrait painter (born 1590)