1599

Events in 1599 4

• 1528 – 1599 Francisco Guerrero Spanish Renaissance composer Francisco Guerrero spent most of his career at Seville Cathedral and composed sacred music that was widely published and performed in Spain and Latin America.
• 1553 – 1599 Luca Marenzio Italian madrigal composer Luca Marenzio was the most prolific and influential Italian madrigalist of the late 16th century. His expressive text-painting and harmonic refinement made him famous throughout Europe.
• 1599 – 1641 Anthony van Dyck Baroque · Flanders Anthony van Dyck (March 22, 1599 – December 9, 1641) was a Flemish Baroque painter who became the leading court portraitist in England under Charles I. His elegant portraits defined aristocratic portraiture for two centuries.
• 1599 – 1660 Diego Velázquez Baroque · Spain Diego Velázquez (June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) was the leading painter of the Spanish Golden Age and court painter to Philip IV. Las Meninas is considered one of the most important paintings in Western art history.