Overview of the events of 1638 in art
This is a list of events that occurred in the year 1638 in art.
- January - Adriaen Brouwer, Flemish genre painter (born 1605)
- March 6 - Paulus Moreelse, Dutch painter, mainly of portraits (born 1571)
- March 10 - Cornelis van der Geest, Flemish merchant and art collector (born 1577)
- April 14 - Willem Jacobsz Delff, Dutch painter (born 1580)
- August 1 - Joachim Wtewael, Dutch painter and engraver (born 1566)
- August 18 - Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo, Italian painter active mainly in Genoa (born 1584)
- October - Gillis d'Hondecoeter, Dutch painter in a Flemish style (born 1575/1580)
- November 11 - Cornelis van Haarlem, Dutch painter and draughtsman, leading Mannerist artist (born 1562)
- December 23 - Barbara Longhi, Italian painter (born 1552)
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