Rulers:
• Charles I, King of England (1625-1649)
• Charles I, King of Ireland (1625-1649)
• Charles I, King of Scotland (1625-1649)
• Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665)
• Felipe IV, King of Portugal (1621-1640)
• Francesco I d’Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1629-1658)
• Urbanus VIII (Maffeo Barberini), Pope (1623-1644)
Deaths:
• Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640)
Art:
• Flinck, Govert (1615-1660): A Young Archer (c.1639-40)
• Flinck, Govert (1615-1660): Portrait of a Man (1640)
• Flinck, Govert (1615-1660): Self-Portrait with Beret (1638-43)
• Guercino (1591-1666): Agonia nell’orto (c.1640-46)
• Guercino (1591-1666): Cristo e la donna di Samaria al pozzo (c.1640-41)
• Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678): Adam and Eve (1640s)
• Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678): Diana Resting (c.1640-50)
• Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678): Susanna Crouching (c.1640-45)
• Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665): Paysage avec Saint Jean à Patmos (1640)
• Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665): Paysage avec saint Matthieu (1640)
• Rembrandt (1606-1669): Abraham dismissing Hagar and Ishmael (1640)
• Rembrandt (1606-1669): Herman Doomer (1640)
• Rembrandt (1606-1669): Portrait of Baertje Martens (c.1640)
• Rembrandt (1606-1669): Saskia van Uylenburgh (1634-40)
• Rembrandt (1606-1669): Self-Portrait (c.1640)
• Rembrandt (1606-1669): Self Portrait at the Age of 34 (1640)
• Rembrandt (1606-1669): The Holy Family with St Anne (1640)
• Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652): San Girolamo (c.1638-40)
• Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652): San Sebastiano curato da Irene (c.1630-40)
• Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640): Bacchus (1638-40)
• Sustermans, Justus (1597-1681): Portrait of a Lady (c.1635-45)
• Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660): La costurera (c.1640-50)
• Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660): La dama del abanico (c.1640)
• Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664): Agnus Dei (1635-40)
• Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664): Casa de Nazareth (c.1640)
• Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664): San Andrés (1635-40)
• Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664): San Benito (1640-45)
• Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664): S.Jerónimo con S.Paula y S.Eustoquio (1640-50)