Rulers:
• Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665)
• Felipe IV, King of Portugal (1621-1640)
• Gregorius XV (Alessandro Ludovisi), Pope (1621-1623)
• James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625)
• James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625)
Events:
• The Moulin de la Galette is built in Paris.
Births:
• Molière (1622-1673)
Deaths:
• Wignacourt, Alof de (1547-1622)
Art:
• Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Apollo e Dafne (1622-25)
• Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Il Ratto di Proserpina (1621-22)
• Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Nudo maschile seduto (c.1618-24)
• Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639): Danae e la pioggia d’oro (1621-23)
• Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639): Giuditta e la sua serva con la testa di Oloferne (1621-24)
• Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639): Lot e le sue figlie (c.1622)
• Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639): Maddalena penitente (c.1622-28)
• Guercino (1591-1666): Maddalena pentita con due angeli (1622)
• Guercino (1591-1666): San Pietro liberato da un angelo (c.1622)
• Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666): Portrait of a Couple (c.1622)
• Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678): The Holy Family and Saint John the Baptist (1620-25)
• Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640): Portrait of Isabella Brant (c.1620-25)
• Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660): La Cena de Emaús (1622-23)
• Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660): Luis de Góngora y Argote (1622)