Rulers:
• Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665)
Births:
• La Bruyère, Jean de (1645-1696)
Deaths:
• Cennini, Francesco (1566-1645)
Literature:
• Molière (1622-1673): The Flying Doctor (1645)
Art:
• Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663): La Morte di Cleopatra (c.1645-55)
• Flinck, Govert (1615-1660): Bearded Man with a Velvet Cap (1645)
• Guercino (1591-1666): Maddalena penitente (1645-49)
• Guercino (1591-1666): Semiramide chiamata alle armi (1645)
• Rembrandt (1606-1669): Holy Family (1645)
• Rembrandt (1606-1669): Landscape with a Castle (1645)
• Rembrandt (1606-1669): Portrait of Ephraim Bueno (1645-47)
• Rembrandt (1606-1669): The Mill (1645-48)
• Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660): La costurera (c.1640-50)
• Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664): San Benito (1640-45)
• Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664): S.Jerónimo con S.Paula y S.Eustoquio (1640-50)