Chapter 25 Northern Europe 1600-1700
Flanders
Rubens Studied the Italian masters, Michelangelo, Titian, Caravaggio and mixed them all together Patrons were Medici and Charles I of England Permanent court painter to Spanish governors in Flanders Amicable, friendly & well liked Studied statues of Hellenistic sculpture
Rubens, Elevation of the Cross, 1610
Henri IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de'Medici, from Marie de' Medici cycle, Rubens. 1621-1625/. oil on canvas
Van Dyck, Charles I Dismounted, 1635
Peeters, Still Life with Flowers, Goblet, Dried Fruit, Pretzels, 1611
The Dutch Republic
Brugghen, Calling of St Matthew, 1621
Honthorst, Supper Party, 1620
Hals, The Women Regents of Old Men’s Home at Haarlem, 1664
Leyster, Self Portrait, 1630
Rembrandt Use of light hallmark of his style Inspired by Caravaggio but not as “abrupt” Shows mood of his subjects Had several self portraits showing him as assertive
Self Portrait with Saskia. Rembrandt. 1636. Etching
Rembrandt, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, 1632
Rembrandt, Self Portrait, 1659
Rembrandt, Christ with the Sick around him, 1649
Ruisdael, View of Haarlem from the Dunes of Overveen, 1670
Vermeer Yes, he painted the Girl with the Pearl Earring Renown for his interiors, middle class dwellings with men, women, children doing household chores View of his paintings makes us feel like we are peeking or evesdropping Used the Camera obscura ( a drawing device meaning “dark room”, preceeded the development of the camera)
Woman Holding a Balance. Vermeer. 1664. oil on canvas
Vermeer, Allegory of the Art of Painting, 1670
Steen, Feast of St Nicholas, 1660
Claesz, Vanitas Still Life, 1630
Kalf, Stll Life with Late Ming Ginger Jar, 1669
Ruysch, Flowers and Insects, 1700
Poussin, Et in Arcadia Ego, 1655
Callot, Hanging Tree, 1629
Palace and Garden of Versailles
Mansart & Le Brun, Hall of Mirrors, Versailles
Mansart, Royal Chapel, 1698
Wren, St Paul’s Cathedral, 1675
Virgin Guadalupe -
The Mestizo – Jose Joaquin Magon
Screen w/ Siege of Belgrade & Hunting Scene
Honorable Mention: Girl with a Pearl Earring