1. Mannerism – between the Renaissance & Baroque Periods c. 1520-1580
-- Deliberate distortion: elongated, twisting forms
-- Usually religious
-- Dramatic lighting, emotional

2. El Greco “View of Toledo”

3. El Greco
“St. Martin and the Beggar”

4. Baroque 1600-1750 Dramatic use of light Meant to evoke emotion
Shows movement, depth
Magnificent cathedrals to attract worshippers – example main altar in St. Peter’s by Bernini.
Secular architectural example - Versailles

5. “Las Meninas” Velazquez

6. “Conversion of St. Paul” Caravaggio

7. “Self Portrait” Rembrandt

8. “The Night Watch” Rembrandt

9. “Woman Weighing Pearls,” Vermeer

10. “View of Delft,” Vermeer

11. Bernini “The Ecstasy of St. Teresa”

12. “David” Bernini

13. Rubens, The Arrival of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles

14. “Helena” Rubens

15. The main altar at
St. Peter’s Basilica,
Rome - Bernini

16. Palace of Versailles – Entrance from the Avant-Court

17. Palace of Versailles Great Hall of Mirrors