1. Let’s go for BAROQUE ART
Remember, if it ain’t Baroque, don’t fix it!

2. Mannerism
Before baroque, let’s review mannerism. Usually indicates a super-refined style. Started during the High Renaissance with Leonardo, Michelangelo & Raphael. El Greco, who we’ve already looked at, is an example of a mannerist in the late 16th century.

3. El Greco’s The Laocoon (1610-14) Notice the background - Toledo

4. Caravaggio
First of the Baroque artists. He scandalized the church by painting religious subjects in everyday settings with ordinary people. He also worked without any type of preparatory drawings, one of the first to do this.

5. The Calling of
St. Matthew
( )
Caravaggio uses light
to highlight the figure
of Christ & his
gesture.

6. The Supper at Emmaus (c. 1600-01)

7. The Cardsharps (c. 1593) - Caravaggio’s masterpiece

8. Baroque Architecture & Sculpture
The main architect & sculptor of the Baroque period was Gianlorenzo Bernini. He designed the St. Peter’s Piazza.

9. St. Peter’s Piazza
(Picture is grainy because
it’s blown up and distorted.

10. Bernini’s rendition of David.
(1623) Compare it to
Michelangelo’s and
Donatello’s. At least the
figure is an adult this time. And
he’s got clothes on!

11. Bernini’s masterpiece,
Saint Teresa in Ecstasy
( ) Her heart is pierced
by an arrow of divine love.

12. Artemisia Gentileschi
Finally, a woman artist. Her father was also a painter and she was raped by her art teacher. She was forced to testify against him in court after being tortured. Her works show her attitude toward men. Profoundly influenced by Caravaggio, her works show that influence.

13. Judith Beheading Holofernes
(1620)
Uses the story from the Old
Testament. Notice how the
women dominate. No doubt,
Artemisia wanted to carry out
the same act against her art
teacher.

14. Peter Paul Rubens
Rubens has a very distinctive style and is especially known for his “beefy” women, now known as “Rubenesque”. He was the court painter to the kings of France, so his most well-known set of works depict Marie de Medici (mother of Louis XIII) at various stages during her reign. (There are 21 painting total in the series.)

15. The Judgement of Paris (c. 1635-38)

16. Marie de Medici Landing
at Marseilles. One of the
series on the regency.(Done between ) Notice
how Rubens manages to
get some “beefy” women
into a painting that they
don’t seem to belong in.

17. Education of Marie de Medici
aka the Treaty of Angouleme.
( )
A chance to see a “beefy” guy.
Actually, Rubens mixed real
people with characters from
legend and mythology. The
naked guy is Apollo. And the
woman in the background is
sort of naked.)

18. The Three Graces
(c. 1640)

19. Samson &
Delilah (c. 1609)

20. Ruben’s young wife Helene, in a portrait
called Little Fur, done around 1638.
(I guess the title is obvious.)
Ruben was 53 when he married
the 16 year old Helene. I think we can
tell why he married her for her obvious
physical attributes.

21. Jan Vermeer
Like Rubens, he’s Dutch. Like earlier Dutch painters, he showed simple scenes of everyday life among the Dutch bourgeoisie. He used light very effectively. (And his paintings also have original titles.)

22. Girl with Pearl Earring
(1656) Notice how the
light shines off of the
earring itself.

23. Young Woman
with a Water Jug
(1660) Light
streams in from the
window to
illuminate the
young woman.

24. The Artist’s Studio
aka The Art of
Painting (c )
Here, we get a chance
to see Vermeer’s
back, a really cheesy
way to do a self-
portrait.

25. Rembrandt van Rijn
Perhaps the greatest of the Dutch painters of the Baroque period. Unlike Vermeer, Rembrandt doesn’t use much light at all, giving his works a mysterious & exotic look. He was also able to contrast light and dark effectively.

26. A self-portrait of
Rembrandt from 1640

27. The Night Watch (1642) stresses drama and action

28. The Jewish Bride (1669)

29. Aristotle
Contemplating the
Bust of Homer
(1653)

30. Hendrickye Bathing in
a River (1654)
This is Rembrandt’s
second wife.

31. Diego Velazquez
Obviously Spanish, he uses a naturalistic style. He was the court painter to Philip IV, and his works show the influence of Venetian painters. He mainly did works of members of the court.

32. The Feast of Bacchus (date unknown)

33. The Rokeby Venus (1650) - shows the influence of Titian
on Velazquez (and one not so “beefy” woman)

34. Las Meninas or The Maids of Honor (1656)
Velazquez’ masterpiece. This shows a lot of stuff going on. The king’s daughter is the central figure, and the figure on the left is Velazquez himself at work. In addition, notice the mirror at the back; the figures may be Philip and his wife watching the sitting.

36. Nicolaus Poussin
A French artist of the Baroque period, and he doesn’t really fit in with the period. Uses a range of delicate colors plus the spirit of classical antiquity. Also uses religious and mythological subject matter.

37. A Dance to the Music of Time (c. 1640)

38. The Rape of the Sabine Women (1637)