1. Art and Literature in the 17 th Century

2. Art - Mannerism Mannerism reflected the overall sense of upheaval of the religious wars. El Greco – Greek painter who painted in Spain

3. El Greco – The Burial of the Count of Orgaz

4. The Baroque Grew out of Renaissance influences in classicism It was more exuberant, passionate, and flamboyant. Baroque used in the backdrop of the Catholic Reformation; used at “propaganda” for the church

5. Michelangelo Caravaggio First of the baroque artists. Inspired by the works of Da Vinci and Michelangelo.

6. Caravaggio – The Calling of St. Matthew

7. Caravaggio – St. Jerome

8. Giovanni Bernini Architect and sculptor. In 1629, he became architect of St. Peter’s, designing the bronze canopy and the colonnade in the piazza

9. Bernini – The Ecstasy of St. Teresa

10. Peter Paul Rubens Flemish painter who studied in Italy but worked mostly in his native Antwerp. Prolific painter who painted mythology, landscapes, religious, and everyday works.

11. Rubens - Cimone and Efigenia

13. Rembrandt Van Rijn Dutch painter of the Protestant Baroque. Greatest painter of the 17 th century Famous for portraits and Biblical scenes.

14. Rembrandt – Belshazzar’s Feast

15. Rembrandt – The Anatomy Lecture

16. Diego Velázquez Court Painter for the Spanish royalty. Known for portraits of the royal family of King Philip IV

17. Velázquez - The Forge of Vulcan

18. Velázquez - Prince Baltasar Carlos with a Dwarf.

19. Artemisia Gentileschi Student of Caravaggio, in a time when women were allowed only to assist master artists she became famous in her own right. A rape at a young age by a family friend deeply affected her, leading to often violent themes towards men.

20. Gentileschi – Judith Beheading Holofernes

21. Gentileschi – Susanna and the Elders

22. Classicism - Nicolas Poussin French painter who evolved from baroque toward classicism. Famous for his landscapes and classically based paintings

24. 17 th Century Music Claudio Montiverdi – Transition between Renaissance and Baroque music – First Opera; Orfeo – Begins move from polyphonic to monody (melody) in music. Johann Sebastian Bach – Baroque composer and organist George Frederich Handel – Baroque opera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Classical, 600 compositions Franz Joseph Hayden – Classical, 80 sting quartets

25. 17 th Century Literature Miguel Cervantes – Don Quixote; greatest Spanish writer. William Shakespeare – Playwright; greatest English writer; “invention of the human.” John Milton – Purtian; Epic poetry - Paradise Lost Jean Racine – Classical French dramatist; one of the "big three" of 17th century France (along with Molière and Corneille)