ART PERIODS
SEMESTER 1
Baroque (1600-1750) click on works to see a larger image
Subjects: religious grandeur, religious visions and martyrdom, dramatic scenes, Biblical stories
Techniques: grandiose, vivid and dramatic use of color, extreme chiaroscuro, realism
Notable Artists: Rubens, Caravaggio, Velázquez, Gentilleschi, Bernini (sculpture)
Etc.: fostered by Counter-Reformation, aristocratic patrons (especially merchants)
The Calling of St. MatthewCaravaggio
Las MeninasDiego Velázquez
Portrait of Charles IAnthony Van Dyck
Judith Slaying HolofernesArtemisia Gentilleschi
The Incredulity of St. ThomasCaravaggio
Pope Innocent XDiego Velázquez
Christ Carrying the CrossAnthony Van Dyck
Mary MagdaleneArtemisia Gentilleschi
The Young Sick BacchusCaravaggio
Portrait of Juan de ParejaDiego Velázquez
Genoan hauteur from the Lomellini familyAnthony Van Dyck
Judith and Her MaidservantArtemisia Gentilleschi
