Baroque Art

17th Century Europe

Saint Peter’s Basilica and Piazza, Vatican, Rome Carlo Maderno, façade, 1607–26; Gianlorenzo Bernini, piazza design, c. 1656–57

Gianlorenzo BerniniBaldacchino Gilt bronze and marbleheight approx. 1001624–33 Pier decorations, Crossing, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican, Rome

Gianlorenzo BerniniDavid Marble height 5'7" 1623

Gianlorenzo BerniniSaint Teresa of Ávila In Ecstasy Marble height of the group 11'6" 1645–52Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome

Francesco BorrominiFaçade, Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome 1665–67

Francesco BorrominiDome Interior, Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome 1638–41

Gianlorenzo Bernini and his workshopFountain of the Four Rivers: The Ganges (Asia) Travertine and marble1648–51Piazza Navona, Rome

Annibale CarracciCeiling of Gallery, Palazzo Farnese, Rome Fresco approx. 68 X 21' 1597–1601

Caravaggio, The Calling of Saint Matthew , Oil on canvas, 1599–1600Contarelli Chapel,Rome

CaravaggioEntombment Oil on canvas9'10⅛" X 6'7 15⁄16" 1603

Artemisia GentileschiSelf-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting Oil on canvas38 X 29" 1630The Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, England

Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, 1614-20, oil on canvas, Uffizi

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Guido Reni, Aurora, Fresco, 1613–14, Ceiling of the Garden House, Palazzo Rospigliosi-Pallavicini,Rome

Pietro da Cortona, The Glorification of The Papacy of Urban VIII ,Fresco ,1632–39, Ceiling in the Gran Salone, Palazzo Barberini, Rome

Francisco de ZurbaránSaint Serapion Oil on canvas47½ X 40¾" 1628

Diego VelázquezWater Carrier of Seville Oil on canvas41½ X 31½"c. 1619

Diego Velázquez, The Surrender At Breda (The Lances), Oil on canvas, 10'⅞" X 12'½" , 1634–35

Diego VelázquezLas Meninas (The Maids of Honor) Oil on canvas10'5" X 9'½" 1656Museo del Prado, Madrid

Peter Paul Rubens, The Raising of the Cross , Oil on canvas, center panel 15'1⅞" X 11'1½“, each wing 15'1⅞" X 4'11" ,1610,Church of Saint Walpurga, Antwerp, Belgium

Peter Paul RubensHenri IV Receiving the Portrait of Marie de’ Medici Oil on canvas12'11⅛" X 9'8⅛" 1621–25Louvre

Rubens, detail of Marie de’Medici Cycle, oil on canvas, 1622-25, Louvre

Anthony Van DyckCharles I at the Hunt Oil on canvas8'11" X 6'11 1635Louvre, Paris

Clara Peeters, Still Life with Flowers, Goblet, Dried Fruit and Pretzels, oil on panel, 1611

Frans HalsCatharina Hooft and Her Nurse Oil on canvasc. 1620

Frans Hals, Officers of the Haarlem Militia Company of Saint Adrian Oil on canvas, 6' X 8'8" ,c. 1627

Judith LeysterSelf-Portrait Oil on canvas1635National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Rembrandt van RijnSelf-Portrait Oil on canvas1658

Rembrandt van Rijn, Captain Frans Banning Cocq Mustering His Company (The Night Watch) Oil on canvas,11'11" X 14'4" ,1642, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Rembrandt van RijnThe Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp Oil on canvas1632

Jan Vermeer, View of Delft, oil on canvas, 1662

Jan VermeerWoman Holding a Balance Oil on canvasc. 1664

Gerard ter BorchThe Suitor’s Visit Oil on canvasc. 1658National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Jacob van Ruisdael, The Jewish Cemetery, Oil on canvas, c. 1660

Pieter Claesz, Still Life with a Watch , Oil on panel, 1636

Rachel RuyschFlower Still Life Oil on canvasAfter 1700

Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Charles Le BrunHall of Mirrors,Versailles Length approx. 240' Begun 1678

Plan of the Palais de Versailles, Versailles, France, c. 1661–1785

Georges de La TourMary Magdalen with the Smoking Flame Oil on canvasc. 1640

Nicolas Poussin, Landscape with Saint John on Patmos, Oil on canvas, 1640

Nicholas Poussin, Et in Arcadia Ego, oil on canvas, 1655, Louvre

Claude Lorrain, Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, Oil on canvas, 4' 10" X 6' 4“, 1648

Hyacinthe RigaudLouis XIV Oil on canvas1701

Inigo Jones, Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace, 1619–22, London

Christopher WrenSaint Paul’s Cathedral, London Designed 1673, built 1675–1710

John Vanbrugh, Blenheim Palace, 1705, Oxfordshire, England