Baroque Late 16 th Century to Early 18 th Century.

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Baroque

Late 16th Century to Early 18th Century

Baroquec. late 1500s– early 1700s

The Baroque style in Europe is characterized by an emphasis on the dramatic.

Themes include scenes from history and religious stories.

There are many portraits of royal families from this time period.

The modern pencil was invented.

Dutch Paintings and artists

• Important Dutch artists include Rembrandt, Hans Holbien, the Younger and Vermeer who specialized in portraits and scenes from everyday life.

• Portraits became popular because there was the rise of a wealthy middle-class which wanted their images painted. (Remember this is before photography)

• They were masters at perspective and realism.

Rembrandt

Rembrandt Van Rijn, Self-portrait, 1660

Aristotle with a Bust of Homerby Rembrandt, 1653

The Geographer by Jan Vermeer

Girl with a Pearl Earring, Vermeer

William Sydney Mount1807-1868

• A local Long Island

portrait artist• Lived and worked in

Stony Brook• Famous for his

“genre”

paintings of scenes

from everyday life.

The Banjo PlayerFarmer’s Nooning

How to Draw a Portrait

• Make an oval shape for the head, like an upside down egg.

• Put the eyes on the ½ way line.

Measure it! Its true!• The face should be 5

eyes wide.• The nose will rest on the

line half way between the eyes and chin

•The mouth will be half way between the nose and the chin.

•Ears should run from the eyes to the bottom of the nose.

•Add eyebrows and hair.

•The neck should run from the ears to the shoulders.

•The shoulders should be 3 heads wide.