The document provides an overview of the Baroque period in art from 1600-1750. It discusses the origins and characteristics of Baroque art, noting three main tendencies: religious tensions in Christianity, the rise of absolute monarchies and middle class, and new interests in science and nature. The Baroque period saw developments in painting, sculpture, architecture, music, literature and other mediums. Important artists of the period included Caravaggio, Bernini, Velazquez, Zurbaran, van Dyck, Rubens, and Vermeer. Their works reflected the dramatic and emotional styles that came to define Baroque art.

1. Baroque Period
(1600-1750)
By
Sebastian Olivares
Gianlorenzo Bernini, Dove of the Holy Spirit, c. 1660

2. Brief History
• The Baroque art period was born in Italy, and
later adopted in France, Germany, Netherlands,
and ultimately Spain.
• The word "baroque" was first applied to the art
period from the late 1500s to the late 1700s.
• In art criticism the word Baroque came to be
used to describe anything irregular, bizarre, or
otherwise departing from established rules and
proportions.
• Baroque covers a wide range of styles and
artists.
• Rococo art period was the result of the Baroque
art period

3. Three Main Tendencies of Baroque
• The variety within the Baroque period, in relation to
the cultural and intellectual developments of the era,
three tendencies are most important for the result of
the Baroque art period:
1. Baroque that was primarily associated with the
religious tensions within Western Christianity.
2. The combination of absolute monarchies,
accompanied by a middle class.
3. The new interest in nature, influenced by
developments in science and by explorations of the
globe.

4. Baroque Art Period Mediums
• Visual Arts
– Painting
– Sculpture
– Architecture
– Ornamental /
Furniture
– Stained Glass
• Non Visual Arts
– Music
– Literature
– Poetry

5. Painters of the Baroque Art Period
•Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1573-
1610/Italy)
•Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598-1680/Italy)
•Diego da Silva Velázquez (1599-1660/Spain)
•Francisco Zurbarán (1598-1664/Spain)
•Georg Flegel (1566-1638/German)
•Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641/Belgium)
•Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640/Belgium)
•Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669/Netherlands)
•Jan Vermeer (1632-1675/Netherlands)

6. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
"The Martyrdom of St. Matthew"

7. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
“The Death of the Virgin”

8. Gianlorenzo Bernini
“The Throne of Saint Peter ”

9. Gianlorenzo Bernini
“Baldacchino ”

10. Diego da Silva Velázquez
“The Count – Duke of Olivares
on Horseback”

11. Diego da Silva Velázquez
“The Surrender of Breda”

12. Francisco Zurbarán
“Saint Luke as a Painter before Christ on
the Cross”

13. Francisco Zurbarán
“The Immaculate Conception ”

14. Georg Flegel
“Pantry By Candlelight ”

15. Georg Flegel
“Still-life with Flowers ”

16. Sir Anthony van Dyck
“Charles I of England ”

17. Sir Anthony van Dyck
“Margareta Snyders ”

18. Peter Paul Rubens
“Daniel in the Lion’s Den ”

19. Peter Paul Rubens
“The Apotheosis of Henry IV and the Proclamation of
the Regency of Marie de Medicis ”

20. Rembrandt van Rijn
“Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer ”

21. Rembrandt van Rijn
“Portrait of Hendrickje Stofells ”

22. Jan Vermeer
“The Art of Painting ”

23. Jan Vermeer
“Girl with a Pearl Earring ”

24. • Art History Resources on the Web
• Museum Quality Oil Paintings
• World Wide Art Resources
• Mark Harden's Archive
• Web Museum
• Boston College Honors Program Art History on the
WWW
• ArtLex Art Dictionary
• Lesson Planet
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Artcyclopedia
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