Art PowerPoint presentation for class ARTS 1301.41011

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
Works Cited