Baroque Art

Caravaggio, Conversion of St. Paul, c.1601

Caravaggio, Conversion of St. Paul, c.1601

Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew, c. 1597-1601

Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew, c. 1597-1601

Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew, c. 1597-1601

Susanna & the Elders

Judith Slaying Holofernes

Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes, c. 1614-1620

Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes, c. 1614-1620

Baroque Ceiling Paintings

•Di sotto in su: illusionistic architectural painting aimed at extending real architecture into imaginary space, literally, “from the bottom up.”

•Quadro riportato: a ceiling painting in which painted scenes resemble framed figures transferred to a curved ceiling.

Carracci, Loves of Gods, 1597-1601, Palazzo Farnese, Rome

Carracci, Loves of Gods, 1597-1601, Palazzo Farnese, Rome

Carracci, Loves of Gods, 1597-1601, Palazzo Farnese, Rome

Carracci, Loves of Gods, 1597-1601, Palazzo Farnese, Rome

Carracci, Loves of Gods, 1597-1601, Palazzo Farnese, Rome

Reni, Aurora, 1613-1614, Casino Rospigliosi, Rome

Reni, Aurora, 1613-1614, Casino Rospigliosi, Rome

Pozzo, Glorification of Saint Ignatius, 1691-1694, Sant’Ignazio, Rome

Carracci, Flight into Egypt, 1603-1604

Carracci, Flight into Egypt, 1603-1604

Cortona, The Triumph of the Barberini

Gaulli, Triumph of the Name of Jesus

Gaulli, Triumph of the Name of Jesus

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Bernini, David, 1623

Bernini, David, 1623

Bernini, David, 1623

Bernini, David, 1623

Bernini, David, 1623

Bernini, Baldacchino 1624-1633, Saint Peter’s, Rome

Bernini, Baldacchino 1624-1633, Saint Peter’s, Rome

Bernini, Baldacchino 1624-1633, Saint Peter’s, Rome

Bernini, Baldacchino 1624-1633, Saint Peter’s, Rome

Bernini, Colonnade of Saint Peter’s, 1666, Rome

Bernini, Colonnade of Saint Peter’s, 1666, Rome

Bernini, Colonnade of Saint Peter’s, 1666, Rome

Bernini, Colonnade of Saint Peter’s, 1666, Rome

Bernini, Colonnade of Saint Peter’s, 1666, Rome

Bernini, Colonnade of Saint Peter’s, 1666, Rome

Bernini, Ecstasy of St. Theresa 1645-1652, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome

Bernini, Ecstasy of St. Theresa 1645-1652, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome

Bernini, Ecstasy of St. Theresa, 1645-1652, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome

Baroque Architecture

Bernini, Baldacchino 1624-1633, Saint Peter’s, Rome

Borromini, Saint Charles of the Four Fountains, 1665-1676, Rome, Italy

Borromini, Saint Charles of the Four Fountains, 1665-1676, Rome, Italy

Borromini, Saint Charles of the Four Fountains, 1665-1676, Rome, Italy

Borromini, Saint Charles of the Four Fountains, 1665-1676, Rome, Italy

Borromini, Saint Charles of the Four Fountains, 1665-1676, Rome, Italy

Borromini, Saint Charles of the Four Fountains, 1665-1676, Rome, Italy

Borromini, Saint Charles of the Four Fountains, 1665-1676, Rome, Italy

Borromini, Saint Charles of the Four Fountains, 1665-1676

Borromini, Chapel of Saint Ivo, 1642 Rome, Italy

Borromini, Chapel of Saint Ivo, 1642 Rome, Italy

Borromini, Chapel of Saint Ivo, 1642 Rome, Italy

Borromini, Chapel of Saint Ivo, 1642 Rome, Italy

Borromini, Chapel of Saint Ivo, 1642 Rome, Italy

Guarini, Chapel of Saint Sindone, 1667-1694, Turin, Italy

Guarini, Chapel of Saint Sindone, 1667-1694, Turin, Italy

Guarini, Chapel of Saint Sindone, 1667-1694, Turin, Italy

Guarini, Chapel of Saint Sindone, 1667-1694, Turin, Italy

Guarini, Chapel of Saint Sindone, 1667-1694, Turin, Italy

Wren, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, 1675-1710, London, England

Wren, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, 1675-1710, London, England

Wren, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, 1675-1710, London, England

Wren, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, 1675-1710, London, England

Wren, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, 1675-1710, London, England

Wren, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, 1675-1710, London, England

Wren, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, 1675-1710, London, England

Flemish Baroque

Rubens, Allegory on the Outbreak of War, 1638

Rubens, Arrival of Marie de’Medici at Marseilles, 1622-1624

Rubens, Arrival of Marie de’Medici at Marseilles, 1622-1624

Rubens, Arrival of Marie de’Medici at Marseilles, 1622-1624

Rubens, Arrival of Marie de’Medici at Marseilles, 1622-1624

Rubens, Arrival of Marie de’Medici at Marseilles, 1622-1624

Van Dyck, Charles I Dismounted, 1635

Van Dyck, Charles I Dismounted, 1635

Spanish Baroque

Velazquez, Surrender of Breda, 1634-1635

Velazquez, Surrender of Breda, 1634-1635

Velazquez, Surrender of Breda, 1634-1635

Velazquez, Surrender of Breda, 1634-1635

Velazquez, Las Meninas, 1656

Velazquez, Las Meninas, 1656

Velazquez, Las Meninas, 1656

Velazquez, Las Meninas, 1656

Velazquez, Las Meninas, 1656

Velazquez, Las Meninas, 1656