Baroque Art

1600-1700 C.E.

BAROQUE CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
Baroque ArtWikipedia
Baroque Art IntroductionSmartHistory
How to Recognize Baroque ArtSmartHistory
Francis Bacon and the Scientific RevolutionSmartHistory

BAROQUE ART IN ITALY

The Counter-ReformationCrash Course Euro
Baroque Art OverviewGoodbye Art Academy
Rome: Baroque BrillianceRick Steves
Caravaggio: His Life and Style in Three PaintingsNational Gallery
Caravaggio: Master of LightNerdwriter
Calling of Saint MatthewCaravaggioc. 1597–1601 C.E.Oil on canvas
Triumph of the Name of JesusIl Gesù - Rome, ItalyGiovanni Battista Gaulli1676–1679 C.E.Fresco, and stucco
Ecstasy of Saint TeresaCornaro ChapelSanta Maria della VittoriaRome, ItalyGian Lorenzo Berninic. 1647–1652 C.E.Marble, stucco, and gilt bronze
San Carlo alle Quattro FontaneRome, ItalyFrancesco Borromini1638–1646 C.E.Stone and stucco

Baroque Art in Spain and its Viceroyalties

The Age of ExplorationCrash Course Euro
The Columbian ExchangeCrash Course World History
The Spanish EmpireCrash Course World History
Charles V and the Holy Roman EmpireCrash Course World History
Is This the Best Painting in History?Nerdwriter
Why Is This Painting So Captivating?TED Ed
Introduction to New SpainSmartHistory
History's "Worst" NunTEDEd
Las MeninasDiego Velázquezc. 1656 C.E.Oil on canvas
Frontispiece of the Codex MendozaViceroyalty of New Spainc. 1541–1542 C.E.Ink and color on paper
Angel with Arquebus, Asiel Timor Dei Master of Calamarcac. 17th century C.E.Oil on canvas
Brooklyn BiomboSiege of BelgradeHunting SceneCircle of the González Familyc. 1697–1701 C.E.Tempera and resin on wood, shell inlay
The Virgin of GuadalupeMiguel Gonzálezc. 1698 C.E.Fiel copia of originalBasilica of Guadalupe16th century C.E.Oil on canvas on wood, inlaid with pearl 
Spaniard & Indian Produce a MestizoJuan Rodríguez Juárezc. 1715 C.E.Oil on canvas
Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la CruzMiguel Cabrerac. 1750 C.E.Oil on canvas

BAROQUE ART IN NORTHERN EUROPE

Why Is This Painting Captivating?TED Ed
Henri IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de’ MediciFrom the Marie de’ Medici CyclePeter Paul Rubens1621–1625 C.E.Oil on canvas
Self-Portrait with SaskiaRembrandt van Rijn1636 C.E.Etching
Woman Holding a BalanceJohannes Vermeerc. 1664 C.E.Oil on canvas
Fruit and InsectsRachel Ruysch1711 C.E.Oil on wood
The Palace at VersaillesVersailles, FranceLouis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin-MansartBegun 1669 C.E.Masonry, stone, wood, iron, and gold leaf (architecture); marble and bronze (sculpture); gardens
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