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Baroque and Rococo

Drama, theatrical light, movement, ornament, and courtly refinement.

1600–1780

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Baroque

Portrait of Caravaggio Caravaggio 1571–1610 Baroque Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (also Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi da Caravaggio; 29 September 1571 – 18 July... Enter room
Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens Peter Paul Rubens 1577–1640 Baroque Sir Peter Paul Rubens ( ROO-bənz; Dutch: [ˈpeːtər pʌul ˈrybəns]; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and... Enter room
Portrait of Rembrandt Rembrandt 1606–1669 Baroque Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden A... Enter room
Portrait of Diego Velazquez Diego Velazquez 1599–1660 Baroque Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptised 6 June 1599 – 6 August 1660) was a Spanish Baroque painter, the leadin... Enter room
Portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi Artemisia Gentileschi 1593–1656 Baroque Artemisia Lomi Gentileschi (US: JEN-til-ESK-ee, -⁠teel-; Italian: [arteˈmiːzja ˈlɔːmi dʒentiˈleski]; 8 July 1593 – af... Enter room

Rococo

Portrait of Antoine Watteau Antoine Watteau 1684–1721 Rococo Jean-Antoine Watteau (UK: , US: , French: [ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan vato];Picard: [ʒɑ̃ ton wato]; baptised 10 October 1684 – died 1... Enter room
Portrait of Francois Boucher Francois Boucher 1703–1770 Rococo François Boucher (UK: BOO-shay, US: boo-SHAY; French: [fʁɑ̃swa buʃe]; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French p... Enter room
Portrait of Jean-Honore Fragonard Jean-Honore Fragonard 1732–1806 Rococo Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French: [ʒɑ̃ ɔnɔʁe fʁaɡɔnaʁ]; 5 April 1732 – 22 August 1806) was a French painter and printmak... Enter room
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Text overview of Baroque and Rococo

  • Baroque: Caravaggio, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt, Diego Velazquez, Artemisia Gentileschi.
  • Rococo: Antoine Watteau, Francois Boucher, Jean-Honore Fragonard.