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Baroque art was meant to evoke emotion and passion instead of the calm rationality that had been prized during the Renaissance. Among the greatest painters of the Baroque period are Velázquez, Caravaggio, [5] Rembrandt, [6] Rubens, [7] Poussin, [8] and Vermeer. [9] Caravaggio is an heir of the humanist painting of the High Renaissance.
The Baroque period was a golden age for theatre in France and Spain; playwrights included Corneille, Racine and Molière in France; and Lope de Vega and Pedro Calderón de la Barca in Spain. During the Baroque period, the art and style of the theatre evolved rapidly, alongside the development of opera and of ballet.
Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1614–20, Oil on canvas 199 x 162 cm, Uffizi, Florence. Italian Baroque art was a very prominent part of the Baroque art in painting, sculpture and other media, made in a period extending from the end of the sixteenth to the mid eighteenth centuries. [1]
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (/ ˈ r uː b ən z / ROO-bənz; [1] Dutch: [ˈpeːtər pʌul ˈrybəns]; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat. [2] He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition.
Jusepe de Ribera's The Clubfoot, a typical raw portrayal of human weakness by Spanish artists; 1642, oil on canvas, 164 × 92 cm, Louvre. The portraiture of the Spanish Baroque period contrasted greatly from the extravagant portraits commissioned by other European courts.
Italian Baroque painters — during the 17th century and 18th century in Italy. Note: the assignment of painters to stylistic periods is somewhat arbitrary. This category gathers the names of painters who fit the following criteria:
Spanish Baroque painters (2 C, 151 P) Pages in category "Baroque painters" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
Italian Baroque (or Barocco) is a stylistic period in Italian history and art that spanned from the late 16th century to the early 18th century. History [ edit ]