European Art & Culture in the
17th Century
AP European History
Ms. Tully
Focus Question
How did the artistic and literary achievements of this
era reflect the political and economic developments of
the period?
Mannerism
Break down of
Renaissance principles:
balance, harmony,
moderation
Deliberate distortion
El Greco
El Greco
Baptism of Christ
1614
Tintoretto
The Last Supper
1594
Parmigianino
Madonna with the Long Neck
1540
Baroque
Began in Italy in late 16thC
Catholic Reformation
Classical ideals with spiritual
feeling – drama, emotion
Palaces & churches
magnificent, detailed
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
Peter Paul Rubens
The Last Judgement
1617
Peter Paul Rubens
The Lion Hunt
1621
Peter Paul Rubens
The Disembarkation at
Marseilles
1625
•
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
Piazza San Pietro
1667
The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
1652
• Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653)
Judith Beheading Holofernes
1620
French Classicism
17thC – France replaced
Italy as cultural leader of
EU
Classical values of High
Renaissance
Grand portrayal of noble
subjects
Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin
The Death of Germanicus
1628
Dutch Realism
Coincided with Golden
Age – lots of commissions
Portraits, group portraits,
landscapes, genre scenes,
still life
Realistic portray of
everyday secular life
Judith Leyster (1609-1660)
Judith Leyster
A Boy and the Girl with an Eel
and at Cat
•
Rembrandt (1606-1669)
The Risen Christ Appearing
to Mary Magdalene
1638
Portrait of Remonstrant
Minister Johannes
Wtenbogaert
1633
Shakespeare & English Theatre
Elizabethan Era –
Plentiful Theatre
William Shakespeare
(1564-1616)
Numerous theatres – The
Globe
Lord Chamberlain’s
Company
Spain’s Golden Century
1570s – Prof. theatres in
Madrid & Seville
Lope de Vega (1562-1635)
French Drama
Coincided with rise of
absolutism
Wrote for elite audience
Clever, polished, correct
writing & language
Jean-Baptiste Racine
(1639-1699) – Phedre
Jean-Baptiste Moliere
(1622-1673) - Tartuffe