CHAPTER 17: The Baroque Style in Western Europe Key Works Gianlorenzo Bernini, baldacchino, Saint Peter’s, Rome, 1624 – 1633 Gianlorenzo Bernini, Aerial view of colonnade and Piazza of Saint Peter’s, Rome, begun 1656 Francesco Borromini, façade of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, 1665 – 1667 Francesco Borromini, plan of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, 1638 – 1641 Francesco Borromini, view toward the high altar, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, 1638 – 1641 Francesco Borromini, interior dome of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, 1665 – 1667 Francesco Borromini, Collegiate Church of Sant’ Ivo della Sapienza, Rome, 1642 – 1660 Francesco Borromini, plan of Collegiate Church of Sant’ Ivo della Sapienza Francesco Borromini, interior of dome, Collegiate Church of Sant’ Ivo della Sapienza, 1642 – 1660 Claude Perrault, Louis le Vau, and Charles Le Brun, east façade of the Louvre, Paris, 1667 – 1670 Aerial view of the park, palace, and town of Versailles, after a 17th-century engraving by G. Pérelle Charles Le Brun and Jean-Baptiste Tuby, Fountain of Apollo, Versailles, 1668 – 1670 Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Charles Le Brun, Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors), Palace of Versailles, c. 1680 Gianlorenzo Bernini, Louis XIV, 1665 Christopher Wren, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London, western façade, 1675 – 1710 Gianlorenzo Bernini, Pluto and Proserpina, 1621 – 1622 Gianlorenzo Bernini, David, 1623 Anonymous, Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome, oil on canvas, 1645 – 1652 Gianlorenzo Bernini, Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome, 1645 – 1652 Annibale Carracci, ceiling frescoes in the Grand Gallery, Farnese Palace, Rome, 1597 – 1601 Annibale Carracci, Venus and Anchises, detail of ceiling frescos in the Grand Gallery, Farnese Palace, Rome, 1597 – 1601 Pietro da Cortona, Glorification of the Reign of Urban VIII, 1633 – 1639 Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Triumph of the Name of Jesus, 1676-1679 Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi), Boy with a Basket of Fruit, c. 1594 Caravaggio, Medusa, c. 1597 Caravaggio, The Calling of Saint Matthew, Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome, 1599 – 1600 Caravaggio, Conversion of Saint Paul, 1601 Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes, c. 1614 – 1620 Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, c. 1625 Peter Paul Rubens, Venus and Adonis, c. 1635 Peter Paul Rubens, Straw Hat (Susanna Fourment), c. 1620 – 1625 Peter Paul Rubens, Raising of the Cross, Antwerp Cathedral, 1609 Chapter 17 The Baroque Style in Western Europe 183 Anthony van Dyck, Charles I on Horseback, c. 1638 Rembrandt van Rijn, Blinding of Samson (The Triumph of Delilah), 1636 Rembrandt van Rijn, Belshazzar’s Feast, c. 1635 Rembrandt van Rijn, Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (known as The Night Watch), 1642 Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait, Leaning on a Sill (aged thirty-four), 1640 Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait as Saint Paul (aged fifty-five), 1661 Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait in a Cap, Openmouthed and Staring, 1630 Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait Grimacing, 1630 Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait, Leaning on a Stone Sill, 1639 Frans Hals, The Laughing Cavalier, 1624 Judith Leyster, The Last Drop (Gay Cavalier), c. 1628 – 1629 Johannes Vermeer, Geographer, c. 1668 Johannes Vermeer, View of Delft (after restoration), c. 1660 – 1661 Jacob van Ruisdael, Extensive Landscape with Ruins, c. 1670 Maria van Oosterwyck, Vanitas Still Life, 1668 Diego Velázquez, Crucifixion, 1630s Diego Velázquez, Philip IV on Horseback, 1629 – 1630 Diego Velázquez, Surrender of Breda, c. 1635 Diego Velázquez, Venus with a Mirror (Rokeby Venus), c. 1648 Diego Velázquez, Las Meninas (after cleaning), 1656 Nicolas Poussin, Assumption of the Virgin, c. 1626 Nicolas Poussin, The Ashes of Phokion, 1648 Nicolas Poussin, The Dance of Human Life, c. 1638 – 1640 Maps, Diagrams, and Projections Map of Europe during the Baroque period Plan of St. Peter’s and the piazza Francesco Borromini, plan of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, 1638 – 1641 Francesco Borromini, plan of Collegiate Church of Sant’ Ivo della Sapienza Aerial view of the park, palace, and town of Versailles, after a 17th-century engraving by G. Pérelle Longitudinal section and plan of Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London Key Terms Academy aedicule baldacchino burr camera obscura cantilever construction château 184 gable (or pitched) roof illusionismimpasto naturalism pendentive podium rectilinear section Chapter 17 The Baroque Style in Western Europe clerestory etching etching ground foreshortening drypoint vanitas silhouette state stylus tenebrism travertine Window on the World Mughal Art and the Baroque Key Works Lal and Sanwah, Akbar Viewing a Wild Elephant Captured near Malwa, 1600 Bichtir, Allegorical Representation of the Emperor Jahangir Seated on an Hourglass Throne, early 17th century Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1634 Maps, Diagrams, and Projections Map of India in the 17th century Key Terms calligraphy chattra minaret miniature mausoleum, mausolea stupa Videos Art of the Western World, 4-Pack Volume 2: Realms of Light: The Baroque 55 min, VM Baroque Art and Music 37 min, Clearvue Buried Mirror - Program III: The Age of Gold 59 min, 1991, VM Chapter 17 The Baroque Style in Western Europe 185 Caravaggio 30 min, 1991, VM Caravaggio and the Baroque 53 min, 19??, Facets Mutimedia History Through Art: The Baroque 43 min, Clearvue Portrait of An Artist: Velázquez 56 min, 1992, Clearvue Rembrandt: Painter of Man and the Restoration of “The Night Watch” 56 min, MFA Two Faces of the 17th Century: Rembrandt and Velázquez 28 min, 1987, MFA Velázquez: The Nobleman of Painting 60 min, MFA CD-ROMs History Through Art: The Baroque Mac/Windows, Clearvue The Baroque Mac/Windows, Clearvue 186 Chapter 17 The Baroque Style in Western Europe