• Analyze the
evolution of art in
Europe in the 1600s
and 1700s
• Evaluate how the
PERSIAGM
characteristics of
the times in Europe
are reflected
through art
• Artistic Styles
– Mannerism in 1500s
– Baroque from 1575-1700
 French Classicism in late
1600s
 Dutch Realism in 1600s
– Rococo in 1700s
• Forms of art
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Paintings
Sculpture
Architecture
Music 
Northern Ren
(1450-1600)
Medieval
(ends 1300s)
Renaissance
(1350-1500)
• Historic events/figures will impact art
• Part of Late Renaissance period
(1530-1580)
– Think about these ↑ years…what
is going on?
• How does the art look? 
• Characteristics
– Rejection of Classicism of
Renaissance
– More light, color + spacing
distortion
– Figures/bodies are elongated and
exaggerated (manner of Mike)
• Period before Baroque
• Began in Italy too
• Late 1500s to early
1700s….
– During what Era?
• Combined 2 elements
– Classical ideals of…
– Religious themes…
• Characteristics
– Dramatic
– Emotional
– no distortion
– snapshot in motion
• Council of Trent (1545-1563)
• Catholic courts embraced it…
(what family?)
• Resisted in France, England,
Netherlands (but still
adopted)
• Baroque
– Peter Paul Rubens 
– Bernini (Architect)
– Artemesia
Gentileschi
– Caravaggio
– Diego Velasquez
• French Classicism
– Nicholas Poussin
• Dutch Realism
– Rembrandt
– Judith Leyster
• Dutch Realism is
similar to Northern
Renaissance Art…(?)
• George Handel
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Antonio Vivaldi
• How might 18th Century artists react to Baroque?