Movement / style

Baroque

1600 – 1750

Europe Americas

The art of movement, drama and splendor: Caravaggio's theatrical light, Bernini's dynamic sculptures and Rubens's sensuous canvases.

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Selected works

The Fortune Teller
The Fortune Teller 1594
Scenes from the Life of St. Matthew, Contarelli Chapel 1599
David and Goliath
David and Goliath 1600
Sacrifice of Isaac
Sacrifice of Isaac 1603
Judith Slaying Holofernes (Judith Beheading Holofernes) 1611
A Faun Teased by Children
A Faun Teased by Children 1616
Bust of Francesco Barberini
Bust of Francesco Barberini 1623
Portrait of Gaston de France
Portrait of Gaston de France 1632
Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose
Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose 1633
The Surrender of Brea
The Surrender of Brea 1635
Women Gladiators
Women Gladiators 1636
Port Scene with the Villa Medici
Port Scene with the Villa Medici 1637
The Israelites gathering Manna in the Desert
The Israelites gathering Manna in the Desert c. 1638
Jacob’s Dream
Jacob’s Dream 1639
Flight of Attila
Flight of Attila 1646
Landscape with Polyphemus
Landscape with Polyphemus 1649
Virgin and Child with a Rosary
Virgin and Child with a Rosary c. 1650
The Young Beggar
The Young Beggar 1650
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer 1653
Las Meninas (Velázquez)
Las Meninas (Velázquez) 1656
The Milkmaid
The Milkmaid 1660
The Immaculate Conception of Los Venerables
The Immaculate Conception of Los Venerables c. 1660
Girl with a Pearl Earring (Vermeer)
Girl with a Pearl Earring (Vermeer) c. 1665
The Apotheosis of St. Ignatius
The Apotheosis of St. Ignatius 1685