Trivium Art History
The Artists

Caravaggio1571 — 1610

How a murderer invented Baroque painting

John the Baptist in the Wilderness, 1604

How a murderer invented Baroque painting

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Boy Peeling Fruit

Boy Peeling Fruit

1592
Fortune Teller

Fortune Teller

1594
The Musicians

The Musicians

1595
Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

1595-1596
Bacchus

Bacchus

1596
Narcissus

Narcissus

1594-1596
Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto

Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto

1597
Rest on the Flight to Egypt

Rest on the Flight to Egypt

1597
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew

The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew

1599
Calling of Saint Matthew

Calling of Saint Matthew

1600
Conversion on the way to Damascus

Conversion on the way to Damascus

1600-1601
Cupid as Victor

Cupid as Victor

1601
The Sacrifice of Isaac

The Sacrifice of Isaac

1601-1602
Supper at Emmaus (1602)

Supper at Emmaus (1602)

1602

Without doubt you can call him John Testicle, who sets himself to criticizing someone else who could be his master for a hundred years.

Poems in mockery of painter Giovanni Baglione

1603
The Entombment of Christ

The Entombment of Christ

1602-1603
John the Baptist in the Wilderness

John the Baptist in the Wilderness

1604
Supper at Emmaus (1606)

Supper at Emmaus (1606)

1606
David with the Head of Goliath (1607)

David with the Head of Goliath (1607)

1607
Raising of Lazarus

Raising of Lazarus

1609
David with the Head of Goliath (1610)

David with the Head of Goliath (1610)

1610
John the Baptist

John the Baptist

1610
1501
Recipe for a prosperous life: make the emperor look good
Farrukh Beg
Matriarch of the family business, "Painting"
Lavinia Fontana Caravaggio
A great painter — but a perfect entrepreneur
Peter Paul Rubens
A woman in Italy invents the still life
Fede Galizia 1700

The artists of Baroque

CaravaggioPortrait of Caravaggio

Caravaggio

How a murderer invented Baroque painting

1571-1610
Rembrandt van RijnPortrait of Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt van Rijn

Your sins and your good deeds will leave a mark

1606-1669
Judith LeysterPortrait of Judith Leyster

Judith Leyster

Jovial portraitist forgotten for 200 years

1609-1660
Artemisia GentileschiPortrait of Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi

Heads will roll

1593-1656
Peter Paul RubensPortrait of Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens

A great painter — but a perfect entrepreneur

1577-1640
Anthony van DyckPortrait of Anthony van Dyck

Anthony van Dyck

Foppish men, elegant women, and cavalier style

1599-1641
Mary BealePortrait of Mary Beale

Mary Beale

Mary brings home the bacon

1633-1699
Elisabetta SiraniPortrait of Elisabetta Sirani

Elisabetta Sirani

The mysterious death of a young art teacher

1638-1665
Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer

Can you cheat at art?

1632-1675
Georges de La Tour

Georges de La Tour

A Caravaggisti embraces silence

1593-1652
Clara PeetersPortrait of Clara Peeters

Clara Peeters

A mysterious woman paints hyperrealistic brunch

1589-1657
Diego VelázquezPortrait of Diego Velázquez

Diego Velázquez

The apex of Baroque portraiture

1599-1660
Giovanni Battista PiranesiPortrait of Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Making a solid living from Etchings

1720-1778
Gian Lorenzo BerniniPortrait of Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Making marble move

1598-1680
Trophime Bigot

Trophime Bigot

Candle Master

1579-1650
Giovanna GarzoniPortrait of Giovanna Garzoni

Giovanna Garzoni

Travel, socialize, paint lemons and beans

1600-1670
Louise MoillonPortrait of Louise Moillon

Louise Moillon

The original peaches-as-butts emoji

1610-1696
Joseph Wright of DerbyPortrait of Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby

The birth of science out of fire

1734-1797