Trivium Art History
The Artists

Clara Peeters1589 — 1657

A mysterious woman paints hyperrealistic brunch

Still Life of Fish and Cat, 1620

A mysterious woman paints hyperrealistic brunch

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Still life with Venetian glass, Römer wine glass and a candle

Still life with Venetian glass, Römer wine glass and a candle

1607
Table with Orange, Olives and Pie

Table with Orange, Olives and Pie

1611
Still Life with Sparrow Hawk, Fowl, Porcelain and Shells

Still Life with Sparrow Hawk, Fowl, Porcelain and Shells

1611
Still Life with Fish, Candle, Artichokes, Crabs and Shrimp

Still Life with Fish, Candle, Artichokes, Crabs and Shrimp

1611
Still Life with Flowers and Gold Cups of Honour

Still Life with Flowers and Gold Cups of Honour

1612
Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels

Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels

1615
Still Life of Fish and Cat

Still Life of Fish and Cat

1620
Still Life with Cheeses, Artichoke, and Cherries

Still Life with Cheeses, Artichoke, and Cherries

1625
Still Life with Crab, Shrimps and Lobster

Still Life with Crab, Shrimps and Lobster

1635-1640
Still life with fish, oysters and shrimps

Still life with fish, oysters and shrimps

1650
1501
Candle Master
Trophime Bigot
Portraits of power — east and west
Bichitr Clara Peeters
A Caravaggisti embraces silence
Georges de La Tour
Heads will roll
Artemisia Gentileschi 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