Trivium Art History
The Artists

Diego Velázquez1599 — 1660

The apex of Baroque portraiture

The apex of Baroque portraiture

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The Triumph of Bacchus

The Triumph of Bacchus

1628-1629
Portrait of Pablo de Valladolid

Portrait of Pablo de Valladolid

1635
Coronation of the Virgin

Coronation of the Virgin

1635-1636
Portrait of Sebastián de Morra

Portrait of Sebastián de Morra

1645
Self-portrait

Self-portrait

1645
Portrait of Pope Innocent X

Portrait of Pope Innocent X

1650
Juan de Pareja

Juan de Pareja

1650
Portrait of King Philip IV of Spain

Portrait of King Philip IV of Spain

1653
Las Meninas

Las Meninas

1656
1501
The first space race
Andreas Cellarius
Making marble move
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Diego Velázquez
Foppish men, elegant women, and cavalier style
Anthony van Dyck
Travel, socialize, paint lemons and beans
Giovanna Garzoni 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