Baroque Timeline

1600
Baroque Church of Jesus in Rome
1600

Baroque – Introduction

It is considered one of the most awesome and surprising art styles: let's discover Baroque Art

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1582 - 1584
Federico Barocci - Annunciation, detail Virgin Mary and Angel
1582 - 1584

Barocci – Annunciation

He is considered one of the first Baroque painters and maybe one of the founders and in this work of art we can try to understand why

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1599 - 1600
The Calling of St Matthew - Caravaggio - Baroque Painting
1599 - 1600

Caravaggio – The Calling of St Matthew

Today we are going to understand why Caravaggio is considered a master thanks to the masterpiece “The Calling of St Matthew”

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1616 - 1617
Peter Paul Rubens - Two Women with a Candle - detail
1616 - 1617

Rubens – Two Women with a Candle

One of the sweetest moments in Baroque Art thanks to Rubens with “Two Women with a Candle”

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1620 - 1621
Judit Beheading Holofernes - Artemisia Gentileschi - first version
1620 - 1621

Gentileschi – Judith Beheading Holofernes

A beautiful journey on reading a work of art of one of the first and greatest female painters.

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1622 - 1625
Apollo and Daphne_faces detail
1622 - 1625

Bernini – Apollo and Daphne

A statue is for definition static, so the main difficulty is to create the sensation that the figures are moving. However, here Bernini did something extraordinary...

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1633
Charles I with M. de St Antoine painted by Anthony van Dyck - detail
1633

van Dyck – Charles I with M. de St Antoine

A king, a man, but also a beautiful horse! One of the most important portraits made by Anthony van Dyck: Charles I with M. de St Antoine

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1638–1680
Saint Charles at the Four Fountains, façade detail
1638–1680

Borromini – Saint Charles at the Four Fountains

Today we are going to find out why there is “Saint Charles at the Four Fountains”

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1647–1652
Cornaro Chapel in the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome - Bernini, Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
1647–1652

Bernini – Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

What better way to start our discovering in the Baroque style with the great Gian Lorenzo Bernini and his Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

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1682–1796
Palace of San Telmo_aerial view
1682–1796

Figueroa – Palace of San Telmo

When Baroque reached Spain the result has been something that was hard to imagine like the Palace of San Telmo by Figueroa

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