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Art and Literature in the
17th Century
Art - Mannerism

Mannerism
reflected the overall
sense of upheaval of
the religious wars.
 El Greco – Greek
painter who painted
in Spain
El Greco – The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
The Baroque

Grew out of Renaissance influences in
classicism
 It was more exuberant, passionate, and
flamboyant.
 Baroque used in the backdrop of the
Catholic Reformation; used at
“propaganda” for the church
Michelangelo Caravaggio

First of the baroque
artists.
 Inspired by the works
of Da Vinci and
Michelangelo.
Caravaggio – The Calling of St. Matthew
Caravaggio – St. Jerome
Giovanni Bernini

Architect and
sculptor.
 In 1629, he became
architect of St.
Peter’s, designing
the bronze canopy
and the colonnade
in the piazza
Bernini – The Ecstasy of St. Teresa
Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish painter who
studied in Italy but
worked mostly in his
native Antwerp.
 Prolific painter who
painted mythology,
landscapes,
religious, and
everyday works.
Rubens - Cimone and Efigenia
Rembrandt Van Rijn

Dutch painter of the
Protestant Baroque.
 Greatest painter of
the 17th century
 Famous for portraits
and Biblical scenes.
Rembrandt – Belshazzar’s Feast
Rembrandt – The Anatomy Lecture
Diego Velázquez

Court Painter for
the Spanish royalty.
 Known for portraits
of the royal family
of King Philip IV
Velázquez - The Forge of Vulcan
Velázquez - Prince Baltasar Carlos with a Dwarf.
Artemisia Gentileschi

Student of Caravaggio,
in a time when women
were allowed only to
assist master artists she
became famous in her
own right.
 A rape at a young age
by a family friend
deeply affected her,
leading to often violent
themes towards men.
Gentileschi – Judith Beheading Holofernes
Gentileschi – Susanna and the Elders
Classicism - Nicolas Poussin

French painter who
evolved from
baroque toward
classicism.
 Famous for his
landscapes and
classically based
paintings
17th Century Music

Claudio Montiverdi
– Transition between Renaissance and Baroque music
– First Opera; Orfeo
– Begins move from polyphonic to monody (melody) in music.

Johann Sebastian Bach
– Baroque composer and organist

George Frederich Handel
– Baroque opera

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
– Classical, 600 compositions

Franz Joseph Hayden
– Classical, 80 sting quartets
17th Century Literature

Miguel Cervantes
– Don Quixote; greatest Spanish writer.

William Shakespeare
– Playwright; greatest English writer; “invention of the
human.”

John Milton
– Purtian; Epic poetry - Paradise Lost

Jean Racine
– Classical French dramatist; one of the "big three" of
17th century France (along with Molière and Corneille)