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Baroque painters like Caravaggio and Rembrandt produced striking compositions by emphasizing the contrast between light and dark.
Scroll down to see a list of 15 famous Baroque paintings.
The informal, natural gathering of figures was a huge shift against the idealism ofMannerism.
Caravaggio, “The Calling of Saint Matthew,” 1599–1600 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Dressed in contemporary clothing, the characters appear lifted from a genre scene rather than a traditional religious painting.
This subject was popular among artists as a way to explore the feminine ideal.
Completed in 1652, this massive work is one of the hallmarks of the Dutch Golden Age.
Annibale Carracci, “Domine, quo vadis?,” 1602 (Photo: National Gallery viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Unlike some of the artists of this movement, Lorrain does not rely on chiaroscuro or movement.
A couple of years later, Velazquez freed Pareja and he became an independent artist.
Velazquez was known for capturing the reality of his subjects without much flattery.
Annibale Carracci, “The Lamentation of Christ,” c. 1604 (Photo: National Gallery viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
It’s too true!
On the right are two people with dwarfism and a sleeping Spanish mastiff.
On the left is Velazquez himself, looking at the viewer as he paints his portrait.
Caravaggio, “David with the Head of Goliath,” 1609–1610 (Photo: Galleria Borghese viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
The mirror hanging on the back wall features another hidden portrait of King Philip IV and the queen.
Similar to Artemisia, Sirani had an interest in depicting female subjects.
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Artemesia Gentileschi, “Judith Slaying Holofernes,” c. 1612–1613 (Photo: National Museum of Capodimonte viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Peter Paul Rubens, “Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus,” 1618 (Photo: Alte Pinakothek viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Francisco de Zurbarán, “The Martyrdom of Saint Serapion,” 1628 (Photo: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Peter Paul Rubens, “Judgment of Paris,” c. 1636 (Photo: National Gallery viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Georges de la Tour, “The Penitent Magdalene,” c. 1640 (Photo: The Met viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Rembrandt, “The Night Watch,” 1642 (Photo: Rijksmuseum viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Nicolas Poussin, “The Abduction of the Sabine Women,” 1643 (Photo: Louvre viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Charles Lorrain, “The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba,” 1648 (Photo: National Gallery viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Diego Velázquez, “Portrait of Innocent X,” 1650 (Photo: Doria Pamphilj Gallery viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Diego Velázquez, “Las Meninas,” 1656 (Photo: Museo del Prado viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Elisabetta Sirani, “Portia Wounding Her Thigh,” 1664 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
