Baroque Artists

The Baroque era emerged in the early 17th century and emerged when Baroque sculptors abandoned the ideals of the Renaissance sculptors before them. They had to fill the footsteps of some of the greatest artists in history. This included Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564) and Mannerist artist Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) to name a few. This wasn’t …

The Baroque era emerged in the 17th century, and one of the leading French artists of this period lived and worked most of his professional career in Rome. Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) managed to incorporate a classical style into the overly dramatic Baroque paintings that Baroque artists produced at the time. This notion made him one …

Following in the footsteps of the greatest Renaissance artists in history wasn’t an easy thing to do. The benefit of so many brilliant masters emerging at around the same time in the 15th and 16th centuries is that there were plenty of examples to follow. One of the leading Baroque artists of his time took …

The 17th century was quite an interesting one on the history of the Low Countries. The Dutch were considered to be frontrunners in multiple areas, and not just in Europe but in the entire world. This period in history was referred to as the “Dutch Golden Age” and even the “Dutch Miracle.” Paintings created during …

Very few people in the history of art have made such a profound impact as this Italian painter of the Baroque period. He developed a unique style that has influenced the likes of Peter Paul Rubens, Diego Velázquez, and Rembrandt, to name just a few of the renowned artists that admired his work. Let’s take …

The leading Baroque painter of the Spanish Golden Age was a man named Diego Velázquez (1599-1660). Famous for his portraits of the Spanish royal family as the court painter of King Philip IV, his style continuously evolved as his work matured. This resulted in a wide variety of paintings that have incredible cultural and historical …