Hello, Artenauta! In our passage through the different stages of art history, today we are going to focus on a period that has provided us with some of the best artists in history.
In today’s post, we are going to tell you about some famous baroque painters.
First of all, we would like to tell you, in broad strokes:
Defining characteristics of the baroque movement
- One of the most outstanding aspects is the exceptional use of light, which will help to create volume and form.
Tenebrism arises, which consists of applying a strong contrast between the lights and shadows of the work. - The contours are blurred, with color and light gaining prominence in front of the drawing.
- More complex compositions appear, with disordered figures, leaving aside the horizontality and symmetry that characterized Renaissance painting.
- Naturalism prevails, representing the human being, not as an ideal of beauty, but within reality.
Famous baroque painters
Caravaggio (1571-1610)
Caravaggio.
1598
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
Peter Paul Rubens.
1636
José de Ribera (1591-1652)
José de Ribera.
1615
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653)
Artemisia Gentileschi.
1620
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
1623
Francisco Zurbarán (1598-1664)
Francisco Zurbarán.
1629
Diego de Velázquez (1599-1660)
1650
Anton Van Dyck (1599-1641)
Anton Van Dyck.
1620
Rembrandt (1606-1669)
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)
Johannes Vermeer.
1665
These are just some of the most important baroque artists.
As always, we invite you to continue researching and discovering the life and work of these and other great painters such as Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Guido Reni, Luca Giordano, Frans Hals or Charles Le Brun.
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