Renaissance and Baroque Art

Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling frescoes are an example of this type of painting.

Rachel Ruysch’s Fruit and Insects is an example of this type of painting.

A favorite of Rembrandt’s, this printmaking process involves wax coated metal and acid.

Ruisdael’s Jewish Cemetery is an example of this type of painting.

This artist used thin glazes of oil paint to paint Venus of Urbino.

The cherubs at the bottom of Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of Marie de Medici indicates this theme in the painting.

In Vermeer’s Woman Holding a Balance, the woman stands in front of a painting of this religious subject.

Cranach’s Allegory of Law and Grace was a result of this movement.

In Caravaggio’s Calling of St. Matthew, this man is shown in front of a window, pointing across the room.

Known for his use of light in portrait paintings, this Dutch Baroque artist had frequent disagreements with his patrons.

Rubens King Henry IV Receiving a Portrait of Marie de Medici is an example of this type of painting.

Most artwork from the Baroque period was patronized by this group.

Mannerist figures were elongated and generally more stylized, rejecting this Renaissance style of representing people.

The Isenheim Altarpiece was dedicated to Saint Anthony, the patron saint of this.

In Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, this was represented by the single candle in the chandelier.

Characterized by flat, floating figures, this painting by Botticelli is one of the most famous Renaissance paintings.

The center of Pontormo religious painting The Entombment of Christ is filled with these.

Embraced by the Renaissance, rejected by the Mannerists, this Brunelleschi technique created the illusion of deep space.

Vermeer’s Woman Holding a Balance is an example of this type of painting.

Standing next to his student in Raphael’s School of Athens, this man points toward the sky.

OFTEN PLACED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE LAST SUPPER TABLE, DA VINCI PLACED THIS MAN ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE DISCIPLES.

This colossal estate in France was home to several French kings.

This winter scene by Pieter Bruegel the Elder shows defeated men returning home.

Known for his Catholic faith, this sculpture/playwright designed Ecstacy of St. Teresa to be a theatrical experience.

Popular during the Northern Renaissance, artists used this medium to create rich colors and delicate gradations of light