Baroque Art in Northern Europe
and Rococo Art
William V. Ganis, PhD
Peter Paul Rubens
Elevation of the Cross
Antwerp Cathedral, Antwerp, Belgium
1610oil on panel15 ft. 2 in. x 11 ft. 2 in.
Peter Paul Rubens
The Three Graces
oil on canvas87 in. x 71 1/4 in.
Rembrandt van Rijn
Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp
1632oil on canvas5 ft. 3 3/4 in. x 7 ft. 1 1/4 in.
Rembrandt van Rijn
The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (Night Watch)
1642oil on canvas11 ft. 11 in. x 14 ft. 4 in.
Jan Vermeer
The Letter
1666oil on canvas1 ft. 5 1/4 in. x 1 ft. 3 1/4 in.
Jan Vermeer
Allegory of the Art of Painting
1670-1675oil on canvas4 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.
Jan Vermeer
Allegory of the Art of Painting
1670-1675oil on canvas4 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.
Jan Vermeer
Girl with the Pearl Earring
1670-1675oil on canvas18 x 16 in.
Pieter Claesz
Vanitas Still Life
1630soil on panel1 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. 11 1/2 in.
Christopher Wren
new Saint Paul’s Cathedral
London, England
1675-1710
Hyacinthe Rigaud
Louis XIV
1701oil on canvas9 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 3 in.
Claude Perrault, Louis Le Vau and Charles Le Brun
east façade of the Louvre
Paris, France
1667-1670
Jules Hardouin-Mansart & Charles Le Brun
Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors)Palace of Versailles
Versailles, France
1667-1670
Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Charles Le Brun
Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors)Palace of Versailles
Versailles, France
1667-1670
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
The Swing
1766oil on canvas2 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 8 in.