Chapter 25

Northern Europe 1600-1700 and Americas

FlandersSpanish dominated region of

Catholic influence

Rubens• Studied the Italian masters, Michelangelo,

Titian, Caravaggio and mixed them all together

• Patrons were Medici and Charles I of England

• Permanent court painter to Spanish governors in Flanders

• Amicable, friendly & well liked

• Studied statues of Hellenistic sculpture

Rubens, Elevation of the Cross, 1610

86. Henri IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de’ Medici, from the Marie de’ Medici Cycle.Peter Paul Rubens. 1621-1625 Oil on canvas.

The Dutch RepublicNorthern Netherlands region,

predominately Protestant

Hals, The Women Regents of Old Men’s Home at Haarlem, 1664

Leyster, Self Portrait, 1630

Rembrandt

• Use of light hallmark of his style

• Inspired by Caravaggio but not as “abrupt”

• Shows mood of his subjects

• Had several self portraits showing him as assertive

Rembrandt, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, 1632

87. Self-Portrait with Saskia. Rembrandt van Rijn. 1636 etching.

Rembrandt, Self Portrait, 1659

Vermeer• Yes, he painted the Girl with the Pearl Earring

• Renown for his interiors, middle class dwellings with men, women, children doing household chores

• View of his paintings makes us feel like we are peeking or eavesdropping

• Used the Camera obscura ( a drawing device meaning “dark room”, preceded the development of the camera)

92. Woman Holding a Balance. Johannes Vermeer. c.1664 CE Oil on Canvas

Vermeer, Allegory of the Art of Painting, 1670

Steen, Feast of St Nicholas, 1660

96. Fruit and Insects. Rachel Ruysch. 1711 C.E. Oil on wood.

93. The Palace at Versailles. Versailles, France. Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin-Mansart (architects)Begun 1669 CE Masonry, stone, wood, iron, and gold leaf (architecture); marble and bronze (sculpture);

gardens. (5 images).

Mansart & Le Brun, Hall of Mirrors, Versailles

Meanwhile… In the Americas

90. Angel with Arquebus, Asiel Timor Dei. Master of Calamarca (La Paz School). 17th c, oil on canvas

94. Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and Hunting Scene. Circle of the Gonzalez family. 1697-1701, tempera and resin

on wood, shell inlay

95. The Virgin of Guadalupe, Miguel Gonzalez, 1698 CE based on original Virgin of Guadalupe, basilica of Guadalupe, Mexico City. Oil on canvas on wood, inlaid mother of pearl

97. Spaniard and Indian Produce a Mestizo, attributed to Juan Rodriguez Juarez. 1715 oil on canvas