Northern Europe 1600-1700

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Chapter 25

• Northern Europe 1600-1700

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Flanders
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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

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Rubens, Elevation of the Cross, 1610
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86. Henri IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de
Medici, from the Marie de Medici Cycle. Peter
Paul Rubens. 1621-1625 Oil on canvas.
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Van Dyck, Charles I Dismounted, 1635
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Peeters, Still Life with Flowers, Goblet, Dried
Fruit, Pretzels, 1611
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The Dutch Republic
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Hals, The Women Regents of Old Mens Home at
Haarlem, 1664
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Leyster, Self Portrait, 1630
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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

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Rembrandt, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, 1632
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87. Self-Portrait with Saskia. Rembrandt van
Rijn. 1636 etching.
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Rembrandt, Self Portrait, 1659
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Rembrandt, Christ with the Sick around him, 1649
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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 evesdropping
• Used the Camera obscura ( a drawing device
  meaning dark room, preceeded the development of
  the camera)

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92. Woman Holding a Balance. Johannes Vermeer.
c.1664 CE Oil on Canvas
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Vermeer, Allegory of the Art of Painting, 1670
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Steen, Feast of St Nicholas, 1660
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Claesz, Vanitas Still Life, 1630
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96. Fruit and Insects. Rachel Ruysch. 1711 C.E.
Oil on wood.
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Poussin, Et in Arcadia Ego, 1655
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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).
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Mansart Le Brun, Hall of Mirrors, Versailles