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Beginning of Baroque
Baroque Art replaced Mannerism at the end of the 16th century -
Death of a Virgin
Death of a Virgin was painted by Carvaggio in 1606. It was located in Lovoure, Paris and was declared unworthy of the church and was replaced by a painting with the same subject by Carlo Saraceni. The painting was painted for the altar of a family chapel in the chruch of Santa Maria della Scala del Trastevere in Rome. -
Beginning of St. Peter's Square
Carlo Maderno begins constructing Saint Peter's Square. Saint Peter's Square is a court that is located in Vatican City Rome. It can be found right in front of Saint Pater's Basillica. -
End of St. Peter's Square consturction
Maderno, Spanish architect, is complete with the construction of St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. The Square is the home of over 200 tombs, including 91 pope memers. -
Artemisia Gentleschi
Artemisia Gentleschi moved to Florence and began a successful career as a painter and at 23. There, she became the first woman to be elected to the Florentine Academy of Design and known internationally in her day as a portrait painter. -
David
David is a life-size marble sculpture done by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1623. It was sculpted in Galeria Borghese, Rome , where it still stands today. -
Palace of Versailles
Construction done by Jules Hardouin-Mansart was complete in 1658. This was formerly a French royal residence and centre of government is now a national landmark. -
Trompe l'Oeil Ceiling
Painted by Andrea Pozzo in Sant'Ignazio, Rome in 1685. The fresco that stretches across the ceiling. -
The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons is a set of four of Antonio Vivaldi's many violin concertos. The texture of the four pieces are varied based on their respectable seasons. -
The Messiah
The Messiah is an oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. This was GF Handel's 6th work of the baroque time period. This piece included the scriptural text of the King James Bible and the version of Pslams from the Book of Common Prayer.
