Art and Ideology in 17th Century Italy, France, and Spain Required Works, Spring 2008
Robert Baldwin
Connecticut College
Know artist, title, approximate date (early, mid, late 17th), country, and when specified, patron and original location
Genre Painting (File: Works1) Meals and Food
Carracci, Bean Eater, c. 1583-4
Le Nain, The Cart, Louvre,
Le Nain, Peasant Meal, c. 1640
Velasquez, Kitchen Maid with Christ in House of Mary and Martha, 1618
Caravaggio, Boy Bitten by a Lizard, c. 1596-7
Ages of Mankind
Valentin, Four Ages, 1629
Fortune Teller
Vouet, Fortune-Teller, 1618
Poverty and Begging La Tour, Fighting Beggars,
La Tour, Old Hurdy Gurdy Player, c. 1631-36
Ribera, Clubfooted Boy, 1642
Murillo, Children Eating a Pie, 1665-75
Musical Genre
Caravaggio, Lutenist, c. 1596, (Cardinal Del Monte or Vicenzo Giustiniani)
Still-Life
Valdes Leal, In the Twinkling of an Eye - In Ictu Oculi, 1670-72
Pereda, Nobleman’s Dream, c. 1650
Philippe de Champaigne, Vanitas, 1630s
Linard, Still Life with Shells, 1625-45
Cotan, Still-Life with Game, Fruit, and Vegetables, 1602
Zurbaran Still Life with Fruit, 1633 (Los Angeles, Norton Simon Collection)
Monnoyer, Still Life, 1665
CHRISTIAN ART
Passion (File: Works2. Christian A)
Carracci, Dead Christ, 1580
Reni, Christ Crowned with Thorns, 1632-34
Carracci, Lamentation, 1603-6
Poussin, Lamentation, 1627-28
Guercino, Lamentation with Angels, 1620s
Velasquez, Christ at the Column, 1626-28
Zurbaran, Agnus Dei, 1636-40
Martyrdom (File: Works2. Christian A)
Reni, Massacre of the Innocents, 1611
Poussin, Martyrdom of St. Erasmus, 1628-9
Algardi, Death of St. Paul, 1634-44, S. Paolo Maggiore, Bologna
Villabrille, Head of St. Paul, 1707
Ecstasy and Mystical Marriage (File: Works2. Christian A)
Bernini, St. Sebastian, 1616
Giorgetti, St. Sebastian, S. Sebastiano, Rome, 1665-9
Francisco de Herrera, Triumph of St. Hermengild, 1654
Ribalta, St. Bernard’s Vision of the Crucified Christ, 1625-27
Bernini, Cornaro Chapel with Ecstasy of St. Teresa, St. Mary of Victory, Rome, 1645-52 (location)
Bernini, Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, Altieri Chapel, S. Francesco a Ripa, Rome, 1670-74
Bernini, Angels, originally planned for Ponte S. Angelo, Rome, now in S. Andrea delle Fratte
Madonna Triumphant: Immaculate Conception, Apocalyptic Woman, Assumption of the Virgin (File: Works3. Christian B)
Ribera, Immaculate Conception, 1637
Caravaggio, Madonna of the Rosary, 1605-7
Caravaggio, Death of the Virgin, 1605-6, Cherubini Chapel in Santa Maria della Scala, rejected by the monks
Sacred Heroes Triumphant: Christ, Michael, Samson, David (File: Works3. Christian B)
Carracci, Resurrection, 1593
Reni, Archangel Michael Vanquishing Satan, 1633-5
Reni, Triumph of Samson, 1618-19
Caravaggio, David and the Head of Goliath, 1610 (acquired by Cardinal Scipio Borghese)
Sacred Heroines Triumphant: Judith, Suzannah and Lucretia (File: Works3.Christian B)
Caravaggio, Judith and Holofernes, 1598-9
Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith and Holofernes, 1620
Ceilings: Palaces and Churches (File: Works3.Christian B)
Pietro da Cortona, Glorification of the Reign of Urban VIII, Barberini Palace, Rome (location)
Divine Providence Commands Immortality to crown the Barberini coat of arms (bees and laurel) held up by the theological virtues while Religion and Rome offer the papal keys and tiara
Minerva Defeats the Giants [end panel]
Hercules Vanquishes the Harpy while Authority and Abundance bring prosperity and order to the people (papal government vs greedy kings) [end panel]
Moral Knowledge, Divine Assistance and Piety triumph over Venus (lust) and Bacchus (drunkenness) [side panel at right]
Papal Dignity flanked by Prudence and Power supervise the closing of the temple of Janus (peace) and the forge of Vulcan (military preparedness) [side panel at left]
Pozzo, Missionary Work of the Jesuits / Triumph of St. Ignatius, Sant'Ignazio, Rome, 1691 (location)
Pozzo, Illusionistic Dome with Old Testament Scenes of the Church Triumphant: Judith and Holofernes, David and Goliath, Samson and the Philistines, Jael and Sisera, Sant’Ignazio, Rome, 1690s (location)
Miracles (File: Works4. Christian C)
Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus, 1600-01, (painted for nobleman, Ciriaco Mattei)
Zurbaran, Cloth of Veronica, 1535-40
Conversion and Doubters (File: Works4. Christian C)
Caravaggio, Calling of Matthew, 1599-1600, Contarelli Chapel, S. Luigi dei Francesi, Rome (location)
Caravaggio, Conversion of Saul, 1600-01, Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome (location)
Caravaggio, Doubting Thomas, 1602-3, (painted for nobleman, Ciriaco Mattei)
Bernini, Conversion of St. Longinus, St. Peters, 1629-38 (location)
Bernini, Vision of Constantine, St. Peters, 1654-70 (location)
Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds (File: Works4. Christian C)
Caravaggio, Adoration of the Shepherds, 1608-9, (Messina, Santa Maria degli Angeli)
La Tour, Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1644
Madonna and Child (File: Works4. Christian C)
Murillo, St. Bernard’s Vision of the Madonna, 1650-55
Caravaggio, Madonna of Loreto, 1604-5 (Cavaletti Chapel, Sant'Agostino)
Artemisia Gentileschi, Madonna Nursing, 1615-25
La Tour, Nativity, c. 1645-8
Holy Family and Biblical Families (File: Works5. Christian D)
Murillo, The Holy Family with the Little Bird, 1630
Poussin, Holy Family on the Steps, c. 1648
La Tour, St. Joseph Carpenter with the Young Christ, c. 1640-5
Murillo, Young Christ as the Good Shepherd, 1660-65
La Tour, Education of the Virgin, 1640s
Zurbaran, The Young Virgin, c. 1635-40
Murillo, Return of the Prodigal Son, 1667-70, (location) get location
Saints and Scholars (File: Work5. Christian D)
Ribera, Democritus, 1630
Caravaggio, Inspiration of St. Matthew, 1602, first version, Contarelli Chapel, S. Luigi dei Francesi, Rome (location)
Caravaggio, Inspiration of St. Matthew, 1602-3, second version, Contarelli Chapel (location)
Caravaggio, St. Jerome in His Study, c. 1605,Villa Borghese
Saints and Penitence: Jerome and Mary Magdalen (File: Work5. Christian D)
Reni, Magdalen Penitent, 1633-6
La Tour, Penitent Magdalen with Mirror, Washington, National Gallery
La Tour, Penitent Magdalen, 1640s, Los Angeles Museum of Art
ARCHITECTURE (File: Work6.Architecture)
Bernini, Baldacchino, St. Peters, Rome, 1624-33 (location)
Bernini, Cathedra Petri (Throne of Peter), St. Peters, Rome, 1657-66 (location)
Bernini, Piazza St. Peters, Rome, 1656- (location)
Bernini, S. Andrea al Quirinale, 1658-70
Bernini, Fountain of Four Rivers, 1648-51, Piazza Navona (Nile, Ganges, Danube, Rio della Plata; location)
XXXX, Trevi Fountain,
Guarini, Dome, Chapel of the Holy Shroud, S. Sindone, Turin, 1667-94 (location)
Loves of the Gods (221 Works 7)
Carracci, Galleria Farnese, 1597-1600, 1605-6 (location)
Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne
Hercules Dominated by Omphale
Juno Seducing Jupiter
Diana Seducing the Sleeping Shepherd Endymion
Mercury Delivers the Apple of Discord to Paris (the Trojan Shepherd-Prince)
The Cyclops, Polyphemus Wooing Galatea, the Sea-Nymph
Polyphemus Tries to Kill Galatea and Her Lover, Acis
Poussin, Kingdom of Flora, 1631
Venus and Cupid (Works 7)
Poussin, Venus Lamenting the Dead Adonis, 1626-27
Carracci, Sleeping Venus, 1602
Vouet, Venus at Her Toilette, 1640-45
Minerva (Works 7)
Velasquez, Arachne and Minerva, c. 1653-56
Apollo (Works 8)
Reni, Aurora, 1614, ceiling fresco, garden house, Palazzo Borghese, Rome (location)
Poussin, Apollo and the Seasons Dance to the Music of Time, c. 1638-40
Poussin, Inspiration of the Epic Poet, c. 1630-1
Claude, Apollo and the Muses on Mt. Parnassus, 1652
Ribera, Apollo Flaying Marsyas, 1637
Bacchus
Poussin, Bacchanal, 1632-33, London
Poussin, Birth of Bacchus / Death of Narcissus, c. 1657
Caravaggio, Bacchus, c. 1595-6
Rape
Bernini, Pluto and Persephone, 1621-22, Villa Borghese, (location)
Bernini, Apollo and Daphne, 1622-25, Villa Borghese, (location)
CLASSICAL HISTORY
Infamous Women and Men
Gentileschi, Cleopatra, 1627-9 (Orazio and/or Artemisia)
Caravaggio, Head of Medusa, c. 1599
Heroes and Emperors
Poussin, Rape of the Sabines, c. 1635 (Metropolitan)
Carracci, Hercules at the Crossroads Between Vice and Virtue, 1596
Poussin, Death of Germanicus, 1627
Le Brun, Alexander the Great Enters Babylon in Triumph, 1664, from a cycle of paintings on the Life of Alexander made for Louis XIV, Versailles (location)
VERSAILLES
Garden Views, Fountains, Sculpture
Misc. Artists, Water Parterre with French River Gods, River Nymphs and Children
Misc. Artists: Great Commission (Seasons, Times of Day, Continents, Elements, Humors, Types of Poetry, Philosophers)
Marsy, Fountain of Latona and the Lycian Peasants, 1670
Marsy, Fountain of Enceladus (Battle of the Gods and Giants)
Mansart, Grotto of Thetis, 1660s
Girardon & Regnaudin after Le Brun, Apollo and the Nymphs, 1660s (Originally in the Grotto of Thetis, the statues were installed in a new Bosquet of Apollo in the gardens in 1684 when the grotto was demolished. In the 1770s, they were moved again to an elaborate picturesque setting.)
Tubi, Fountain of Apollo in His Chariot, 1668-70 (designed by Le Brun)
Mansart, Grand Trianon, 1687 (a villa to escape the main villa)
Mansart, Marly, 1679-86; (“La Rivière”, 1698)
Interior Views at Versailles
La Fosse, Apollo and France, Salon of Apollo, Versailles, late 17th
Coysevox, Louis XIV as Mars, Salon of War, Versailles, 1680-86
Mansart (arch.) & Le Brun (painting), Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 1676-80
Le Brun, Louis XIV (as Zeus) Crossing the Rhine with Minerva, Apollo, and Hercules, ceiling, Hall of Mirrors, 1678
Landscape
Claude, Landscape with View of Tivoli, 1642-4 (San Francisco)
Claude, Landscape with Dancing Satyr and Nymph, 1641
Claude, Landscape with the Sermon on the Mount,
Claude, Ascanius Shooting the Stag of Sylvia, 1682, (for Prince Colonna)
Claude, Seaport with Embarkation of St. Ursula, 1641
Claude, Perseus and the Origin of Coral, 1674 (drawing also included)
Carracci, Reciprocal Love, 1590-95, etching
Poussin, Landscape with Man Killed by a Snake, c. 1648
Poussin, Landscape with Burial of Phocion, 1648
Portraits
Gentileschi, Artemisia, Self-Portrait with Lute, 1615-17
Poussin, Self-Portrait, 1650 (Louvre)
Le Brun, Self-Portrait, 16XX
Velasquez, King Philip IV on Horseback, 1635 (Prado) [absolutism monarchy raised above earthly kingdom, Roman imperial equestrian triumph, divine providence, equestrian nobility and arts]
Rigaud, Louis XIV, 1701
Nocret, Family of Louis XIV, 1670
Velasquez, Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain, 1651 (Prado)
Velasquez, Infanta Margarita with Flowers, 1653 (Vienna)
Velasquez, Las Meninas, (Maids of Honor), c. 1656 (Prado)
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