Baroque Paintings

Drama, deep shadow and rich color, from Caravaggio's Rome to Rubens's Antwerp and Velázquez's Madrid.

1600s. 144 paintings here, dated 1570 to 1750, with works by Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Diego Velázquez and Nicolas Poussin. They suit the staircase, dining room and living room most often.

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Large painting of soldier asleep outdoors surrounded by two women and a cupid.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo, c. 1742–45 Art Institute of Chicago

View of Delphi with a Procession, Claude Lorrain, 1673, oil on canvas

Claude Lorrain View of Delphi with a Procession, 1673 Art Institute of Chicago

Painting of Greek landscape, classical architecture, yellow, red robed man reading.

Nicolas Poussin Landscape with Saint John on Patmos, 1640 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Isabella Brant, Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1620–25, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens Portrait of Isabella Brant, c. 1620–25 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Musicians, Caravaggio, 1597, oil on canvas

Caravaggio The Musicians, 1597 The Met

Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670), Diego Velázquez, 1650, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670), 1650 The Met

Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, Nicolas Poussin, 1658, oil on canvas

Nicolas Poussin Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, 1658 The Met

Portrait of the Jester Calabazas, Diego Velázquez, c. 1631–32, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Portrait of the Jester Calabazas, c. 1631–32 Cleveland Museum of Art

Lucas van Uffel (died 1637), Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1622, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck Lucas van Uffel (died 1637), ca. 1622 The Met

Queen Henrietta Maria, Anthony van Dyck, 1636, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck Queen Henrietta Maria, 1636 The Met

Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678), Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678), ca. 1635 The Met

The Trojan Women Setting Fire to Their Fleet, Claude Lorrain, ca. 1643, oil on canvas

Claude Lorrain The Trojan Women Setting Fire to Their Fleet, ca. 1643 The Met

The Holy Family on the Steps, Nicolas Poussin, 1648, oil on canvas

Nicolas Poussin The Holy Family on the Steps, 1648 Cleveland Museum of Art

Large painting of Holy Family: Mary in red, holding baby Jesus.

Peter Paul Rubens The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist, c. 1615 Art Institute of Chicago

The Young Virgin, Francisco de Zurbarán, ca. 1632–33, oil on canvas

Francisco de Zurbarán The Young Virgin, ca. 1632–33 The Met

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria, Jusepe de Ribera, 1648, oil on canvas

Jusepe de Ribera The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria, 1648 The Met

Rinaldo and Armida in Her Garden, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1742–45, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Rinaldo and Armida in Her Garden, c. 1742–45 Art Institute of Chicago

Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1742–45, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo, c. 1742–45 Art Institute of Chicago

Kitchen Scene, Diego Velázquez, 1618–20, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Kitchen Scene, 1618–20 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Philip IV, Diego Velázquez, c. 1632, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Portrait of Philip IV, c. 1632 Art Institute of Chicago

Head of a Girl, Anthony van Dyck, c. 1618–c. 1620, oil on panel

Anthony van Dyck Head of a Girl, c. 1618–c. 1620 Art Institute of Chicago

Nicolas Rubens, the Artist's Son, Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1635, oil on panel

Peter Paul Rubens Nicolas Rubens, the Artist's Son, c. 1635 Art Institute of Chicago

Helena Tromper Du Bois, Anthony van Dyck, c. 1631, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck Helena Tromper Du Bois, c. 1631 Art Institute of Chicago

Italian Landscape, Claude Lorrain, c. 1630, oil on canvas

Claude Lorrain Italian Landscape, c. 1630 Cleveland Museum of Art

Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid), Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1639, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid), c. 1639 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Ford, Claude Lorrain, possibly 1636, oil on canvas

Claude Lorrain The Ford, possibly 1636 The Met

Pastoral Landscape: The Roman Campagna, Claude Lorrain, ca. 1639, oil on canvas

Claude Lorrain Pastoral Landscape: The Roman Campagna, ca. 1639 The Met

Sunrise, Claude Lorrain, possibly 1646–47, oil on canvas

Claude Lorrain Sunrise, possibly 1646–47 The Met

View of La Crescenza, Claude Lorrain, 1648–50, oil on canvas

Claude Lorrain View of La Crescenza, 1648–50 The Met

Study Head of an Old Man with a White Beard, Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1617–20, oil on wood

Anthony van Dyck Study Head of an Old Man with a White Beard, ca. 1617–20 The Met

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, ca. 1635 The Met

Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer, Peter Paul Rubens, 1597, oil on copper

Peter Paul Rubens Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer, 1597 The Met

Study of Two Heads, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1609, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens Study of Two Heads, ca. 1609 The Met

The Triumph of Henry IV, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1630, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens The Triumph of Henry IV, ca. 1630 The Met

The Supper at Emmaus, Diego Velázquez, 1622–23, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez The Supper at Emmaus, 1622–23 The Met

Portrait of a Man, Possibly a Self-Portrait, Diego Velázquez, ca. 1635, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Portrait of a Man, Possibly a Self-Portrait, ca. 1635 The Met

Portrait of a Man, Diego Velázquez, ca. 1650, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Portrait of a Man, ca. 1650 The Met

Two Tritons at the Feast of Acheloüs, Anthony van Dyck, 1627, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck Two Tritons at the Feast of Acheloüs, 1627 The Met

María Teresa, Infanta of Spain, Diego Velázquez, mid-17th century, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez María Teresa, Infanta of Spain, mid-17th century The Met

Peter Paul Rubens Head of One of the Three Kings: Melchior, The Assyrian King, c. 1618 National Gallery of Art

Dozens of men with several women and a few children gather in pairs or small groups across a sun-drenched plaza in front of a domed church next to a long, pale pink building in this horizontal painting.

Canaletto The Square of Saint Mark's, Venice, 1742/1744 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down onto a port-side town along a canal, with a church across the water from us in this horizontal landscape painting. A bright blue sky with billowing white, pink, and gray clouds fills the top two-thirds of the painting.

Canaletto Entrance to the Grand Canal from the Molo, Venice, 1742/1744 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down onto a group of people gathered along the bank of a river that winds around a copse of tall trees to our left, past a hill to our right, and into the deep distance in this horizontal landscape painting.

Claude Lorrain Landscape with Merchants, c. 1629 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the chest up with his body and head facing us, a pale-skinned young man cuts his light-brown eyes sharply to our right in this vertical portrait painting.

Anthony van Dyck Head of a Young Man, c. 1617/1618 National Gallery of Art

A long haired, bearded man holds a whip and stands in the middle of a crowd of about two dozen people who stand or twist, all in a building with columns and arches in this horizontal painting.

El Greco Christ Cleansing the Temple, probably before 1570 National Gallery of Art

Peter Paul Rubens Agrippina and Germanicus, c. 1614 National Gallery of Art

Three women, one man, and a winged child gather near a cave opening within a vast, distant landscape in this horizontal painting. The people are small in scale, taking up the lower left quadrant of the composition, and all have pale skin.

Claude Lorrain The Judgment of Paris, 1645/1646 National Gallery of Art

Isabella of Bourbon, Wife of Philip IV of Spain, Diego Velázquez, c. 1632, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Isabella of Bourbon, Wife of Philip IV of Spain, c. 1632 Art Institute of Chicago

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