Art 17th Century

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This flashcard set focuses on key figures and styles from the Baroque and Dutch Golden Age periods of art. Learners will explore prominent artists such as Diego Velzquez, Caravaggio, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, as well as important techniques like tenebrism and genre painting. The set also highlights significant architectural contributions and specific art movements, providing a comprehensive overview for those studying this fascinating era in art history.

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Primary architect of Palace of Versailles

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Jules Hardouin-Mansart

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Flemish artist known for detailed still life paintings

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Clara Peeters

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Painter of somber, realistic scenes of peasant life

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Louis Le Nain

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Artist known for small-scale sea scenes

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Ludolf Backhuysen

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Specific type of Dutch still life painting

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Vanitas

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Artist known for painting The Calling of Saint Matthew

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Caravaggio

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Portrait portraying subject as figure from mythology

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Allegorical portrait

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Artist known for detailed paintings of still life objects

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Rachel Ruysch

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Artistic style characterized by intense emotion

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Baroque

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Artist focusing on idealized landscapes

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Heroic landscape

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Artist emphasizing dark backgrounds and dramatic lighting

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Caravaggisti

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Renowned for dramatic use of light and shade

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Rembrandt van Rijn

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Leader of the Classical school of painting

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Nicolas Poussin

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Type of 17th-century Dutch painting

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Genre painting

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Artist known for small-scale paintings of genre scenes

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Adriaen van Ostade

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Artistic style emphasizing bright colors and energetic movement

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Rubensian/Flemish

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Artistic style emphasizing strong contrast and lighting in the Dutch Republic

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Dutch Baroque

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Painter of Las Meninas

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Diego Velzquez

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Artistic movement in 17th-century Dutch Republic

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Dutch Golden Age painting

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Creator of Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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Device possibly used by Jan Vermeer

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Camera obscura

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Artistic style emphasizing strong contrast and lighting

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Dutch Baroque

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Student of Hals who painted The Proposition

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Judith Leyster

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One of the first women tenebrist-style painter

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Artemisia Gentileschi

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Group portrait of military officials in the Netherlands

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Civic guard portrait

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Flemish painter in the Medici Cycle

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Peter Paul Rubens

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French architect known for work on Louvre

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Louis Le Vau

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Italian artist known for dramatic scenes of martyrdom

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Giovanni Battista Gaulli

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Painter of luxurious, detailed still lifes

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Willem Kalf

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Painter known for atmospheric Dutch landscapes

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Jacob van Ruisdael

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Spanish artist famous for still life paintings

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Juan Snchez Cotn

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Artist known for small-scale genre scenes

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Jan Steen

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Artistic technique by Caravaggio

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Tenebrism

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Architect of the new St. Paul's Cathedral

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Sir Christopher Wren

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Architect of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

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Francesco Borromini

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17th-century Flemish art of Flanders

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Flemish Baroque

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Spanish painter known for religious works

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Jos de Ribera