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
Jules Hardouin-Mansart
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Flemish artist known for detailed still life paintings
Clara Peeters
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Painter of somber, realistic scenes of peasant life
Louis Le Nain
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Artist known for small-scale sea scenes
Ludolf Backhuysen
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Specific type of Dutch still life painting
Vanitas
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Artist known for painting The Calling of Saint Matthew
Caravaggio
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Portrait portraying subject as figure from mythology
Allegorical portrait
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Artist known for detailed paintings of still life objects
Rachel Ruysch
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Artistic style characterized by intense emotion
Baroque
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Artist focusing on idealized landscapes
Heroic landscape
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Artist emphasizing dark backgrounds and dramatic lighting
Caravaggisti
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Renowned for dramatic use of light and shade
Rembrandt van Rijn
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Leader of the Classical school of painting
Nicolas Poussin
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Type of 17th-century Dutch painting
Genre painting
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Artist known for small-scale paintings of genre scenes
Adriaen van Ostade
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Artistic style emphasizing bright colors and energetic movement
Rubensian/Flemish
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Artistic style emphasizing strong contrast and lighting in the Dutch Republic
Dutch Baroque
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Painter of Las Meninas
Diego Velzquez
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Artistic movement in 17th-century Dutch Republic
Dutch Golden Age painting
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Creator of Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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Device possibly used by Jan Vermeer
Camera obscura
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Artistic style emphasizing strong contrast and lighting
Dutch Baroque
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Student of Hals who painted The Proposition
Judith Leyster
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One of the first women tenebrist-style painter
Artemisia Gentileschi
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Group portrait of military officials in the Netherlands
Civic guard portrait
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Flemish painter in the Medici Cycle
Peter Paul Rubens
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French architect known for work on Louvre
Louis Le Vau
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Italian artist known for dramatic scenes of martyrdom
Giovanni Battista Gaulli
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Painter of luxurious, detailed still lifes
Willem Kalf
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Painter known for atmospheric Dutch landscapes
Jacob van Ruisdael
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Spanish artist famous for still life paintings
Juan Snchez Cotn
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Artist known for small-scale genre scenes
Jan Steen
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Artistic technique by Caravaggio
Tenebrism
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Architect of the new St. Paul's Cathedral
Sir Christopher Wren
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Architect of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
Francesco Borromini
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17th-century Flemish art of Flanders
Flemish Baroque
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Spanish painter known for religious works
Jos de Ribera