... lies the Girl with a Pearl Earring, a portrait by the Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer. It was painted back in 1665, during the Baroque period, with the use of oil on canvas. Girl with a Pearl Earring is considered to be one of Vermeer's most famous piece of ... just like most world-renowned masterpieces, the Girl with a Pearl Earring is almost a complete mystery. Throughout Europe, the Baroque was an art movement that was spreading rapidly. During this period, the Dutch was quite different compared to the other countries. Rather than being Catholic, the people of the Dutch Republic ... w...

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... is really interesting to compare different artist's paintings with the same subjects. The next painting I observed was one from the Baroque time period. The Baroque era began in the late 1500's in Italy and ended around the early 1800's. This era may also refer to the seventeenth century ... as a whole. The Baroque Time period is sometimes used as a general term that indicated eccentric modes of paintings, architecture, and sculpture. Baroque art spread throughout western civilization. During this time, the Catholic Church was losing its followers ... Pauwel Rubens, a Flemish painter, w...

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... George Frideric Handel and his Covent Garden opera theatre. After becoming extremely successful, Farinelli goes to Madrid, where the movie started. This was a time period when music was extremely powerful. Like many musicians of the late baroque era, Farinelli viewed him self as almost being god like. After all, that is how so many people treated him. Music during this era was ... would throw flowers and cheer. The look on the audience's faces during the performance is that of sheer bliss. It is almost like they are in a dream world. This late baroque period was a time of refinement. Gr...

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... Caravaggio is very typical as to the baroque style of art in three ways. First, it makes the viewer feel as though they were part of the event. Second, it portrays the most emotional moment of the event pictured. And finally the use of great contrast by the artist is exemplary of the time period. This painting draws in the viewer both ... more accepted. Finally, Caravaggio uses light and darkness to contrast and accent the scene. The way that he accents the figures and almost totally dispels the background is typical of baroque art. A more subtle use of contrast is noted in the expressi...

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