The Baroque Age Of Sculpture (edited links)

     In the 17th century, there was a huge movement in the Baroque Age to move beyond the ideal embodiment of the human form of the Renaissance. It was called the Baroque Movement. Now, the artists centered on imagination, detail content, and realism. Jan Vermeer  and Artemisia Gentileschi are the two artists I am going to pay the most attentions to. The paintings of these two magnificent artists go much deeper than what is on the outside.
     Jan Vermeer created the painting known as Woman Holding a Balance. It was created in 1664, and was painted on an oil canvas, (Dutch 1632-1675). His paintings have more of a quiet tone, and focused in on women in a quiet time. His painting is spiritual, especially when you look at the painting behind her. The light seems to perfectly light her face and the balance. As our book states, "it depicts the Last Judgment with Christ separating the damned on the bottom left and the saved above" (Rogers 31). The women has her eyes closed, and her head is slightly tilted, which gives off the impression she is finding not only the balance of her jewelry, but an inner balance as well. This is definitely a religious painting. It seems that in many of his paintings, he emphasizes the light flowing in the room. To see some of his other excellent pieces of art visit Jan Vermeer. When I look at this painting I see time and effort. It makes me feel calm and quiet, and almost uncertain in some ways.

         Artemisia Gentileschi created a very interesting piece of art for the Baroque time. Her painting is called Judith Slaying Holofernes (1612-1621). Gentileschi learned art from her father who was also a painter in Rome. During the Baroque period, women were at a huge disadvantage when it came to art. Most of her art contains strong females, who are in turn way stronger than the males. This is very unique for her time. The painting has a dark background, and shows a man and two women. The man seems to be pushing one woman away, but the other has him at the neck with a sword (which looks like a crucifix). What stands out to me the most is their faces. I feel like Gentileschi really wanted people to notice the faced the three humans were making. The man is scared, but the women are very content, and assured of what they are doing. I feel this would go under philosophical because it is showing a 'karma' outcome. I really enjoy this painting. To learn more about Artemisia Gentileschi visit Artemisia .



     These two artists during the Baroque movement have created paintings that will influence art forever. They are legends from the movement, and have many other master-pieces than the two you have just seen. There are many other great artists from the time period, but these two stuck out the most to me. There is a lot of dimension and heart in these works, and they shall be remembered as influential Baroque artists.