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Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
By: Gian Lorenzo Bernini This life size sculpture is made of Marble and portrays Teresa of Avila. It is located in Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome. Bernini was able to create incredible movement out of the marble by using fluid lines and shapes. -
Bibliotheca Thysiana
Designed by: Arent van's Gravendsande The Bibliotheca Thysiana was built in the 17th century as a place to keep Johannes Thysius's book collection. It is still in place today and is open as a public library. -
Women Beware Women
Written by: Thomas Middleton This book is a love story about a man who gets greedy about the love he is given and ends up ruining his relationship. It is considered a 17th century tragedy. The story is set in Florence, Italy. -
A Dutch Courtyard
By: Pieter de Hooch de Hooch was a Dutch painter that was a part of the Baroque movement throughout the 17th century. Many of his pieces focused on daily tasks that a family would attend to. His oil paintings tended to use clean lines and bright colors. -
Self-Portrait
By: Rembrandt Rembrandt offered his audience a unique look in to his personal life in this self-portrait. This was not Rembrandt's only self-portrait and it was not the same style as other's he produced. Many questioned how authentic the painting was to what Rembrandt actually looked like. -
Sant'Ivo all Sapienza
By: Francesco Borromini This Roman Catholic church was one of the beautiful buildings desinged by Borromini. It is located in Rome, Italy. It took nearly 18 years to construct and features a large lantern atop the roof. -
The Prodigal Son
By: Rembrandt
This was one of Rembrandt's many famous oil paintings. This particular piece was created late in his life and uses deep colors and shading to portray somber, serious tones. Rembrandt's painting shows a son asking his father for forgiveness. -
The Travelers
By: Meindert Hobbema Hobbema was a Dutch painter that focused many of his paintings on landscapes. He uses oil paint to create very realistic pieces. Many of the colors he uses are dark and accurately portray shadowing. -
The School for Wives
Written by: Moliere Moliere was a French playwright who had many popular plays throughout the 17th century. The main character in this play is a man who has a relationship with a much younger woman. The play has had many adaptations in the past couple centuries. -
Santa Rufina
By: Bartolome Esteban Murillo Murillo was a Spanish painter that was a part of the Baroque movement throughout the 17th century. This oil painting is one of Murillo's famous paintings from the time period. Most of his paintings depict a single subject with every day objects. -
The Girl with the Pearl Earring
By: Johannes Vermeer This famous oil painting by Vermeer is recognized world wide. Such a "simple" picture has even inspired a Hollywood movie. The dark background helps the young girl stand out. Vermeer seemed to use colors to accentuate various features on her face to help show emotion. -
The Misanthrope
Written by: Moliere This comedy, much like many other pieces by Moliere, blurs the lines of acceptable, traditional comedy pieces in the 17th century. Moliere was criticized for his views represented in the plays he wrote. He often questioned the laws put in place by the French government. -
Tomb of Pope Alexander VII
By: Gian Lorenzo Bernini This piece was started in 1671 and completed in 1678 and resides in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. It was Bernini's last sculpture before he passed away. Unlike some of his other designs, Bernini chose to use color in this sculpture which seems to adds drama to the piece. -
The Pilgrim's Progress
Written by: John Bunyan This book is a fiction that centers around religious themes. It was thought to be written while the author was spending time in prison. The book is divided in to two parts but follows the same character throughout. -
Venus and Adonis
Composed by John Blow Venus and Adonis is an English opera that was written during the Baroque movement. This particular opera inspired many literature and musical pieces later in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. -
Ashmolean Museum
Designer unknown The Ashmolean was actually built before 1683 but was turned in to a university museum in 1683. Many of the paintings that helped grow the collection in the museum were actually donated by artist themselves. Eventually, the public was able to pay a fee and visit the art museum to see the collections. -
Canon in D
Pachelbel Canon in D Composed by: Pachelbel While it is perhaps one of the best known canons in musical history, the exact story behind Pachelbel's Canon in D is unknown. One theory on Wikipedia is that he wrote the piece for Johann Ambrosius Bach's wedding. Whatever the story is, Canon in D is one of the most recreated pieces of music from the 17th century. -
Mother Goose Tales
Written by: Charles Perrault This collection by Charles Perrault contained some of the most famous tales of all time. The book included the stories Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella just to name a couple. -
The Resurrection of Christ
By: Noel Coypel The resurrection of Jesus Christ is a topic that has been represented in art for years and years. In this adaptation, Coypel using contrasting colors to show different layers of the world. He used lighter colors to represent a heavenly area and dark colors to represent sad, Earthly areas.
