Art and Architecture in The Atlantic System

Haitian/South African Beaded Zemi

Jan 1, 1515

Believed to have been created on the island of Hispaniola by Taíno artists who originated in South America Made of wood, cotton, shell, glass beads. and mirrors Picture from: http://www.artincontext.org/image/image_main.aspx?id=4580

Ethiopian: Mary and John at the Crucifixion

Jan 1, 1540

Artist: Anonymous (Ethiopian)
From: Leaf from Gunda Gunde Gospels, Gospel of John Evidence of Christian expansion in Africa, due to European trade in the Atlantic System Picture from: http://art.thewalters.org/detail/31403/ethiopian-gospels/

Map of African Slave Trade

Jan 1, 1550

African slaves brough culture (including art) with them through Atlantic System. Picture from: http://dresnerworld.edublogs.org/syllabi/syllabus-hist-102-2011-spring/hist-102-2011-spring/

Baroque Period

Period: Jan 1, 1550 to Jan 1, 1750

Jesuit College of La Clerecía began construction

Jan 1, 1617

Architect: Juan Gómez de Mara
Salamanca, Spain Baroque architecture in Spain. Picture from: http://www.worldisround.com/articles/17300/photo3.html

Place du Luxembourg completed

Jan 1, 1624

Architect: Salomon de Brosse
Paris, France Baroque Architecture in France. Picture from: http://inzumi.com/en/travel/point-of-interests/d_id/Paris/c_id/Sightseeing

African Woman and Child

Jan 1, 1641

Arist: Albert Eckhout (Dutch)
Painted in Brazil Artistic depiction of the African slave trade present in Brazil. Picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representation_of_slavery_in_European_art

Brazilian Monastery of Sao Bento completed

Jan 1, 1644

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Evidence of the spread of European architecture into South America. Picture from: http://www.cidadedesaopaulo.com/sp/en/what-to-see/205-mosteiro-de-sao-bento

Palace of Versailles begun construction

Jan 1, 1679

Architects: Charles Le Brun and Jules Hardouin-Mansort
Versailles, France Baroque architecture in France. Picture from: http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover-estate/the-palace/the-palace/the-hall-of-mirrors

Guatemalan Nativity Group with Angel

Jan 1, 1700

Guatemalan
Made of: Wood, polychromed and gilded, with glass eyes and silver-gilt halos Evidence of Chirstianity in Guatemala, due to Atlantic trade. Picture from: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/64.164.168-.172

Chiswick House built

Jan 1, 1725

Built for Lord Burlington (Richard Boyle, the third Earl of Burlington)
Middlesex, England Baroque Architecture in England. (Note the columns) Picture from: http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/england/london/chiswick/burlington.html

Catedral de la Habana

Jan 1, 1742

Havana, Cuba Baroque architecture in the Carribean, which reached there from Europe through the Atlantic System trade. Picture from: http://www.foroxerbar.com/viewtopic.php?t=8536

Royal Palace in Madrid completed

Jan 1, 1764

Architect: Filippo Juvarra and Giovanni Battista Sacchetti (Both Italian)
Madrid, Spain Baroque architecture in Spain. (Note size and shape) Picture from: http://www.mylot.com/w/image/1075942.aspx

Academy of San Carlos opens

Jan 1, 1785

Fine Arts Academy opens in Mexico to teach European methods of art. Source: Rishel, Joseph J., and Suzanne L. Stratton. The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2006. Print.