Art in FocusChapter 19:
Baroque ArtWeb Links
| Baroque Art and Architecture | | This site provides an overview of Baroque art with links to Baroque artworks in galleries around the world. Select a baroque painting to examine by a French, Dutch, and Italian artist. What are some similarities in the three pieces? What are some of the differences you can identify?
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http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/b/baroque.html
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| Women Artists of the Baroque Age | | Study the art of Clara Peters, Judith Leyster, and Maria Sibylla Merian, whose botanical drawings recently appeared on first-class U.S. postage stamps. What were some obstacles faced by women artists in the 1600s? Click on “Permanent Collection” to access a selection, organized by century, from the holdings of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
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http://www.nmwa.org/legacy/tour/c1600s.htm
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| The Art of Vermeer | | Look at a number of works by Vermeer with detail views and commentaries. In the lower left corner of the screen, you can access a World Events feature. Pick one year during Vermeer's life and find out what was going on in Rome, Madrid, Paris, and his hometown of Delft.
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http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Home/high_vermeer.html
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