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The descent from the cross
It is considered the masterpiece of the Flemish painter Rogier van der Weyden. It is an oil on panel, painted before 1443, probably around 1435. -
Period: 1543 to
a scientific revolution
Baroque scientists defended that only through experimentation (empiricism) and the use of reason (rationalism) could the truth be known. -
Judit y Holofernes
Judith and Holofernes is a painting of biblical inspiration, by Caravaggio, painted in 1599. Specifically, it is based on the story of the book Judith -
Period: to
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian sculptor, architect and painter. He worked mainly in Rome and is considered the most prominent sculptor of his generation, creator of the Baroque sculptural style. -
Period: to
The Thirty Years' War
It was the last major European conflict motivated by religious divisions and one of the most devastating in European history.
The causes were: the imbalance of power in the region, the weakening of the Holy Roman Empire, the resentment of the powerful Habsburg dynasty, commercial interests in the region and,
religious division and sectarian violence. -
las meninas
One of his most famous paintings – and one of the largest – was Las Meninas, a portrait painted in 1656 in Madrid and showing senior royal officials. -
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Antonio Vivaldi
He was a Venetian Baroque composer, violinist, businessman, teacher and Catholic priest. He was nicknamed Il prete rosso because he was a priest and had red hair. -
death of composer Johann Sebastian
he suffered a stroke and fell into a coma; In that state he contracted pneumonia and on the night of July 28, 1750, at the age of 65, he died.
It happened at the end of the Baroque period