Hall of Mirrors

         This beautiful art work was done by François De Cuvilliés, and is in the Amalienburg, Nymphenburg Palace park, Munich, Germany, in Rococo Europe. This art era produce elaborate and fancy over the top designs.I like how everything is all over the interior design. It is very rich and glamorous in its designs. I like how everything seems very exquisite.

Self Portrait

This self portrait was done by Judith Leyster by oil on canvas, She is also an artiste of the baroque in northern Europe era. I like the way the artist shows her self doing what she does best, perhaps to give her audience a better idea of who she really is. I also find it interesting that she is dressed rather elaborately just to work on an art work where her clothes would be bound to get smeared or destroyed. However, her clothes depicts that she might belong to a well to do or wealthy family.

Arrival of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles

Peter Paul Rubens was an exquisite artiste in the baroque in northern europe era. He did this painting through an oil on canvas medium, and it can now be found in Musée du Louvre, Paris. This painting shows the arrival of a member of the very prestigious Medici family of that time, In this painting, i find it interesting how all attention is on this very important guest, and also the distinction between the rich and well to do, and the people of lower class. I am convinced the artiste made this distinction by dressing up the people of the former class with elaborate clothing, while those of the later class are dressed in absolutely nothing.

Still Life with Game Fowl

Juan Sanchez Cotán made this painting still life with game fowl during the baroque era in spain and italy through an oil on canvas medium, and it can now be found in the Art Institute of Chicago. This artist established still life as an important genre in spain. Still life paintings are usually of objects that cant move or are inanimate. I like the randomness of this picture and how it has a dark shadowing and coloring to it, After all still life drawing usually represents things of that sort.

Ecstasy of Saint Theresa

This art piece, was done by Gianlorenzo Bernini through the medium of marble. It can be found in the Cornaro chapel in Rome, Italy. It was made in the Baroque era of Italy and spain. I like how this work looks very realistic, through the emotions on the characters body, movement and even the fullness of the clothing of the saint. It gives a vibe of realness and aliveness to the work.

Butcher's Stall

The painting Butchers stall was done by Pieter Aertsen with oil on wood. It may be found at the Uppasala university Art collection. Apparently, this painter tried to balance images of gluttony with allusions to salvation. As seen in the picture, the artist shows a lot of meat and beef in excess, but not very noticeable in the background is the Mary and Joseph. I like how the artist focused on two topics, but on one more than the other, the message it portrays is very interesting.

The Burial of Count Orgaz

This painting was done by EL GRECO, in the High renaissance and mannerism era. It is an oil on canvas painting from sanzo Tomé Toledo. This picture is interesting to me because it seems like a dark and gory painting, it seems very chaotic and suggests that a lot of unhappy scenes are unfolding in this painting. It is interesting to me how a part of the painting is up, while some parts of it are down. I can help but to wonder if this should be taken literally, suggesting that the people that are up are in the heavens, and are looking down on the people below. I find this extremely interesting and creepy.