Michelangelo Merisi or Amerighi da Caravaggio

(1571- 1610)
He was better known as Caravaggio. He was an Italian artist who
wanted to deviate from the classical masters of the Renaissance. He
was an outcast in his society, because of his own actions and the
lack of modesty and reverence for religious subjects in his own
paintings. Perhaps he started out as a specialist in his paintings of
still life, especially of fruits. Studies of single figures followed, but
they are clumsier than the fruit which gives their savor of originality
and charm. Caravaggio’s models at this period were either himself
or young persons who have an air of being promising but wicked.

Among his famous paintings were: Supper at Emmaus, Conversion

of St.Paul, and Entombment of Christ
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
Bernini was an Italian artist and the first Baroque artist. He
practiced architecture, and sculpture, painting, stage design,
and was also a playwright. He was also the last in the list of the
dazzling universal geniuses. As a prodigy, his first artworks date
from his 8th birthday. Among his early works were: The Goat
Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun, Damned Soul, and
the Blessed Soul. He made a sculpture of “David” was for
Cardinal Borghese which is strikingly different from
Michelangelo’s David because it shows the differences between
Renaissance and the Baroque periods. He was the greatest
Baroque sculptor and architect as seen in his design of the
Piazza San Pietro in front of the Basilica. It is one of his most
innovative and successful architectural designs. The famous
“Ecstasy of St. Teresa” was his greatest achievement and the
Colonade of the Piazza of St. Peter’s Rome.
Peter Paul Rubens (1577- 1640)

Rubens was a Flemish Baroque painter. He was well

known for his
paintings of mythical and figurative subjects,
landscapes, portraits, and
Counter- Reformation altarpieces. His commissioned
works were mostly
religious subjects, history paintings of magical
creatures, and hunt scenes.
His famous works were: Samson and Delilah, Landscape
with a Tower,
Portrait of Helene Fourment, and The Three Graces
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669)

Rembrandt was a brilliant Dutch realist, painter and

etcher. He is generally considered as one of the
greatest painters and printmakers in European art. He
followed no particular faith, but was interested in
spiritual values and often chooses religious subjects.
Rembrandt shares with Rubens the revolution whereby
painting came to depict the more personal aspects of
the painter: his own home and his family. No artist has
painted himself as often as did Rembrandt. His concept
of himself continued to deepen in grasp and subtlety,
while his technique grew more daring. His well- known
work was his “Self portrait in Old Age”.
Diego Velasquez (1599- 1660)

Velasquez of Spain developed out of the Baroque. He was

one of the finest masters of composition and one of the
most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age. He
worked out solutions to pictorial problems of design that
transcend the style of any period. Velasquez was the case
of a painter who discovered his avocation almost at the
very start of his career. The passion for still life frequently
emerges in Velasquez’s art. His famous works were: The
Surrender of Breda, Las Meninas (The maids of honour),
Los Barachos (The Drinker), and Maria Theresa
Art forms in the Philippines are diverse.
Western influences can be seen in Philippine
arts such as: painting, dancing, weaving,
sculpting, and pottery.

In the 16th century, the Baroque style was

carried by the Spanish and Portuguese to the
Philippines where it became the prominent
style of building for large and small churches.
Large Baroque churches often have a
proportionally very wide facade which
seems to stretch between the towers.

During this time, the Spaniards used

paintings as religious propaganda to spread
Catholicism throughout the Philippines.
These paintings, appearing mostly on
church walls, featured religious figures in
Catholic teachings
The pre- colonial architecture of the
Philippines consisted of nipa huts made
from natural materials. However, there are
some traces of large- scale construction
before the Spaniards came. An example of
this is the precolonial walled city of Manila
which was dismantled by the Spaniards and
rebuilt as Intramuros with its houses,
churches, and fortress after the Spanish
colonization
Some Baroque Churches in the Philippines

San Agustine Church, Manila

San Agustin Church, Paoay, Ilocos Norte
Sto. Tomas de Villanueva
Church, Miag-ao, Iloilo