Salon de la Princess - Germain Boffrand

Salon de la Princess, decorated by Germain Boffrand from 1737 to 1740, is a Rocco room at Hôtel de Soubise in France. The room is uniquely featured with sinuous curved, gilded moldings and mirrors, small sculptures and paintings, and floral ornamentation. The artist intentionally represents the room as the center of Parisian and intellectual life. 

A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery - Joseph Wright of Derby

A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery is an interesting oil painting drawn by Joseph Wright of Derby in ca. 1763-1765. With energetic color and composition, this picture vividly depicts a lecturer giving a demonstration of an orrery to a small audience. The artwork also attempts to celebrate the scientific advances of the Enlightenment era. 

La Pendaison (The Hanging) - Jacques Callot

La Pendaison (The Hanging) is 11^th etching of Jacques Callot from The Great Miseries of War series in 1633 . This artwork is unique because it lively depicts ruthless consequences of war. Using vivid details with baroque technique, the artist also increases the tension of death and sadness in the picture. 

Johannes Vermeer - Woman Holding a Balance

       Woman Holding a Balance, completed 1662-1663, is an oil painting by Dutch baroque artist Johannes Vermeer. I like this picture because several interpretations could be made from the picture.  However, the theme of the picture is directly toward symbol of holiness and earthiness. I also like the vivid colors as well as the baroque composition of the picture.

Gianlorenzo Bernini-Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi

            Located in Rome, Italy, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or "Fountain of the Four Rivers" is a fountain designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini for Pope Innocent X in 1651. The fountain is a composite of four major rivers of the four continents through which papal authority had spread: the Nile River in Africa, the Danube in Europe, the Ganges in Asia, and the Platte in the Americas. Above them, an ancient Egyptian obelisk is surmounted with the Pamphili family symbol of a dove with an olive twig. I like this fountain because of its complex structures and statues which ultimately express the excellent skills of Renaissance master Gianlorenzo Bernini. 

Gian Lorenzo Bernini - David

David is a marble sculpture created by Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini in seven months from 1623-1624. The statue depicts the biblical David who was about to throw the stone that would bring down Goliath. The statue has several interesting features which show the prosperity of the Renaissance period. Aside from that, with this statue, Bernini also emphasized the rise of Baroque in sculpture where artist used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama and tension. 

Albrecht Altdorfer- The Battle of Alexander at Issus

The Battle of Alexander at Issus is a 1529 oil painting by German artist Albrecht Altdorfer ca. 1480–1538. This artwork depicts the battle between Alexander the Great and the Persian Empire where the victory was on Alexander the Great’s side. I like this painting because it illustrates enormous landscape with vivid colors and distinctive details such as the present of the moon and the sun on the sky at the same time.