Baroque








Works in this room
Drama, movement and deep shadow in European art of the 1600s.
Section 1, north wall

Saint Jerome and a Pope with Two Putti (Saint Jerome and Pope Damasus)Jacopo Palma il Giovane, c. 1611Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Colossal Statue of the Apennines, from Views of Villa di PratolinoStefano della Bella, c. 1653Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Landscape with Rock and FortressDomenico Gargiuli (Micco Spadaro), c. 1645Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
One of a set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration of a horizontal panelFrancesco Bedeschini, Italian, 1675-1699Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Section 1, south wall

Portrait of a GirlFrancesco Solimena, c. 1700Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Holy Family with St. John and Two AngelsGiovanni Battista Tiepolo, n.d.Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Allegory of the Elevation of Cardinal Deacon Oddone Colonna to the Papal Chair as Pope Martin VBenedetto Luti, 1700Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Supper at EmmausGiovanni Battista Piazzetta, c. 1720Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 2, south wall

Equestrian Ballet in the Amphitheater of the Boboli GardensStefano della Bella, 1661Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Holy FamilyGiulio Cesare Procaccini, 1613/15Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the BaptistElisabetta Sirani, 1650/60Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Antique Carved Marble Candelabra BaseAndrea di Lione, 1642/44 or 1647/51Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 2, north wall

Salome with the Head of Saint John the BaptistGuido Reni, c. 1639–42Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Soldier in Profile Holding a Pike, from Capricci e habiti militariFilippo Napoletano, 1610/29Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 3, north wall

A Young Woman Holding a CushionMonogrammist VCP, 1643Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Crucifixion of Saint AndrewCaravaggio, 1606–7Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art