Baroque and Rococo





Works in this room
Drama, movement and deep shadow in the 1600s, then the light, playful decoration of eighteenth-century Europe.
First room, north wall

The DancePietro Longhi, c. 1750Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Three Angels Appearing to AbrahamGiovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1726Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Study for "The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian" (for the Augustinian monastery at Diessen, Germany)Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1739Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
First room, south wall

Armida Encounters the Sleeping RinaldoGiovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1742–45Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Rinaldo and Armida in Her GardenGiovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1742–45Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Second room, south wall

Jacopo ButeraFrancesco Solimena, c. 1695Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
A Young Woman Holding a CushionMonogrammist VCP, 1643Courtesy 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 
One set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration for horizontal panels. Intended to be engravedFrancesco Bedeschini, Italian, 1675-1699Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Second room, north wall

The Angel Departing from the Family of Tobit (?)Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, c. 1655Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Triumph of Truth over EnvyMaria Katharina Prestel, 1781Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Salome with the Head of Saint John the BaptistGuido Reni, c. 1639–42Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Third room, north wall

Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the BaptistElisabetta Sirani, 1650/60Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Ecstasy of Saint FrancisGiovanni Baglione, 1601Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Third room, south wall

Nuova pianta di Roma data in luce da Giambattista Nolli l’anno MDCCXLVII, known as La Pianta Grande di RomaGiovanni Battista Nolli, 1748Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Nuova pianta di Roma data in luce da Giambattista Nolli l’anno MDCCXLVII, known as La Pianta Grande di RomaGiovanni Battista Nolli, 1748Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art