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

Portrait of a GirlFrancesco Solimena, c. 1700Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Creation of AdamGiovanni Benedetto Castiglione, c. 1645/50Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Old ShepherdConte Antonio Maria Zanetti, the Elder, 1722Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
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
First room, south wall

Holy Family with St. John and Two AngelsGiovanni Battista Tiepolo, n.d.Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Equestrian Ballet in the Amphitheater of the Boboli GardensStefano della Bella, 1661Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Ecstasy of Saint FrancisGiovanni Baglione, 1601Courtesy 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
Second room, south wall

Landscape with Rock and FortressDomenico Gargiuli (Micco Spadaro), c. 1645Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
View of the Remains of the Praetorian Fort [the Poecile], Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, from Views of RomeGiovanni Battista Piranesi, 1770Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Lion Bas-Reliefs, plate 5 from Imaginary PrisonsGiovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Second room, north wall

Jacopo ButeraFrancesco Solimena, c. 1695Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome)Giovanni Battista Gaulli, c. 1675–1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
View of the Villa of His Eminence Cardinal Alessandro Albani, outside Porta Salaria, from Views of RomeGiovanni Battista Piranesi, 1769, published 1800–07Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Third room, north wall

DanaëOrazio Gentileschi, c. 1623Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
One of a set of projects for a title page and the decoration of a horizontal panelFrancesco Bedeschini, Italian, 1675-1699Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum