Baroque Blues

A wistful mood from the seventeenth century.

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Study of a Young Woman — Johannes Vermeer

Study of a Young Woman

Johannes Vermeer · ca. 1665–67

The Penitent Magdalen — Georges de La Tour

The Penitent Magdalen

Georges de La Tour · ca. 1640

Allegory of the Catholic Faith — Johannes Vermeer

Allegory of the Catholic Faith

Johannes Vermeer · ca. 1670–72

A Maid Asleep — Johannes Vermeer

A Maid Asleep

Johannes Vermeer · ca. 1656–57

Woman with a Pink — Rembrandt

Woman with a Pink

Rembrandt · early 1660s

Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus — Niccolo Pussino

Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus

Niccolo Pussino · ca. 1627

The Lovesick Maiden — Jan Steen

The Lovesick Maiden

Jan Steen · ca. 1660

Interior with a Young Couple — Pieter de Hooch

Interior with a Young Couple

Pieter de Hooch · probably ca. 1662–65

Hendrickje Stoffels (1626–1663) — Rembrandt

Hendrickje Stoffels (1626–1663)

Rembrandt · mid-1650s

Self-Portrait — Salvator Rosa

Self-Portrait

Salvator Rosa · ca. 1647

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill — Pieter Claesz

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill

Pieter Claesz · 1628

Old Woman Cutting Her Nails — Rembrandt

Old Woman Cutting Her Nails

Rembrandt · ca. 1655–60

Sheet with Two Studies: A Tree and the Upper Part of a Head of Rembrandt Wearing a Velvet Cap — Rembrandt

Sheet with Two Studies: A Tree and the Upper Part of a Head of Rembrandt Wearing a Velvet Cap

Rembrandt · ca. 1642

The Tears of Saint Peter — Jusepe de Ribera

The Tears of Saint Peter

Jusepe de Ribera · ca. 1612–13

Study Head of a Young Woman — Anthony van Dyck

Study Head of a Young Woman

Anthony van Dyck · ca. 1618–20

Seated Female Nude — Rembrandt

Seated Female Nude

Rembrandt · 1660/62

Sandy Road with a Farmhouse — Jan van Goyen

Sandy Road with a Farmhouse

Jan van Goyen · 1627

Saint Peter Repentant — Georges de La Tour

Saint Peter Repentant

Georges de La Tour · 1645

The Lamentation — Domenichino

The Lamentation

Domenichino · 1603

Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth — Francisco de Zurbarán

Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth

Francisco de Zurbarán · c. 1640

The Visit to the Nursery — Gabriel Metsu

The Visit to the Nursery

Gabriel Metsu · 1661

Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of Egmond — Jacob van Ruisdael

Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of Egmond

Jacob van Ruisdael · 1650–55

The Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin — Samuel van Hoogstraten

The Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin

Samuel van Hoogstraten · ca. 1670

The Entombment — Rembrandt

The Entombment

Rembrandt · ca. 1654

Two Cows and a Young Bull beside a Fence in a Meadow — Paulus Potter

Two Cows and a Young Bull beside a Fence in a Meadow

Paulus Potter · 1647

Malle Babbe — Frans Hals

Malle Babbe

Frans Hals

Saint Benedict — Francisco de Zurbarán

Saint Benedict

Francisco de Zurbarán · ca. 1640–45

Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment — Jusepe de Ribera

Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment

Jusepe de Ribera · 1621

The poet, standing crowned with laurel, leaning on a stone — Jusepe de Ribera

The poet, standing crowned with laurel, leaning on a stone

Jusepe de Ribera · 1620–21

Trees — Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) · Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi

Trees

Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) · Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi · ca. 1650

Vanitas Still Life — Jacob de Gheyn II

Vanitas Still Life

Jacob de Gheyn II · 1603

A Peasant Woman Picking Fleas off a Dog — Adriaen Brouwer

A Peasant Woman Picking Fleas off a Dog

Adriaen Brouwer · ca. 1626–27

Saint William of Maleval, hands tied with rope fastened to a tree — Salvator Rosa

Saint William of Maleval, hands tied with rope fastened to a tree

Salvator Rosa · 1661

Seated Young Woman — Adam Elsheimer

Seated Young Woman

Adam Elsheimer · late 16th–early 17th century

The Love Letter — Jacob Ochtervelt

The Love Letter

Jacob Ochtervelt · early 1670s

A Kitchen — Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh

A Kitchen

Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh · ca. 1643

Saint Francis — Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Francis

Peter Paul Rubens · c. 1615

Head of a Girl — Anthony van Dyck

Head of a Girl

Anthony van Dyck · c. 1618–c. 1620

Cottage Beside a Canal with a View of Ouderkerk — Rembrandt

Cottage Beside a Canal with a View of Ouderkerk

Rembrandt · c. 1641

The Ringball Player — Rembrandt

The Ringball Player

Rembrandt · 1654

Pieter Haaringh (Young Haaringh) — Rembrandt

Pieter Haaringh (Young Haaringh)

Rembrandt · 1655

The Good Samaritan — Rembrandt

The Good Samaritan

Rembrandt · c. 1650

Abraham Francen, Apothecary — Rembrandt

Abraham Francen, Apothecary

Rembrandt · c. 1657

An Elderly Man in Prayer — Rembrandt

An Elderly Man in Prayer

Rembrandt · 1660s or later

The Blindness of Tobit: The Large Plate — Rembrandt

The Blindness of Tobit: The Large Plate

Rembrandt · 1651

Feeding the Dog — Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Feeding the Dog

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta · 1682–1754

Kitchen Scene — Diego Velázquez

Kitchen Scene

Diego Velázquez · 1618–20

Landscape with Jacob Sleeping — Annibale Carracci

Landscape with Jacob Sleeping

Annibale Carracci · 1560–1609

Christ and the Woman of Samaria — Annibale Carracci

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Annibale Carracci · 1560–1609

Pietà — Annibale Carracci

Pietà

Annibale Carracci · n.d.