Tag: FrenchBaroque

  • Feast of St. Jerome

    St.Jerome (c.1642) LeNain Brothers. The Catholic church celebrates September 30th as the feast day of St. Jerome, priest and Doctor of the Church. St. Jerome was a 4th-century priest, theologian, and Doctor of the Church, best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin, known as the Vulgate. Born around 347 in Stridon (in…

  • Rest on the Flight from Egypt

    Rest on the Flight from Egypt (c.1640) Claude Lorrain. Lorrain is known as one of the first purely landscape painters of Baroque era. Lorrain wasn’t interested in painting things exactly as they exist in front of him, he preferred to improve upon what was naturally possible to create an idyllic scene. Like many Baroque artists,…

  • The Holy Family with St. Elizabeth

    Merry Christmas from the Baroque Art Accessibility Consortium! In celebration, we will be sharing our favorite Holy Family scenes by French Baroque artists from our recent trip to the Louvre. The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist (c.1633) by Jacques Blanchard. Here is a unique scene with Baby Jesus handing John…

  • John the Baptist, keep your voice down!

    Merry Christmas from the Baroque Art Accessibility Consortium! In celebration, we will be sharing our favorite Holy Family scenes by French Baroque artists from our recent trip to the Louvre. Sleeping Jesus or Silence (1655) by Charles Le Brun – I love how realistic the depiction is with the Virgin silencing John the Baptist since…

  • Adoration of the Shepards

    Merry Christmas from the Baroque Art Accessibility Consortium! In celebration, we will be sharing our favorite Holy Family scenes by French Baroque artists from our recent trip to the Louvre. Adoration of the Shepards (1644) by Georges de La Tour. La Tour takes a cue from the Northern Baroque artists and includes a candle as…