The 17th to 19th-century witnessed the evolution from Baroque and Rococo to Romantic and Realist. Discover the artistic movements of a pivotal era in art history.
The portraits and genre scenes painted by Diego Velázquez in the 17th century influenced many of his contemporaries and modern artists.
To paint the shipwreck in his famous work The Raft of the Medusa, Théodore Géricault visited morgues and observed the decay of real human bodies.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti greatly influenced William Morris, who later led the influential Arts and Crafts Movement.
A deep appreciation of the art and architecture of the Middle Ages was a defining theme of both the Gothic Revival and the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Rembrandt van Rijn’s unique painting style and approach to light gave birth to an expressive photographic technique known as Rembrandt Lighting.
Alexander Gardner was a photographer who captured the United States during its Civil War and the expansion into the American West.
John Everett Millais’ Pre-Raphaelite paintings shaped the Brotherhood, inspiring younger artists with his medieval imagery, female beauty, and devotion to nature and realism.
Johannes Vermeer was a renowned Dutch artist during the Dutch Golden Age, a period marked by increased geographical knowledge, trade, and prosperity.