1. Baroque Art, Part I

2. Baroque art was fancy and grand
Baroque art was fancy and grand. The most famous Baroque artists were Rubens, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. But now, we begin with Caravaggio.

4. Painting #22 Caravaggio’s Bacchus

5. Caravaggio
Say CARE-uh- VODGE-ee-oh

6. Caravaggio was from Italy.

7. Here is some wine. Red wine is on this side. 
White wine is on this  side.

8. Long ago, in the Roman Empire,

9. people loved wine. When people drink it, they get silly and stupid
people loved wine. When people drink it, they get silly and stupid. That’s called drunk.

10. Wine was so powerful in Rome, the Romans had a God of Wine: Bacchus
Wine was so powerful in Rome, the Romans had a God of Wine: Bacchus. Here is Caravaggio’s Bacchus.

12. Caravaggio’s Bacchus Bacchus is wearing a sheet, called a toga.
Do you see grapes? (Hint: two places!)
Does Bacchus hold white wine, or red wine?

14. Painting #23 Caravaggio’s Conversion of Saint Paul

15. Some people believe that Jesus was God,

16. and others think he was just a man.

17. A conversion happens when a person starts to believe that Jesus was God. Saint Paul did not believe, but then he had a conversion. Then he believed.

18. Here is Caravaggio’s Conversion of Saint Paul.

20. Caravaggio’s Conversion of Saint Paul
Do you see the horse’s hoof? Careful, horse!
Do you see Paul’s sword?
Paul is on his back, because he is having a conversion.

22. Painting #24 Rubens’ Daniel in the Lion’s Den

23. Peter Paul Rubens

24. Rubens was from Flanders.

25. There is a story in the Bible about Daniel, who was thrown in with lions.

26. A king made Daniel spend a whole night with hungry lions, but the lions did not eat him. So Daniel did not die; he lived. Here is Peter Paul Rubens’ Daniel in the Lion’s Den.

28. Rubens’ Daniel in the Lion’s Den
Daniel is holding his hands, praying. Is he afraid?

30. Painting #25 La Tour’s Penitent Magdalene

31. ? (We don’t know what La Tour looked like.)
Georges de La Tour
? (We don’t know what La Tour looked like.)

32. La Tour was from France.

33. In the Bible, Mary Magdalene was a bad woman who became good.

34. She felt sorry for the bad things she did.

35. If you are sorry for being bad, and you promise to be better, then you are penitent.

36. Mary Magdalene was penitent. Here is La Tour’s Penitent Magdalene.

38. La Tour’s Penitent Magdalene
Is Mary Magdalene looking away?
What are her hands on?
Do you see a mirror?
Is there one candle or two?

40. Painting #26 La Tour’s Saint Joseph the Carpenter

41. In the Bible, Saint Joseph

42. took care of Mary and baby Jesus.

43. Joseph was a carpenter. He made houses and things out of wood.

44. Here is La Tour’s Saint Joseph the Carpenter.

46. La Tour’s Saint Joseph the Carpenter
Do you see young Jesus here?
What is he holding?
Is it day or night?
Joseph is holding an awl, a tool for marking wood.

47. The End