1. The Baroque Era (p. 421-433)
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As a sculptor and architect in 17th-century Rome, Gianlorenzo Bernini was a central Baroque artist in Catholic Europe with works such as his St. Teresa in Ecstasy (Fig. 17.1-2, p. 422). Using the link above, do a Web Search to locate information about Bernini's life, works, and patronage. How did he influence the religious art of his time, and how is his work a departure from Renaissance style?

2. The Baroque Era (p. 421-433)
Art>Art History>Search Across Time>17th Century
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Artemesia Gentileschi was an accomplished and successful Baroque painter at a time when few women were professionally successful artists. Do an Image Search using the above link to locate more works by her. How do they compare to Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes (Fig. 17.5, p. 424)? Then use the Web Search function to find out more about her background and biography, and discuss how her life might inform her work as a painter.