| A | B |
| Baroque | very ornate style |
| Peter Paul Rubens | , “The Descent from the Cross”, “Daniel in the Lion’s Den” |
| Caravaggio | "The Conversion of St. Paul" |
| Gentileschi | First feminist painter |
| Bernini | "The Ecstasy of St. Theresa" |
| Peter Paul Rubens | "The Descent from the Cross" |
| Sir Anthony van Dyck | transformed royalty into real human beings, portraits |
| Trompe l’oeil | “to fool the eye”; shows minute details in super realism |
| William Harnett | American Realist |
| Rembrandt | painted over 100 self portraits |
| “The Nightwatch” | portrait of group in an unconventional arrangement |
| Frans Hals | "The Jolly Toper" |
| Ruisdael | "Windmill at Wijk-bij-Duurstede" |
| Johannes Vermeer | "The Kitchenmaid" |
| William Hogarth | "Breakfast Scene", social critic |
| Versailles palace | of Louis XIV, with Baroque opulence |
| Velazquez | “Las Meninas” - Spanish Baroque |
| Thomas Gainsborough | Portrait painter of contemporary British aristocracy |
| Joshua Reynolds | painted "Gods & Goddesses" portraits of Aristocracy |
| La Tour | "The Penitent Magdalen", flame |