Gianlorenzo Bernini. Baldacchino 1624 - 33. Gilt bronze, height approx. 100' (30.48 m). Chair of Peter shrine. 1657 - 66. Gilt bronze, marble, stucco, and glass. Pier decorations. 1627 - 41. Gilt bronze and marble. Crossing, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome. Nave extended by Carlo Maderno 1624 - 33.

Saint Peter's Basilica and Piazza, Vatican, Rome. Carlo Maderno, facade, 1607 - 26; Gianlorenzo Bernini, piazza design, c. 1656 - 57.

Borromini. Dome interior, Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane . 1638 - 41.

Borromini. Facade, Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane. 1665 - 67.

Facade (alternate view).

Layout.

Bernini. Four Rivers Fountain, Church of Sant' Agnese, Rome.

Gianlorenzo Bernini. Saint Teresa of Ávila in Ecstasy.1645 - 52. Marble, height of the group 11'6" (3.5 m). Cornaro Chapel, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria.

Saint Teresa of Ávila in Ecstasy (Detail).

Gianlorenzo Bernini. David 1623. Marble, height 5'7" (1.7 m). Galleria Borghese, Rome.

Gianlorenzo Bernini. Bust of Costanza Bonarelli.

Ceiling frescoes, Palazzo Farnese, Annibale Carracci.

Guido Reni. Aurora ceiling fresco in Casino Rospigliosi, Rome. 1613 - 14.

Giovanni Battista Gaulli. Triumph of the Name of Jesus ceiling fresco with stucco figures in the vault of the Church of Il Gesù, Rome. 1672 - 85.

Caravaggio. Entombment, from the Vittrici Chapel, Church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, Rome. 1603 - 4. Oil on canvas, 9'101/8" x 6'715/16" (3 x 2.03 m). Musei Vaticani, Pinacoteca, Rome.

Atemisia Gentileschi. Judith and Maidservent with the Head of Holofernes 1625. Oil on canvas, 6' 1/2" x 4'7" (1.84 x 1.41 m). The Detroit Institute of Arts Gift of Leslie H. Green.

Artemisia Gentileschi. La Pittura. 1630. Oil on canvas, 38 x 29" (96.5 x 73.7 cm). The Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, Windsor, England.

Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Charles Le Brun. Hall of Mirrors, Palais de Versailles. Begun 1678. Length approx. 240'.

François Girardon. Apollo Attended by the Nymphs of Thetis from the Grotto of Thetis, Palais de Versailles, Versailles, France. c. 1666 - 72. Marble, lifesize. Grotto by Hubert Robert in 1776; sculpture reinstalled in a different configuration in 1778.

Georges de la Tour. The Repentant Magdalene.

Claude Lorrain. Landscape with Merchantsc. 1630. Oil on canvas, 38 1/4 x 56 1/2" (97.2 x 143.6 cm). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Nicolas Poussin. Landscape with Saint John on Patmos. 1640. Oil on canvas, 40 x 53 1/2" (101.8 x 136.3 cm). The Art Institute of Chicago.

Francisco de Zurbarán. Saint Serapion. 1628. Oil on canvas, 471/2 x 40 3/4" (120.7 x 103.5 cm). Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut.

Diego Velázquez. Water Carrier of Seville, c. 1619. Oil on canvas, 42 x 31 3/4" (106.7 x 81 cm). Wellington Museum, London.

Diego Velázquez. Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor).1656. Oil on canvas, 10'5" x 9' 1/2" (3.18 x 2.76 m). Museo del Prado, Madrid.

Franz Hals. Malle Babbe.

Franz Hals. The Laughing Cavalier.

Franz Hals. Officers of the Haarlem Militia

Rembrandt van Rijn. Self Portrait 1659. Oil on canvas, 33 1/4 x 26" (84 x 66 cm). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Rembrandt van Rijn. The Jewish Bride.

Rembrandt van Rijn. Captain Frans Banning Cocq Mustering His Company (The Night Watch) 1642. Oil on canvas, 11'11" x 14'4" (3.63 x 4.37 m) (cut down from the original size). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Rembrandt van Rijn. Prodigal Son.

Rembrandt van Rijn. Supper at Emmaus.

Judith Leyster. Self Portrait. 1635. Oil on canvas, 29 1/2 x 25 3/4" (74.9 x 65.4 cm). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Jacob van Ruisdael. The Jewish Cemetery. 1655 - 60. Oil on canvas, 4'6" x 6'2 1/2" (1.42 x 1.89 m). The Detroit Institute of Arts.

Jan Vermeer. View of Delft c. 1662. Oil on canvas, 38 1/2 x 46 1/4" (97.8 x 117.5 cm). Mauritshuis, The Hague.

Jan Vermeer. Woman Holding a Balance c. 1664. Oil on canvas, 16m3/4 x 15" (42.5 x 38.1 cm). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Jan Vermeer. Maid Asleep.

Jan Vermeer. The Artist's Studio.

Christopher Wren. St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Designed 1673, built 1675 - 1710.

St. Paul's Cathedral (alternate view).

Layout. St. Paul's Cathedral.

Facade. St. Paul's Cathedral.

Egid Quirin Asam. Angel Kneeling in Adoration.

Egid Quirin Asam. Assumption of the Virgin.

Egid Quirin Asam. Assumption of the Virgin (detailed view).

Francoise Boucher. Le Dejeuner.

Clodion. Cupid and Psyche.

Clodion. Invention of the Balloon.

Detail. Invention of the Balloon.

Cortona. Triumph of Barberini.

Fragonard. Confession of Love.

Fragonard. The Meeting.

Fragonard. The Swing.

Facade. Church of Il Gesu.

Jones. Whitehall Palace Banquet Hall.

Jones. Whitehall Palace Banquet Hall (interior).

Watteau. Pilgrimage to Cythera.

Watteau. Departure from Cythera.

Watteau. The Signboard of Gersaint.