Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical art in Europe 1600-1800: Bernini, Rembrandt, Velazquez and more. Community Questions Baroque art Stone becomes flesh and ceilings dissolve into the infinity of heaven—artists such as Bernini, Caravaggio, Rubens, Velazquez and Rembrandt were masters of drama and illusion. Rococo Overgrown gardens heavy with the scent of roses, palaces and luxury; the artists Watteau, Boucher, and Fragonard typify the aristocratic style known as Rococo. Neo-Classicism Jacques Louis David invented a style reflecting Enlightenment ideas by looking back to ancient art. He became a revolutionary and 1st painter to Napoleon. British art in the 18th century Britain and America were at war but shared a common artistic tradition. From Hogarth’s biting satire to Jefferson’s Monticello—here is invention, wit, nobility.