Baroque and Rococo
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Baroque and Rococo 17th and 18th Century
Baroque The term Baroque once had a negative meaning. The name is derived from Baroque pearls
◦ pearls with unusual, odd shapes
Compared to Renaissance art, it was considered to be ◦ “over-dramatic” ◦ The architecture, “overly decorated”.
Baroque Pearl
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Baroque Style Baroque style is Dramatic Strong Contrast of Light and Dark Dynamic Composition Architecture is decorative / many details
Roman Catholic Church supported Baroque art style in response to the Protestant Reformation (movement to reform Catholic Church) ◦ communication of religious themes with viewer's direct and emotional involvement
Aristocracy adopted Baroque style ◦ to impress visitors and to express triumphant power and control
Baroque Style spread throughout Europe ◦ Italy, Holland, France, Spain, and England.
Baroque Art – 1600-1750 Catholic Countries: Italy, Flanders (Flemish), Spain, France Common Traits that reflect the values of the time: -Gigantic religious works to display their faith’s triumph and to over-whelm and attract new worshippers.
-Massive displays of wealth by absolute monarchs to enchant and impress visitors.
Baroque Art – 1600-1750 Catholic Countries: Italy, Flanders (Flemish), Spain, France
What to look for: -Use of light – harsh light from single source to concentrate your eye (chiaroscuro but for focal point…). -Saints and miracles looking like ordinary people and events
Baroque Art – 1600-1750 Catholic Countries: Italy, Flanders (Flemish), Spain, France
What to look for:
-Use of light – harsh light from single source to concentrate your eye (chiaroscuro but for focal point…). -Saints and miracles looking like ordinary people and events -dynamic explosion of energy – images captured at height of action -VERY voluptuous female nudes -portraits – posed to show refinement but looked “real” -huge clouds in landscapes
Baroque Art – 1600-1750 Two distinct “schools” of Baroque Art:
1. Catholic Countries: Italy, Flanders (Flemish or Austrian/Spanish Netherlands), Spain, France
2. Protestant Countries: England & Holland (Dutch)
Italian Baroque
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Annibale Carracci, Loves of the Gods, 1597 – 1601, Ceiling Fresco
Commissioned by Cardinal Farnese to celebrate the wedding of his brother
Various Gods and Humans in love“quadro riportato” – looks like framed easel paintings
Inspired by Italian Renaissance art (Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian)
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Annibale Carracci, Loves of the Gods
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Comparison
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Baroque fresco
Renaissance fresco
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Caravaggio, Conversion of St. Paul, 1601, Oil on Canvas
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Story of Pharisee Saul converting to Christianity
Appears to be an accident in the horse stable (everyday life)
Caravaggio used strong light and dark / shadowy style (greatly influenced European art)
Perspective and Chiaroscuro (light and shadow) used to bring the viewer closer to the event
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Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew, 1597 – 1601, Oil on Canvas
Christ enters from the right to summon Levi (a Roman tax collector) to a “higher calling”
Bland street scene (“normal, everyday life”)
Caravaggio’s style of strong light and shadowLight as a symbol of God
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Comparison
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Caravaggio, Crucifixion of St. Peter
Caravaggio, Judith Slaying Holofernes
Artemisia Gentileschi Judith Slaying Holofernes
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Gianlorenzo Bernini, Baldacchino, 1624 – 1633, Gilded Bronze
Bronze “canopy” over the tomb of St. Peter
Focal point of church
Made from Bronze of doors of the ancient Roman Pantheon (Pantheon was a temple for Pagan religion)
Commissioned by the Barberini Family
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Bernini •Expressive •Dynamic •Energetic
David
David
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St. Peter's, Rome exterior – late Renaissance (Completed 1690) designed in part by Michelangelo
Largest interior of any Catholic Church in world – holds up to 60, 000 people
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Ancient Roman Pantheon, 125 – 28 CE
Bernini Italian
The Ecstasy of St. Theresa
Bernini Italian
Baldachin of St. Peter’s Cathedral
This supreme example of Baroque art was the first masterpiece that the twenty-six year old genius, Gianlorenzo Bernini made for St. Peter's Basilica. It is impossible not to admire this fantastic, sumptuous bronze canopy supported by four spiral columns, richly decorated with gold, as it majestically rises upward. It is the largest known bronze artwork. He sent most of his life working on St. Peter’s Cathedral
Pietro da Corton, The Triumph of Divine Providence
Spanish Baroque
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Diego Valazquez,Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor),1656
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Informal family portrait Theme “Mystery of the Visual World”
Young Princess in middle “Infantata”
Maids in waiting helping her
Her favorite dwarfs and her dog
Valasquez is working on large canvas (portrait of King Philip IV and Queen Mariana (reflections in mirror)
Man framed in doorway
Diego Valazquez, Surrender of Breda, 1634 – 1635,
Made for King Philip IV
Spanish Victory over Dutch in 1625
Spanish troops on right (organized - victory)
Dutch troops on left (disorganized – defeat)
Spanish General patting the back of Dutch General
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Francisco de Zurbaran, Saint Serpion, 1628,
St. Serpion (Martyr) – tied to a tree and tortured (devotion to religion)
St. Serpion - monk born in England ◦ “commoner”
De Zurbaran inspired by Caravaggio’s light and shadow
Figure fills the foreground (close to viewer)
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Dutch Baroque
Baroque Art – 1600-1750
Protestant Countries: Holland (Dutch) & England
Common Traits that reflect the values of the time: -Still lifes -Landscapes -Portraits -Very little to no religious imagery
Independence from Spain Trade and Banking = Patrons of Art Protestant rejected religious art, traded for portraits, genre scenes, and landscapes
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Rembrandt van Rijn Self-Portrait in a Cap, Etching, 1630
Created when he was a student
Exercise in lighting, expression
Rembrandt created at least 70 self-portraits during his lifetime (oil paintings and etchings)
Rembrant Self-Portraits
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Rembrandt van Rijn, Return of the Prodigal Son,
Stillness / inward contemplation (less dramatic than Italian Baroque paintings)
Humility and humanity of Christ
Father and Son relationship (father forgiving Christ)
Light mixed with shadow
Light focused on father and son
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Rembrant, Anatomy Lesson of Dr.Tulp
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Frans Hals, The Women of the Regents of the Old Men’s Home at Haarlem, 1664
Somber and Serious
Very orderly composition
Monochromatic Color Palette (black and white and gray)
Women look out of painting (2 look at viewer)
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Vermeer Dutch
The Geographer
French Baroque
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Louis XIV expanded the Louve and extended expenses for the building and completion of versailles
Hyancinthe Rigaud, Louis XIV, 1701,
King Louis XIV
Grandiose
Absolute Monarchy
Wore high heels to make him taller (5’4”)
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Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Charles Le Brun, Hall of Mirrors (Palace of Versailles), 1680, interior architecture
Hall of Mirrors in King Louis XIV’s Palace of Versailles
Mirror – Baroque source of illusion
100’s of rooms in palace
Rich decoration / details
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Rococo
Rococo
Means pebble, or shell Refined, fanciful, playful style fashionable in France due to Louis XIV’s pampered lifestyle. 1700-1789 Scenes showed the luxuries and leisurely pursuits of aristocrats and the wealthy More decorative and non-functional then Baroque
Rococo Style Pastel colors Delicately curving forms Dainty figures, Light hearted Sensual and erotic
Jean Baptiste Simeon, Boy Blowing Soap Bubbles
Antoine Watteau, L’Indifferent
Anotine Watteau, Return from Cythera
Francois Boucher, Cupid a Captive
Jean-Onore Fragonard, The Swing
William Hogarth, Breakfast Scene, from Marriage a la Mode
Jean Honore Fragonard, The Secret Meeting
Jean Honore Fragonard ,The Lover Crowned
Jean Honore Fragonard , The Bathers
Jean Honore Fragonard , Marquise de Pompadour
• Compare and Contrast each “David”. • Discuss the Artist, Time Period, and Materials used • Discuss what style characteristics are evident in each piece and how does it compare to the others? • Discuss the theme and situation that the statue portrays. How Does it fit in the time period?
David
Compare and Contrast Compare the artwork of Baroque and Rococo. What characteristics of style did they have in common? In contrast? What were the themes of Baroque? Of Rococo? What was going on in society when Baroque was popular? What was going on in society during the Rococo period?
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