Baroque Questions

Name 4 architects who worked on St. Peter's and note primary contributions of each. Compare and Contrast

+Donato d' Angelo Bramante: The original plan and the concept of a hemispherical dome +Michelangelo: The reduced plan and the ogival dome with drum +Carlo Maderno: the facade +Gianlorenzo Bernini: the colonnaded piazza

Describe the two most powerful aspects of Caravaggio's style

+Invites the viewer to participate in the scene +injected naturalism into both religious and classical subjects with unidealized figures +Sharply, dramatically lit figures emerging from a dark background

What do the skull, timepiece, and overturned glass symbolize in Vanitas Still Life by Pieter Claesz?

+Skull- death mortality +Timepiece- death reminder time is ticking +Overturned glass- glass like good fortune, major things Things can turn over, life won't necessarily be the way you want it to be

List 4 adjectives or phrases that describe the Baroque style in Catholic countries. With what religious movement is much of Baroque art in Catholic countries associated?

+The Counter Reformation +Brutaly Honest, High Contrast, Used +Dramatic theatricality, Grandiose scale, Elaborate ornateness

Compare and contrast Gentileschi's Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting and Durer's Self-Portrait.

Gentileschi's Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting- Italian Baroque not using her beauty, emphasizing strength. Caravaggio's followers spotlightshand art is about intellectual. Durer's Self-Portrait - Way of telling people how good he was. Protestant. Look at this. Showing off. Thinks of himself as a hot person. 100 years earlier. Northern high Renaissance. Presents himself good looking, serious, comparing himself to Jesus, creator. Thinks about beauty. Hands religious event

Compare and Contrast Bernini's David and Michelangelo's David

Bernini's David- 1623, Italian Baroque, Marble, Lifesize, Not Nude, Action pose, During the fight +Gianlorenzo Bernini's David was made with a different type of three-dimensional composition that seems to be forcefully thrust into a viewers space. This young hero is bent at the waist and twists far to one side ready to throw the rock at Goliath. Unlike Michelangelo's preoccupied young man contemplating the task ahead of him, Bernini's more mature David, with his lean, athletic body, tightly clenched mouth, and straining muscles, is all about tension, action and determination." (Stockstad p.716) By creating a twisting figure caught in movement, Bernini incorporates the surrounding space within his composition, making the viewer almost feel the presence of an unseen attacker behind them. This makes the viewer become part of the action scene rather than just an observer and can bring out the emotion of fear. Michelangelo's David- 1501-1504, High Renaissance, Marble, 17', Nude, Contraposto, Before the fight Michelangelo's David statue is that of a strong, confident young man. In its muscular nudity, this David embodies the antique ideal of the athletic male nude. Being in a relaxed pose with a slingshot over his shoulder, the concentrated gaze of David tells us of the emotional part of the figure. Michelangelo's David knits his brow and is staring into space, seemingly preparing himself psychologically for the battle ahead of him. This David statue is very peaceful to look at and it feels like the strongest emotion that it can bring out in a viewer is curiosity.

Describe the relationship between the viewer and the subjects in Caravaggio's work, especially as seen in Musicians and Conversion of St. Paul.

Invites the viewer to participate in the scene

What does the vast complex of Versailles symbolize? How did Louis XIV use it to promote his political agenda?

Louis XIV's power and ambition( absolute power). The castle represented absolute power. King Louis seduced the aristocrats so he can further his goal of dominating Europe.

Define Tenebrism

from the Italian, tenebroso (murky), also called dramatic illumination, is a style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, where there are violent contrasts of light and dark, and where darkness becomes a dominating feature of the image. Caravaggio