Unit 11/12 Test -- Baroque and Rococo

art tends to support the Catholic church and many liked the use of strong dramatic effect and lighting, economy was fragile at the time, artists sought ways to move viewers and to encourage greater devotion and piety

Baroque art in Spain

- Michelangelo of generation - His David is hailed as the first Baroque sculpture

Baroque, Italy: Who is Bernini

- Architect - Used undulating walls to create motion - Facade used a mixture of concave and convex bays - Dramatic use of light and shadow - Oval-shaped dome used different coffers up to the apex

Borromini's Style

Didn't like classical, "anti-christ of painting," chose unidealized people, human dramas, did everything differently, put his own twist on things, my fav, love of my life

Caravaggio

- Renaissance: precise, orderly, rational, classical - Baroque: dynamic, theatrical

Differences between Baroque and Renaissance art

Revolved around Louis XIV (the sun God), they wanted to show their power

French Baroque art

Born in Germany, influenced by Michelangelo and Caravaggio, Flemish Baroque is his style

Peter Paul Rubens

no deeper meaning, what you see is what you get, reaction to Baroque, elegant designs and pastel color base, frivolous, dainty figures, aristocratic class liked it because they were more concerned with the pursuit of pleasure, developed in France in the wake of Louis XIV, more feminine

Rococo style

depicted Dutch middle class dwellings and with men, women and children engaging in household tasks and leisure, typically his paintings have light coming from a source on the left side, uses yellows and blues, used the camera obscure (an instrument that created an image through a hole set inside a dark box)

Vermeer

- For artists the try to persuade the faithful through dramatic works - For "absolute" rulers to overwhelm and awe

What Baroque art used for?

- The tug-of-war between the Protestant Reformation (Northern Europe) and Counter Reformation (Italy) - Catholic church

What did the Baroque style come out of?

- Art produced mainly in the 17th century - Emotional rather than intellectual responses - Dramatic and dynamic - Elaborate and grandiose

What is Baroque art?

- Buildings, painting, sculpture were adapted - Still lifes to show off luxurious things people couldn't buy, genre paintings (everyday life)

What types of things were depicted in Baroque art?

the wealthy middle class

Who were common patrons of Baroque art?

Successful merchants who took pride in their material possessions, the fruit of worldwide trade

Who were the new type of patrons in the Dutch Republic?

lots of portraiture, works showing merchant's possessions and land, still lifes, landscapes, genre scenes (Dutch republic was based on commerce and trade), catered to the Dutch middle-class

characteristics of Dutch art