Art Chapter 17

Hall of Mirrors

240 feet long and lined with large reflective glass mirrors.

Rembrandt

A Dutch painter; his work The Night Watch represents the Dutch interest in social organizations and community.

Rubens

A Flemish painter; The Raising of the Cross is typically Baroque in its use of an S-curve for Christ's body and the overall sense of movement.

Poussin

A French painter; his work The Ashes of Phokian represents the French's more restrained and classical style of Baroque.

Velasquez

A Spanish court painter; his masterpiece Las Meninas used light to create drama and emphasis, and help organize a complex composition.

Caravaggio

An Italian painter; he influenced many other Baroque artists with his use of dramatic lighting. Entombment of Christ is one example of his technique. Perspective was used to control the eye level of the viewer.

Gentileschi

An Italian painter; her work of art, Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes combined dramatic lighting with rich primary colors to enhance the visual bexperience.

Bernini

An Italian sculptor and architect; his Cornaro Chapel combined architecture, paining, sculpture, and lighting to create a theatrical experience.

Cuvillies the Elder

An architect; Mirror Room is visually elaborate and profuse with its twisting, almost visibly growing decorative forms.

Baroque part 2

Art in general favored rich and complex ornamentation. It has been called dynamic and theatrical. Each European country developed its own style.

The Baroque style is characterized by the work of the following artists:

Bernini, Gen'leschi, Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Velasquez,

Watteau and Fragonard

Both of these French painters express through their work the dreamlike aristocratic qualities that appealed to the wealthy during the 18th century.

Rococo Part 2

French word meaning "rocks" and "shells"

Rococo style

It originated in France but was soon exported to other European countries.

Secularism

Nonreligious or the exclusion of religious subject matter in works of art.

Versailles

Occupies about 200 acres and more than a quarter mile wide; it includes extensive formal gardens and several grand châteaux.

Genre Painting

Painting that focused on scenes of everyday life.

Jacques-Louis David

The end of the 18th century in Europe is characterized by the French Revolution. Neoclassicism became the official style of this Revolution. Jacques-Louis David was its official artist.

Rococo

The first half to three-quarters of the 18th century is often referred to as Rococo, a development and extension of Baroque style.

Baroque

This art is full of emotion, energy, and movement. Colors are more vivid and contrasting than in Renaissance art. There is a strong presence of light in much of the artwork.