Baroque Art

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Invention of camera obscura

How did Baroque artists like Rembrandt paint such realistic details?

Naturalistic bodies, Audience involved, Emotional- humanism, Some Christian symbolsLimited movement, Tenebrism

What are Protestant aesthetics?

Group portraiture, triangular lighting under the eyes, active portraits, self portrait as an important artistic subject

What are the impacts of Rembrandt on future art?

Tenebrism and psychological realism

What features of Caravaggio does Artemisia Gentilleschi use in her artwork?

•What's she thinking? Unresolved •Unknown model wife/daughters? •Wet paint on pearl, mouth & eye •Portrait of a relationship rather than a person

What is difference between Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" and da Vinci's "Mona Lisa"?

Gianlorenzo Bernini, baldacchino Saint Peter's, Vatican City, Rome, Italy, 1624-1633. Gilded bronze, approx. 100' high. This baldacchino marks the high altar of this church and St. Peter's burial site and reflects the power of the Catholic church and Pope Urban VIII. The serpentine brackets form the apex of the canopy, elevate the orb and cross, and symbolize the Church's triumph over the world.

What is the messafe of this artwork?

Vanitas Still Life is a Dutch Baroque painting. It depicts still life of a table with clutter such as a book, metal objects, and a skull with a monochromatic background. The artwork uses earthy tones of brown to convey transient vanity (Vanitas). The purpose of the skull is to reference memento mori; you must remember you aren't immortal; you must die.

What is this genre of Baroque painting called?

Etching (engraving is a very close approximation as well and an acceptable answer in an introductory Art History class). Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving the Children (Hundred Guilder Print), ca. 1649.

What type of print is this?

•Trusting in Jesus rather than doing good works would save people from their sins. •Only God could forgive sins not the Pope. •Pope can make mistakes. •Bible guides action not the Church •All Christians should read and can pray without the aid of a priest. •Indulgences cannot be sold to get sinners out of purgatory.

What were Luther's 95 Thesis ideas that impacted the church?

Rubens, Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentilleschi

Which 3 Baroque artists don't fit into either Counter Reformation or Protestant aesthetics?

Caravaggio, Conversion of Saint Paul, 1601. Caravaggio had made great use of tenebrism, as is evident in this artwork. Tenebrism is a form of chiaroscuro in which the contrast between light and dark is greatly pronounced.

Which Baroque artist most likely created this artwork?

Judith Leyster, Self-Portrait, ca. 1630 (though Frans Hals would have been an acceptable answer as well). Dutch Baroque painting. Flaunts Leyster's prowess as a genre painter and portrait painter. She isn't dressed to paint because artists in the 17th century Europe sought to be treated as professionally as possible. Not wanting to come off as a craftsperson, Leyster depicts herself in the clothing of the class that she aspires to be in.

Which Baroque artist most likely made this artwork?

Rembrandt van Rijn, Return of the Prodigal Son, ca. 1665. This Dutch baroque painting is a biblical parable that depicts the return of the prodigal son to his father. The son has returned after wasting his inheritance and he kneels for forgiveness and a renewed place in the family. His father shows a tender gesture but in the back, his brother crosses his hands in judgment and stands next to two bankers. Tenenbrism is present as the father and son are illuminated by a light. The son's clothes are extremely drab while everyone else wears vibrant attire. Rembrandt wanted to focus on creating an honest Christian image rather than an ornate one. The image was primarily to convey emotion and the Christian idea of mercy to its audience.

Which Baroque artist most likely made this artwork?

Peter Paul Rubens, Arrival of Marie de Medici at Marseilles, 1622-1625.

Which Baroque artist most likely painted this artwork?

Claude Lorrain or Nicholas Poussin. Landscape with Cattle and Peasants, 1629. A French Baroque piece, it depicts a pastoral landscape scene with the common folk streamside. The artwork blends the trees and free sky through painterly lines rather than linear. The landscape mirrors Lorrain's exploration of Rome after his tour in Italy, Germany, and France (which is like the Grand Tour). The artwork reveals Lorrain's landscape style of dark foliage on one side and a stream with tiny people on the other under a misty sky. Lorrain's immensity of nature beautifies even the most mundane activities such as the one seen here.

Who is the most likely Baroque artist of this work?

The stairwell contains barrel-vaulted colonnades, which receed making the space appear larger, and a highly decorated arch and ceiling. The opulent and dramatic style used in creating the decoration of this staircase is a precursor to the Rococo movement.

Why is the Scala Regia (1666) by Bernini influential?

Calling of Saint Matthew, 1601 Caravaggio uses psychological realism and tenebrism by directing two sources of light that come from the right. The characters in this work are seen wearing Baroque contemporary fashion rather than Biblical attire. Message: Christ can save anyone even drinkers and tax collectors.Controversially Jesus is hidden in the shadows.

Why is this artwork influential?

Diego Velazquez, Las Meninas, 1656. Las Meninas by Diego Velasquez was commissioned by the Spanish royal family to soften their image to their countrymen. The painting features a group portrait. The young Infanta Margarita is surrounded by her maids, attendants, two dwarfs, and a dog as king was responislbe for helping everyone.. Velasquez shows himself behind a large canvas looking outward toward the viewer in order to advertise himself through his art and raise the value of artists. Rubens artworks are hidden in the background.

Why is this artwork influential?

Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes, ca. 1614-1620. Creation of female empowerment and borrowing the tenebrism and psychological realism of Caravaggio. 1st women to be admitted to Florence's Academia de Disegno.