Baroque Art
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.
Why is this artwork so influential?
Jan Vermeer, Allegory of the Art of Painting, 1670-1675. Oil on canvas, 4' 4" x 3' 8". Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
This painting is the Allegory of the Art of Painting by Jan Vermeer and is a Dutch Baroque painter. The painting is a realistic representation of an artist's workplace notable with light illuminating the interior. The style is genre painting. The painting depicts an artist painting a female subject with a large map of the Netherlands in the background. The artist in the painting is thought to be a self portrait of Jan Vermeer.
Idealized bodies, Audience involved, Emotional- humanismChristian symbols, Theatrical/movement
What are Counter Reformation aesthetics?
Artemisia Gentileschi, Self-portrait as the allegory of Painting (La Pittura), 1638-39 Female artist showing off her artistic technical skills. The painting shows Gentileschi in the act of painting (allegory). She was said to have placed to angled mirrors to achieve the unusual side view of herself. The gold chain around her neck symbolizes imitation, and the garment she is wearing expresses the artist's skill. You can identify her use of tenebrism and chiaroscuro.
Why is this artwork so influential?
Caravaggio, Entombment, ca. 1597-1601. The painting depicts Caravaggios interpretation of the emtombment of christ. Caravaggios paintings were different than those of the Renaissance because he woulnt portray his human figures as being beautiful and herioc. Instead hes figures were bent, cowering, or reclining. He uses tenebrism and chiarroscirro to highlight Christ and his limb body as he is being put into his tomb.
Why is this artwork so influential?
David, Gianlorenzo Bernini, 1623 Highlights interactive Papal commissions of Counter Reformation art: Idealized bodies, Audience involved, Emotional- humanismChristian symbols, Theatrical/movement
Why is this artwork so influential?
Gianlorenzo Bernini, Ecstasy of Saint Theresa, 1645-1652 1st installation art. Highlights interactive Papal commissions of Counter Reformation art: Idealized bodies, Audience involved, Emotional- humanismChristian symbols, Theatrical/movement Controversy: Is the Roman Catholic church using "sex" to keep people in the church.
Why is this artwork so influential?
Jules Hardouin-Mansart & Charles Le Brun, Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) Palace of Versailles, 1670. The Hall of Mirrors is the central gallery of the Palace of Versailles that began. It began construction under King Louis XIV in 1678 and was made up of the most expensive materials of the time, mirrors. Using the mirrors which reflect the gardens doubles the space appearance and ushers in the Rococo.
Why is this artwork so influential?
Peter Paul Rubens, Consequences of Outbreak of War, 1638. 1st International style. 1st artwork to show the horrors of war on both the losing AND winning sides. Served as an allegory and Rubens' artistic response for Europe's Thirty Years' War. Rubenesque larger bodied females later critiqued.
Why is this artwork so influential?
Peter Paul Rubens, Elevation of the Cross, Antwerp Cathedral, Antwerp, Belgium, 1610. 1st International style of art combining all of the new artistic elements of the Renaissance and Baroque time periods. Also one of 1st depictions of good vs evil.
Why is this artwork so influential?
Rembrandt van Rijn, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, 1632. Hallmarks of Northern Baroque art of the Protestants including naturalized bodies, tenebrism Group portrait showing everyone doing an action
Why is this artwork so influential?
Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait, ca. 1659-1660. Oil on canvas, approx. 3' 8 3/4" x 3' 1". The Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood House, London. Rembrandt was one of 1st artists to create multiple self-portraits during his life. Later empirical self-portraits convey a record of his aging features; painted when he was 54 years old. Known for Rembrandt/triangular lighting under the eye.
Why is this artwork so influential?
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (Night Watch), 1642. Group portrait showing everyone doing an action, including all parts of loading and firing a gun.
Why is this artwork so influential?