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