Chapter 22 Baroque Art
Peter Paul Rubens 1625 CE Baroque Art -recording the royal engagement -mythology -visual excitement: lavish colors and textures, dramatic diagonals -political propaganda
Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of Marie de' Medici
Nicolas Poussin 1655 CE Baroque Art -idealized landscape with figures -grand manner(take only grand things-set tradition) -for teaching (technical, atmospheric, eyes move) -consistent perspective progression-foreground, middle ground, background; illuminated by an even light with gentle shadows and highlights -balance and order of nature
Landscape with Saint John on Patmos
1650 CE Diego Velasquez Baroque Art -painterly, royal portrait -personal statement; dignity and importance of painting -engaging viewers to the scene
Las Meninas
Louis le Vau and Jules Hardouin-Mansart 1655 CE Baroque Art -enlarged small chateau; whole city grew along court to move -linear perspective, classicism of architecture -three story facade arched windows separated by Ionic columns or pilasters -sensitive balance of horizontals and verticals relieve by a restrained overlay of regularly spaced projecting blocks with open, colonnade porches -hall of mirrors -decoration glorifying Louis XIV as Sun God
Palais de Versailles
Carlo Maderno, Facade Gianlorenzo Bernini, Piazza 1600 CE Baroque Art -steps out in three projecting planes ; move towards the central door -curved porticos supported by Doric columns connected with two straight porticos; motherly arms of the church
Saint Peter's Basilica and Piazza
Gianlorenzo Bernini 1650 CE Baroque Art -capture a critical, dramatic moment at its emotional and sensual height; viewers to identify with the event -floating, sense of movement, use of diagnoal & curves
Saint Teresa of Avila in Ecstasy
Judith Leyster 1625 CE Baroque Art -clothes: success and popularity as artist -remarkable light and texture
Self-Portrait
Rembrandt van Rijn 1625 CE -group portrait -charged moment, compositional technique, tenebrism -scientific and humanistic interests
The Anatomy Lesson
1600 CE Caravaggio Baroque Art -relatable, diagonal, contemporary clothing -strong light and dark, fingers guiding
The Calling of Saint Matthew
