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Baroque and Rococo

• 17th and 18th Century

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Baroque

• The term Baroque once had a negative meaning.
• The name is derived from Baroque pearls
• pearls with unusual, odd shapes
• Compared to Renaissance art, it was considered to
  be
• over-dramatic
• The architecture, overly decorated.

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Baroque Pearl
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Baroque Style

• Baroque style is Dramatic
• Strong Contrast of Light and Dark
• Dynamic Composition
• Architecture is decorative / many details

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• Roman Catholic Church supported Baroque art style
  in response to the Protestant Reformation
  (movement to reform Catholic Church)
• communication of religious themes with viewer's
  direct and emotional involvement
• Aristocracy adopted Baroque style
• to impress visitors and to express triumphant
  power and control

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• Baroque Style spread throughout Europe
• Italy, Holland, France, Spain, and England.

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Baroque Art 1600-1750
Catholic Countries Italy, Flanders (Flemish),
Spain, France Common Traits that reflect the
values of the time -Gigantic religious works to
display their faiths triumph and to over-whelm
and attract new worshippers. -Massive displays
of wealth by absolute monarchs to enchant and
impress visitors.
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Baroque Art 1600-1750
Catholic Countries Italy, Flanders (Flemish),
Spain, France What to look for -Use of light
harsh light from single source to concentrate
your eye (chiaroscuro but for focal
point). -Saints and miracles looking like
ordinary people and events -dynamic explosion of
energy images captured at height of
action -VERY voluptuous female nudes -portraits
posed to show refinement but looked
real -huge clouds in landscapes
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Baroque Art 1600-1750

• Two distinct schools of Baroque Art
• Catholic Countries Italy, Flanders (Flemish or
  Austrian/Spanish Netherlands), Spain, France
• Protestant Countries England Holland (Dutch)

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Italian Baroque
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Annibale Carracci, Loves of the Gods, 1597
1601, Ceiling Fresco
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• Commissioned by Cardinal Farnese to celebrate the
  wedding of his brother
• Various Gods and Humans in lovequadro riportato
  looks like framed easel paintings
• Inspired by Italian Renaissance art
  (Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian)

Annibale Carracci, Loves of the Gods
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Comparison

• Baroque fresco

Renaissance fresco
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• Caravaggio, Conversion of St. Paul, 1601, Oil on
  Canvas

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• Story of Pharisee Saul converting to Christianity
• Appears to be an accident in the horse stable
  (everyday life)
• Caravaggio used strong light and dark / shadowy
  style (greatly influenced European art)
• Perspective and Chiaroscuro (light and shadow)
  used to bring the viewer closer to the event

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• Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew, 1597 1601,
  Oil on Canvas

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• Christ enters from the right to summon Levi (a
  Roman tax collector) to a higher calling
• Bland street scene (normal, everyday life)
• Caravaggios style of strong light and
  shadowLight as a symbol of God

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Comparison
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• Caravaggio, Crucifixion of St. Peter

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• Caravaggio, Judith Slaying Holofernes

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Artemisia Gentileschi
Judith Slaying Holofernes
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• Gianlorenzo Bernini, Baldacchino, 1624 1633,
  Gilded Bronze

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• Bronze canopy over the tomb of St. Peter
• Focal point of church
• Made from Bronze of doors of the ancient Roman
  Pantheon (Pantheon was a temple for Pagan
  religion)
• Commissioned by the Barberini Family

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Bernini

• Expressive
• Dynamic
• Energetic

David
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David
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Bernini Italian
The Ecstasy of St. Theresa
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Dutch Baroque
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Baroque Art 1600-1750
Protestant Countries Holland (Dutch) England
Common Traits that reflect the values of the
time -Still lifes -Landscapes -Portraits -Ver
y little to no religious imagery
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• Independence from Spain
• Trade and Banking Patrons of Art
• Protestant rejected religious art, traded for
  portraits, genre scenes, and landscapes

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• Created when he was a student
• Exercise in lighting, expression
• Rembrandt created at least 70 self-portraits
  during his lifetime (oil paintings and etchings)

Rembrandt van Rijn Self-Portrait in a Cap,
Etching, 1630
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Rembrant Self-Portraits
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• Rembrandt van Rijn, Return of the Prodigal Son,
  1665,

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• Stillness / inward contemplation (less dramatic
  than Italian Baroque paintings)
• Humility and humanity of Christ
• Father and Son relationship (father forgiving
  Christ)
• Light mixed with shadow
• Light focused on father and son

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• Rembrant, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp

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• Frans Hals, The Women of the Regents of the Old
  Mens Home at Haarlem, 1664

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• Somber and Serious
• Very orderly composition
• Monochromatic Color Palette (black and white and
  gray)
• Women look out of painting (2 look at viewer)

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Vermeer Dutch
The Geographer
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French Baroque
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Louis XIV expanded the Louve and extended
expenses for the building and completion of
versailles

• Hyancinthe Rigaud, Louis XIV, 1701,

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• King Louis XIV
• Grandiose
• Absolute Monarchy
• Wore high heels to make him taller (54)

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• Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Charles Le Brun, Hall
  of Mirrors (Palace of Versailles), 1680, interior
  architecture

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• Hall of Mirrors in King Louis XIVs Palace of
  Versailles
• Mirror Baroque source of illusion
• 100s of rooms in palace
• Rich decoration / details

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Rococo
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Rococo

• Means pebble, or shell
• Refined, fanciful, playful style fashionable in
  France due to Louis XIVs pampered lifestyle.
• 1700-1789
• Scenes showed the luxuries and leisurely pursuits
  of aristocrats and the wealthy
• More decorative and non-functional then Baroque

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Rococo Style

• Pastel colors
• Delicately curving forms
• Dainty figures,
• Light hearted
• Sensual and erotic

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Jean Baptiste Simeon, Boy Blowing Soap Bubbles
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• Antoine Watteau, LIndifferent

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• Anotine Watteau, Return from Cythera

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• Francois Boucher, Cupid a Captive

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• Jean-Onore Fragonard, The Swing

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• William Hogarth, Breakfast Scene, from Marriage a
  la Mode

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Jean Honore Fragonard, The Secret Meeting
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• Jean Honore Fragonard ,The Lover Crowned

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• Jean Honore Fragonard , The Bathers

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• Jean Honore Fragonard , Marquise de Pompadour

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Review Art from Baroque to Rococo
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• Compare and Contrast each David.
• Discuss the Artist, Time Period, and Materials
  used
• Discuss what style characteristics are evident in
  each piece and how
• does it compare to the others?
• Discuss the theme and situation that the statue
  portrays. How
• Does it fit in the time period?

David
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Compare and Contrast

• Compare the artwork of Baroque and Rococo.
• What characteristics of style did they have in
  common? In contrast?
• What were the themes of Baroque? Of Rococo?
• What was going on in society when Baroque was
  popular?
• What was going on in society during the Rococo
  period?