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ART OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION AND ENLIGHTENMENT:
BAROQUE AND ROCOCO
HWH Unit 3Chapter 5.2
Baroque Art (late 1500s-late 1600s) Major characteristics
Rich, full-bodied colors○ Uses light and contrast
Full of energy○ Dynamic sense of movement○ Excited, agitated feel○ Appealed to the emotion of the viewer
Ideas of space are not as defined as in the Renaissance
Characteristics Propaganda tool of the Counter Reformation
Energy conveyed the renewed energy of the Catholic church
But even Protestants capitalized on its energy It was also used to portray the grandeur of
the emerging absolute monarchs
The Musicians by Caravaggio, 1595Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Incredulity of St. Thomas by Caravaggio (1602)Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam, Germany
The Calling of St. Matthew by Caravaggio (1602)Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome
David with the Head of Goliath by Caravaggio (1610)Museo del Prado, Madrid
Medusa by Caravaggio (1590-1600) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
The Entombment by Caravaggio, 1602Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City
The Maids of Honor (Las Meninas) by Velazquez, 1656 Museo del Prado, Madrid
The Surrender of Breda by Velazquez (1635) Museo del Prado, Madrid
The Abduction of the Sabine Women by Poussin, 1636Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Rubens, Descent from the Cross (1612) The Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
La Tour, St. Joseph the Carpenter (1640s) Musée du Louvre, Paris
The Blinding of Samson by Rembrandt, 1636Städelsches Kunstinstitut mit Städtischer Galeria, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The Night Watch by Rembrandt, 1642Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Milkmaid by Vermeer, 1658 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Geographer by Vermeer, 1669Stadelsches Kunstinnstitut, Frankfurt, Germany
The Astronomer by Vermeer, 1668 Musée du Louvre, Paris
Louis XIV by Rigaud, 1701 Musée du Louvre
BAROQUE SCULPTURE
David by Bernini, 1624Galleria Borghese, Rome
Apollo and Daphne by Bernini, 1622 Galleria Borghese, Rome
Pluto and Persephone by Bernini, 1621 Galleria Borghese, Rome
The Canopy by Bernini in St. Peter’s
The Ecstasy of St. Theresa by Bernini, 1645-52Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
Faith Overthrowing Heresy by Pierre Le GrosChurch of the Gesu, Rome (1698)
BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics Glorification
Of monarchs (i.e., Versailles)Catholic Churches (i.e., St. Peter’s)
Very colorful and dramatic Utilizes columns built into walls Generally has many windows Rococo: overly elaborate Baroque
decorations
Versailles
Peterhof
Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna
Nymphenburg Palace, Munich
The Winter Palace, St. Petersburg
Rococo Interiors
Weiskirche, Bavaria, Germany
Church of the Gesu, Rome