Post on 19-Apr-2015
Renaissance vs. Baroque Art
How are they different?
How are they different?
Renaissance vs. Baroque
• Order
• Rationalism
• Nature
• Symmetry
• Emotional
• Ornate
• Dynamic
• dramatic
• Asymmetric
Other art styles
Mannerism
• Arose in the later Renaissance
• A reaction to the pure naturalism and
order of Renaissance
• Pursues emotional effect through artificial
qualities
Mannerism
El Greco
Rococo
• Arose in the late Baroque period
• Lighthearted, playful, intended to please
the senses
• A reaction to the formality of Louis XIV’s
court
Rococo
Rococo
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Renaissance
Mannerism
Baroque
Rococo
The Flow and Evolution of European Art
The Ecstasy of St.
Theresa
Gianlorenzo Bernini
Italian
Baroque
Italian
Baroque
The Crucifixion of St.
Peter
Michelangelo Caravaggio
Flemish
Baroque
Descent from the Cross
Peter Paul Reubens
Flemish
Baroque
Charle I with M. de St.
Antoine
Anthony van Dyck
Dutch
Baroque
Rembrandt
van Rijn
The Night
Watch
Dutch
Baroque
The Storm on the
Sea of Galilee
Rembrandt
van Rijn
Dutch
Baroque
The Milkmaid
Johannes
Vermeer
English
Baroque
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews
Thomas Gainsborough
Baroque
Architecture
St. Paul’s
Cathedral, London
Christopher
Wren
Baroque
Architecture
Queluz National Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
Baroque
Architecture
Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin
Baroque Architecture
The Palace of Versailles
Baroque Architecture
The Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
Baroque
Architecture
The Smolny Cathedral
in St. Petersburg,
Russia
Baroque
Architecture
Basilica di Superga near Turin, Italy
Baroque
Architecture
Basilica of St. Peter’s, Rome