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ART OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION AND ENLIGHTENMENT: BAROQUE AND ROCOCO HWH Unit 3 Chapter 5.2

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ART OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION AND ENLIGHTENMENT:

BAROQUE AND ROCOCO

HWH Unit 3Chapter 5.2

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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

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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

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The Musicians by Caravaggio, 1595Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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The Incredulity of St. Thomas by Caravaggio (1602)Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam, Germany

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The Calling of St. Matthew by Caravaggio (1602)Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome

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David with the Head of Goliath by Caravaggio (1610)Museo del Prado, Madrid

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Medusa by Caravaggio (1590-1600) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

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The Entombment by Caravaggio, 1602Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City

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The Maids of Honor (Las Meninas) by Velazquez, 1656 Museo del Prado, Madrid

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The Surrender of Breda by Velazquez (1635) Museo del Prado, Madrid

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The Abduction of the Sabine Women by Poussin, 1636Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Rubens, Descent from the Cross (1612) The Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp

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La Tour, St. Joseph the Carpenter (1640s) Musée du Louvre, Paris

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The Blinding of Samson by Rembrandt, 1636Städelsches Kunstinstitut mit Städtischer Galeria, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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The Night Watch by Rembrandt, 1642Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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The Milkmaid by Vermeer, 1658 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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The Geographer by Vermeer, 1669Stadelsches Kunstinnstitut, Frankfurt, Germany

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The Astronomer by Vermeer, 1668 Musée du Louvre, Paris

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Louis XIV by Rigaud, 1701 Musée du Louvre

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BAROQUE SCULPTURE

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David by Bernini, 1624Galleria Borghese, Rome

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Apollo and Daphne by Bernini, 1622 Galleria Borghese, Rome

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Pluto and Persephone by Bernini, 1621 Galleria Borghese, Rome

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The Canopy by Bernini in St. Peter’s

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The Ecstasy of St. Theresa by Bernini, 1645-52Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome

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Faith Overthrowing Heresy by Pierre Le GrosChurch of the Gesu, Rome (1698)

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BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE

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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

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Versailles

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Peterhof

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Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna

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Nymphenburg Palace, Munich

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The Winter Palace, St. Petersburg

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Rococo Interiors

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Weiskirche, Bavaria, Germany

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Church of the Gesu, Rome

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