Baroque Sculpture

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Baroque Sculpture By: Casey Barrett (Group Project)

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Baroque Sculpture. By: Casey Barrett (Group Project). Overseas travel, the rising wealth,. and newly developed theories. p rovided the context for the. Baroque style to emerge. With. its ornateness , spatial grandeur,. a nd theatrical flamboyance, Baroque had. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Baroque Sculpture

By: Casey Barrett(Group Project)

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Overseas travel, the rising wealth,and newly developed theories

provided the context for theBaroque style to emerge. With

its ornateness, spatial grandeur,and theatrical flamboyance, Baroque had

become the center piece to an age of vital expansion. It mirrored religious fervor of the Catholic Reformation (Italy),

worked to glorify royal wealth and majesty (France),conveyed the self-reflective spirit of Protestant

devotionalism (Northern Europe), and embraced the new view of the universe from the Scientific Revolution (West).Flourishing from 1600 to 1750,

the Baroque style brought keen naturalism and emotionalism to

Western art. Baroque sculptorsused light and space to convey

physical energy and dramaticmovement.

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The original Baroque sculptor was Gianlorenzo Bernini. He was a modern Caravaggio (original Baroque painter) at the time. He brought the theatrical spirit of Baroque painting to Italian sculpture. Bernini was one of Rome’s leading sculptors in the seventeenth century. Under Bernini’s direction, Rome became the “city of fountains” with the revival of the Fountain of the Four Rivers. It was a favorite ornamental device of the Baroque era.

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Bernini also challenged Renaissance sculptural tradition by investing it with a virtuosic naturalism and dramatic movement. He created his own David. In contrast withthe languid and effeminateDavid of Donatello or the Classically posed hero of Michelangelo, Bernini’s David appears in mid-action.Thus giving it a visual narrative.

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Bernini’s most important contribution to Baroque religious sculpture was his multimedia masterpiece The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. Bold illusionism heightens the theatrical effect. Sweetness and eroticism dominate this extraordinary image.

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After Bernini leading the way for Baroque sculpture, others began to take their try at it. One of these sculptors was François Girardon. He created Apollo Attended by the Nymphs to link the Greek sun god with the French King (Louis XIV) who assigned him the job.

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Another famous sculptor from the Baroque era who took his try at the art was Aleijadinho. Aleijadinho was Brazil’s most famous Baroque artist. His finest work is considered to be his set of statues of the Santuario de Bom Jesus de Matosinhos in Congonhas.

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Making sculptures in the Baroque era consisted of using different materials. These materials included marble (most popular), stucco (pliable, light plaster), and bronze. These three were the most common.

Marble

Stucco

Bronze

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The Baroque style is still usedtoday as inspiration when it

comes to decorating a home,creating graphic art, or even getting

tattoos. The Baroque era has left a hugeimpact on history and now in our modernworld. Baroque sculpture helped push the Baroque style even further into popularity.

Buildings and places outdoors are decoratedwith elements from Baroque sculpture.

Sculpture will always impact the world,

but none have made as muchnoise as Baroque sculpture.

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