Download Baroque - Mrs. Duvall Art History

1580-1700
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Baroque is derived from the Italian word
“barocco” which means “misshapen pearl.”
rejected the classical styles of the Renassiance.
Art was used to restore the power of the
monarchy and the church.
Characteristics include:
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excess, ornamentation, contrasts, tensions, and
energy.
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French King Louis XIV, aka the Sun King
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Took dance classes from Pierre Beauchamps,
Employed musician Jean-Baptiste Lully,
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The Royal Academy of Music and Dance in France.
Book-History Dance in Art and Education,
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Dancer and contributed to the grown of ballet
His favorite ballet was called “Apollo”
the basis of ballet technique-what we know today
All educated people learned to dance (like us
driving)
People didn’t dance on their toes until the 19th
century
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Theatre productions inside on stages.
Became more elaborate as did scenic elements
and costumes.
Spectacular court productions were called
masques
By the end of the 18th century, women actors
Writing explored more domestic themes.
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German composer
Worked for a church.
Not well known
Played the harpsichord
Remembered for his
Cantatas.
A Cantata
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musical work that
consisted of several pieces
of music that were related
to each other by their text
from bible.
25 minutes, sung in
German.
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Most famous works:
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Toccata And Fugue In D
Minor
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Germany composer
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Well known
Oratorio
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Longer, tells a religious story and the text is not
directly from the Bible.
Famous work- The Messiah.
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settled in England
the story of the birth, passion, and resurrection of
Christ.
Usually performed during Christmas
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The Catholic Church was no longer the
dominant religion in every European country.
In Germany, (Protestant) Bach wrote cantatas
for the Lutheran church service.
In England (Catholic) oratorios were
performed as special music concerts as an
alternative to opera.
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Characteristics: excess, ornamentation, full of
drama and energy
appeal to the heart instead of the mind.
Emotion was the goal
break from the “Classical” qualities of the
Renaissance.
Catholic countries used religious subject matter
to draw people back
Protestants countries wanted no religious art
for their churches.
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Born in Italy
Used chiaroscuro, extreme
contrasts between light
and dark values, to
illuminate his works.
His figures were flawed
appeared more real and
human.
His paintings were
shocking at the time.
People thought he was
being disrespectful by
showing religious figures
as ordinary, everyday
people.
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His life was far from being
considered religious.
trouble with the law.
fights, was sued and sent
to prison.
In 1606 killed a man in an
argument over a score in a
tennis game.
Caught pneumonia and
died at the age of
39.
“St. Francis in Ecstasy”
Caravaggio, 1595
“The
Flagellation
of Christ”
by Caravaggio
“David and Goliath” by Caravaggio
“Salome with the Head of the Baptist”
by Caravaggio
“The Cardsharps”
Caravaggio, 1595
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Born in Holland
He moved to Amsterdam to work with an artist
who had studied in Italy and was greatly
influenced by Caravaggio.
Learned how to use chiaroscuro
Unlike most Dutch painters, Rembrandt painted
religious subjects;
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self-portraits, as well as landscapes, portraits, still-lifes,
and genre paintings.
remembered for his special use of lighting, creating
a golden glow around his subjects to express mood
and emotion