Baroque Architecture &

SculptureBernini and Ribera

Can you discuss the specific formal characteristics of work?

Can you explain why the work is Baroque?

BerniniThe Baldacchino1624bronze, partly giltSt. Peter’s, Vatican

BerniniThe Baldacchino1624bronze, partly giltSt. Peter’s, Vatican

Filippo Brunelleschi Spedale degli Innocenti 1419

An exemplary piece of early Renaissance architecture. How is this work different from Bernini’s? Each artist has designed a canopy—a covering—of sorts….

BerniniSaint Teresa of Avila in Ecstasy 1647-52 marbleCappella Cornaro, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome

This sculpture represents Saint Teresa as she has a vision.

BerniniSaint Teresa of Avila in Ecstasy 1647-52 marbleCappella Cornaro, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome

BerniniBeata Ludovica Albertoni

1671-74 marbleCappella Altieri, San Francesco a Ripa, Rome

This sculpture represents the nun, Ludovica Albertoni, on her deathbed.

She is experiencing religious ecstasy as she meets with the Holy Spirit.

MichelangeloPietà1499marble

A very spiritual work, yet incredibly different. How?

Portal of the Hospicio de San FernandoPerdo de Ribera1722Madrid

Façade of the Church of Sant’AndreaLeon Battista Alberti1470Mantua