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THE AGE OF THE
BAROQUEBAROQUE
THE AGE OF THE
BAROQUEBAROQUE
1717thth and and earlyearly
1818thth centuriecenturie
ss
WhenWhen??
INFLUENCES UPONTHE
BAROQUEBAROQUE::
INFLUENCES UPONTHE
BAROQUEBAROQUE::
THE AGE OF ABSOLUTE ABSOLUTE
MONARCHYMONARCHY
THE AGE OF ABSOLUTE ABSOLUTE
MONARCHYMONARCHY
VIOLENTVIOLENTCONFLICTCONFLICTS OVER S OVER
RELIGIONRELIGION
VIOLENTVIOLENTCONFLICTCONFLICTS OVER S OVER
RELIGIONRELIGION
1524-16481524-1648
THE RESURGENCE OF CATHOLICISMCATHOLICISMTHE RESURGENCE OF CATHOLICISMCATHOLICISM
WEALTH WEALTH FROM FROM
TRADE AND TRADE AND COMMERCECOMMERCE
WEALTH WEALTH FROM FROM
TRADE AND TRADE AND COMMERCECOMMERCE
THE THE SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC
REVOLUTIONREVOLUTION
THE THE SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC
REVOLUTIONREVOLUTION
Characteristics of Characteristics of TheThe
BaroqueBaroque:
Characteristics of Characteristics of TheThe
BaroqueBaroque:
DramDramaticatic
Statement of the
Subject!
DramDramaticatic
Statement of the
Subject!
GRANDIOSE GRANDIOSE EXPRESSION!EXPRESSION!
THEATRICALITYTHEATRICALITY
GRANDIOSE GRANDIOSE EXPRESSION!EXPRESSION!
THEATRICALITYTHEATRICALITY
Emphasis on the
BIG and
LARGE:OVERSTATEMENT
Emphasis on the
BIG and
LARGE:OVERSTATEMENT
Rubens:Marie de Medici
Arriving at Marseilles
Rubens:Marie de Medici
Arriving at Marseilles
TensionTensionand
ConflictConflicton a HeroicHeroic often
Tragic ScaleTragic Scale
TensionTensionand
ConflictConflicton a HeroicHeroic often
Tragic ScaleTragic Scale
Rubens: The Lion HuntRubens: The Lion Hunt
PASSIOPASSIONN!!
AWEAWE!!ACTIVITYACTIVITY!!
PASSIOPASSIONN!!
AWEAWE!!ACTIVITYACTIVITY!!
The use of LightLight
and DarkDark
The use of LightLight
and DarkDarkin contrast for EmphasisEmphasis
The The REALISTIC REALISTIC
DEPICTION of DEPICTION of a WIDE a WIDE
RANGE of RANGE of HUMANITYHUMANITY
The The REALISTIC REALISTIC
DEPICTION of DEPICTION of a WIDE a WIDE
RANGE of RANGE of HUMANITYHUMANITY
Velasquez: Velasquez: The The
Waterseller Waterseller of Sevilleof Seville
Velasquez: Velasquez: The The
Waterseller Waterseller of Sevilleof Seville
Jan Steen: Jan Steen: Easy Come, Easy GoEasy Come, Easy GoJan Steen: Jan Steen: Easy Come, Easy GoEasy Come, Easy Go
Anthony Anthony Van Dyck:Van Dyck:Portrait of Portrait of Charles ICharles I
Anthony Anthony Van Dyck:Van Dyck:Portrait of Portrait of Charles ICharles I
Jan Vermeer:
The Milkmaid
Jan Vermeer:
The Milkmaid
a few more
EXAMPLESEXAMPLESa few more
EXAMPLESEXAMPLES
IN PAINTING:IN PAINTING:
RembrandtRembrandt
Diego Diego VelasquezVelasquez
Peter Paul Peter Paul RubensRubens
Rembrandt: Rembrandt: The Night WatchThe Night Watch
Velasquez:Velasquez:
Las Las MeninasMeninas
Velasquez:Velasquez:
Las Las MeninasMeninas
Rubens:Christ on the Cross Between the Two Thieves
Rubens:Christ on the Cross Between the Two Thieves
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Christopher Wren
Louis Le Vau
SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE:SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE:
Bernini:The
Ecstasy of St.
Theresa
Bernini:The
Ecstasy of St.
Theresa
Louis Le VauLouis Le Vau
Louis XIV’s Palace of VersaillesLouis XIV’s Palace of VersaillesLouis XIV’s Palace of VersaillesLouis XIV’s Palace of Versailles
André Le Nôtre André Le Nôtre Versailles Gardens Versailles Gardens
St. Peter’s Square, Rome
St. Peter’s Square, Rome
Bernini
St. Peter’s Square, RomeSt. Peter’s Square, RomeSt. Peter’s Square, RomeSt. Peter’s Square, Rome
WrenWren
St. Paul’s Cathedral, LondonSt. Paul’s Cathedral, LondonSt. Paul’s Cathedral, LondonSt. Paul’s Cathedral, London
Belvedere Palace, ViennaBelvedere Palace, ViennaBelvedere Palace, ViennaBelvedere Palace, Vienna
Johann von HildebrandtJohann von Hildebrandt
Schönbrunn Palace, ViennaSchönbrunn Palace, ViennaSchönbrunn Palace, ViennaSchönbrunn Palace, Vienna
Nikolaus PacassiNikolaus Pacassi
Baroque Gardens show geometric precisionBaroque Gardens show geometric precisionBaroque Gardens show geometric precisionBaroque Gardens show geometric precision
Mazes showed math, science and Mazes showed math, science and horticulture and added fun for guestshorticulture and added fun for guests
Hampton Court, EnglandHampton Court, England
Fountains decorated and showed the power to control water
Peterhof Palace St. PetersburgPeterhof Palace St. Petersburg
IN MUSICIN MUSIC::IN MUSICIN MUSIC::
Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach
Antonio VivaldiAntonio Vivaldi
Claudio Giovanni Claudio Giovanni MonteverdiMonteverdi
George Frederic George Frederic HandelHandel
Jean-Baptiste LullyJean-Baptiste Lully
BachBachBachBach
LullyLullyMonteverdiMonteverdi
HandHandelel
HandHandelel
VivaldiVivaldiVivaldiVivaldi
