• Born after the Council of Trent in Catholic countries is the artisctic frepresentation of the Counter- Reformation.• It tries to educate the christians into their faith, so its has to be clear
and naturalistic, triying to inspirate piety.• The principals promoters are the Church and Monarchies in Catholic
countries, and the burghers in the Protestant ones.• It has a tendency to grandiosity.• Baroque desires to evoke emotions, often in dramatic ways.• Baroque artists loved to play with light and colours.
ARCHITECTURE
• Use of classical orders columns and solomonic or twisted columns• Use of central floor plan• Use of dramatic light-and-shade contrasts• Opulent use of ornaments• Illusory effects like trompe l’oleil
ITALY
C. Maderno
Vatican
BerniniSt. Peter’s Baldachin St. Peter’s Square
Sant’Andrea al Quirinale
BorrominiSan Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza Sant’Agnese in Agone
SPAINHurtado Izquierdo: Cartuja of Granada Alonso Cano: Cathedral of Granada
(façade)
Jose ChurrigueraSan Esteban
Nuevo Baztán
FRANCEMansart: Val de Gracê Versailles
ENGLANDChr. Wren: St Paul’s Cathedral N. Hawksmoor: Christ Church at
Spitalfields
SCULPTURE
• Great dynamism: strong curves, decoration, etc.• Multiple ideal viewing angles.• Great development of expression.• The most used materials were wood, marble and
bronze.
BerniniDavid
Apollo and Daphne
Ecstasy of St. Teresa
J. Martínez MontañésSan Jerónimo
Christ of Clemency
Alonso CanoSt. John the Baptist
Inmaculada del facistol
PAINTING
• It reflects grandeur or sensuality• Strong emotional content• Naturalism or realism and classicism• Themes: classical mythology or Judeo- Christian tradition, and also
landscapes, selfportraits and still life works• A mastery of light and shadows: chiaroscuro and tenebrism• Painters tried to involve the viewer into the scene
CaravaggioThe Conversion in the Way to Damascus Call of St. Matthew
Crucifixion of St. Peter Judith and Holofernes
Artemisia GentileschiSelfportrait Danae
Diego VelázquezBacchus Innocent X
Pablo de Valladolid The Fable of Arachne or the Spinners
Las Meninas
Rubens
Leda and the Swan
The three Graces
RembrandtNight Watch Selfportrait
Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp Saskia smiling
J. VermeerThe Milkmaid
Girl with a Pearl Earring
F. HalsJester with a Lute Gypsy Girl
M. HobbemaThe Avenue at Middelharnis Wooded Landscape