By: Ms. W

Baroque Era

1600- 1800 (most popular during the 1700’s because of the counter-reformation)- Italy, German, South America, France and Flanders- Wasn’t popular in Holland or England.

Religious Reformation - used art to re-infuse the Catholic faith - new faiths ( Protestant and Calvinists)- used art instead of scriptures

Background

Images are direct, obvious, and dramatic.Draws viewer into the scene.Depictions are physically and psychologically

real. Emotionally Intense.Extravagant settingsDramatic use of color and contrasts between

light and dark (shadows)Overlapping of figures and elementsIntense light

Characteristics of Baroque Art:

Grandiose visions

Conversions

Martyrdom and death

Intense psychological moments.

Themes:

In Italy, the Baroque style is reflected dramatic churches with irregular shapes and extravagant ornamentation.

In France, the highly ornamented Baroque style combines with Classical restraint. This can be found in Versailles

Elements of the Baroque style are found throughout Europe.

Example: Architecture

Ceiling in Versailles in France.

Miraculous Moment:

Divine met the earthly, the sacred intruded upon the profane.

St. Teresa was a mystic nun who

recorded an experience in which an angel came down and pierced her innards with the flaming arrow of divine love. The pain was great yet sweet and brought her into ecstasy with God.

Use of shadows to create drama with the setting of the lights and use of wooden panels to represent heavenly rays.

Examples: Sculpture

The Ecstasy of St. Teresa, by Giovanni Bernini, 1652.

Religious Themes: Rembrandt mostly known for

his portraits.He was also a master

Baroque painter of  landscapes and religious themes.

In all his paintings and etchings he strove for “the greatest and most natural movement.”

Good contrast in this painting and use of light to intensive the drama in this painting.

Examples: Paintings

Descent from the Cross. by Rembrandt. 1634

Shadows- a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body or object intercepting light. Comparative darkness, as in an area.

Contrast- opposition of different forms, lines or colors in a work of art to intensify each element’s properties which produces a more dynamic expressiveness.

Conversions – spiritual change from sinfulness to righteousness.

Movement-

Vocabulary:

Pick a theme that is relevant to what is happening in our society today.

Portray contrast in your pictures, use black and white to accomplish this effect.

OrCreate a dramatic picture with the use of

shadows.Or

Use movement to portray the emotions of the theme you choose.

Assignment:

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