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"St. Peters", 1600, Italian Baroque
Facade: Maderno, classical, but less like an ancient (pagan) temple, has dome, pillars,
Courtyard: Bernini, meant to be either like a keyhole, or like the church's arms reaching out to you
Bernini, "Baldacchino", 1650, Italian Baroque
for St. Peter's in the Vatican, marks his tomb
made to celebrate popes at the time as well (bees)
little papal babies
counter reformation: shove extravagance in the protestants' face....drama pulls people in
twisty=dionysian
Bernini, "Blessed Ludovica Albertoni", 1650, Italian Baroque
Bernini, "David", 1650, Italian Baroque
very dramatic, very in the moment, coextensive space, diagonals
Bernini, "Ecstasy of St. Teresa", 1650, Italian Baroque
in Cornaro Chapel, shows that he is a sculptor/architect/set designer, he did whole area
very dramatic: different colored marble, gentle hidden window glow, makes small space look really dramatic
Very PERSONAL religious experience, meant to draw people back to the church through this guttural connection.
moment of transverberation, angel comes down and pierced her heart with arrows.
coronaro family is sculpted off to the side reading her biography and watching
Bernini, "Scala Regia", 1650, Italian Baroque
Bernini, "Cathedra Petri", 1650, Italian Baroque
giant reliquary of st. peter's throne, coextensive, looks like it's levitating
4 ppl, early theologians, support the throne physically below
has dove above the head
Borromini, "Chapel of St. Ivo", 1650, Italian Baroque
very complex, but very unified
Borromini, "San Carlo alla Quatro Fontane", 1650, Italian Baroque
4 corners in an intersection, ornate undulating facade, curvature=instability
pinched oval dome, corbelled with octagonals
looks taller than it is inside
way it is decorated inside is meant to move you, very unstable looking
Carravaggio, "Bacchus", 1600, Italian Baroque
style coming out, intense lighting, slightly coextensive
sleepy bedroom eyes=sexual/enticing
god of wine and sensual things
Carravaggio, "Calling of St. Matthew", 1600, Italian Baroque
Jesus calls on matthew, gesture shows who is who
likely in a tavern, shows somewhat gritty details to make it more real, show it's jesus, but in our world
Carravaggio, "Conversion of St. Paul", 1600, Italian Baroque
forced chiaroscuro, cluttered composition, coextensive space, personal spiritual, in the moment
very dark, REAL people
Carravaggio, "Death of a Virgin", 1600, Italian Baroque
rejected by church, red=improper color, crass for virgin
body is splayed, ankles swollen, like an actual dead person
dark, dramatic, in the moment
Carravaggio, "Entombment", 1600, Italian Baroque
forced chiaroscuro, cluttered composition, coextensive space, personal spiritual, in the moment
Carracci, "Farnese Gallery", 1600, Italian Baroque
ceiling, very much like sistine chapel, pieces with PAINTED frames, different sizes
BAROQUE CLASSICISM
Gentilschi, "Judith of Holofernes" 1600, Italian Baroque
strong female heroines
violent
similar style to carravaggio
dark dramatic, in the moment, coextensive like head will fall into our laps
Gentilschi, "Judith of Holofernes" 1600, Italian Baroque
strong female heroines
violent
similar style to carravaggio
dark dramatic, in the moment, coextensive
George de la Tour, "Adoration of the Shephards", 1650, French Baroque
carravaggio-esque, everyday sense of religious scene
obscured light source
Georges de la Tour, "Repentant Magdalene", 1650, French Baroque
repenting, holds a skull momento mori, weird light source/candle,
Hals, "Archers of St. Hadrian", 1630, Dutch Baroque
group portrait, protectors of the town, creators of dutch republic, diagonals lead the eye.
busy composition
Hals, "Officer of St. George", 1630, Dutch Baroque
group portrait yada ya
Hals, "Willem Coymens", 1650, Dutch Baroque
casual, nonchalant, haughty
loose/sketchy brushstrokes
Heda, "Still Life", 1630, Dutch Baroque
decadent, rich foods, luxury
every item has been touched by human hands, not perfect or glorified
momento mori=watch, makes the beauty lesser
Riguad, "Louis XIV", 1700, French Baroque Classicism
loved himself, his legs, his decadence
very french baroque, but with classical roots (more stable, central etc)
Inigo Jones, "Banquetting House at Whitehall", 1700, English baroque classicism
very much like the medici palace, super stable, sold, regularized, big
Le Nain, "Family of Country People", 1650, French Baroque
not poking fun at the peasants, just showing how different their life is
bought by upper class as symbol of "other", world they don't belong to
Poussin, "Arcadian Shephards", 1650, French Baroque Classicism
arcadia=mythical perfect land
but here there is a TON of disguised momento mori, even in the idyllic world, figures/drapery=very classical
also greek mythology
stable forms
refined brustrokes
Poissin, "Burial of Phocion" 1650, French Baroque Classicism
draws eye from front back around
greek=classical
Poussin, "Rape of Sabin Woman", 1650, French Baroque Classicism
much less stable, repeated forms though help stabilize, figures/drapery=very classical
refined brushtrokes make it more stable as well
but very busy, complicated baroque composition
Rembrandt, "Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp", 1630, Dutch Baroque
group portrait for a surgeon's guild, all equally displayed
stacked, but equal
Rembrandt, "the Night Watch" 1630, Dutch baroque
Group portrait
everyone is equal, individual, etc.
dark
Rembrandt, "Return of the Prodigal Son", 1630, Dutch Baroque
somber/intimate moment
Rembrandt, "Self Portrait", 1660, Dutch Baroque
Realistic, looks tired
Reubens, "The Arrival of Marie de Medici", 1650, Flemish Baroque
influenced by Carravaggio, but more fleshy and loose brushstrokes
allegorical/mythological,
mix of fantasy, history and allegory
Reubens, "Elevation of the Cross", 1600, Flemish Baroque
influenced by Carravaggio, but more fleshy and loose brushstrokes
shows defining moment, unstable
influences of michelangelo- huge muscular forms
looking up to heaven, extends canvas up to the heavens
Reubens, "the Presentation of Marie de Medici", 1650, Flemish Baroque
influenced by Carravaggio, but more fleshy and loose brushstrokes
allegorical/mythological: cupid presents it, Juno and Jupiter watch
Reubens, "the Education of Marie de Medici", 1650, Flemish Baroque
influenced by Carravaggio, but more fleshy and loose brushstrokes
allegorical/mythological
taught by apollo and athena
Van Ruisdael, "View of Haarlem", 1650, Dutch Baroque
very flat, focus on sky/horizon
Steen, "Feast of St. Nicholas", 1650, Dutch Baroque
Shows traditional family scene, but also holds deeper allegorical meaning (pettiness, etc)
Van Dyck, "Charles I Dismounted", 1630, Flemish Baroque
more traditional than reubens,
earthy tones/nature, emphasizes outdoorsy spirit
still capable, still nice clothes
doesn't feel like a king, more casual
reubenesque brushstroke
land shows his power, casual power, domain
Van Honthorst, "Supper Party", 1630, Dutch Baroque
genre scene for middle class patrons, shows joy
forced chiaroscuro
but could also be a warning agains gluttony/lust
Velasquez, "Las Meninas", 1650, Spanish baroque
in the royal painting gallery, little princess
mirror shows two figures, could be kind and queen (Velasquez could be painting them)
interested in extending the space
Velasquez, "Triumph of Bacchus", 1650, Spanish Baroque
moralistic painting, peasants are all drunk and goofy, drinking because their lives are so sad
put in King Phillip IV's castle to make him feel good,
MOCKERY of poor
Velasquez, "Venus and Cupid", 1650, Spanish Baroque
curtain painting, mirror makes it an intimate space, she is unaware of viewer
soft brushstrokes=sensual
mirror also extends the space
Vermeer, "Milk Maid", 1630, Dutch Baroque
Everyday woman, everyday tasks, master of light, smooth brushstrokes
contrasting colors,
idealizing the everyday
Vermeer, 1630, Dutch Baroque
Everyday woman, everyday tasks, master of light, smooth brushstrokes
contrasting colors,
idealizing the everyday
"Hall of Mirrors", Versailles, 1650, French Baroque
Overdone classical structure, incredibly decadent, bringing the outside in (sun reflecting mirrors= sun king)
tons and tons of paintings, gold
but very classical
"Versailles", 1650, French Baroque
sprawling, fountains, classical architecture, very over done and ornate
in the shape of a sun with rays coming out, like the sun king
Zuberan, "St. Francis in Meditation", 1630, Spanish baroque
holds a skull, momento mori
forced chiaroscuro, illuminates skull/prayer
somber
hole in the cloak shows humilty/lifestyle
looking up, coextensive space with the heavens
Wren, "New St. Paul's Cathedral", 1675, English Baroque
New st. peter's -esque
Dutch Baroque
Genre Paintings
Group Portraits
Landscapes
Still Lifes

paintings are secular, smaller patrons (homes)
values: domesticity, equality, ideals of the republic