Baroque and Romantic Art (part 2)

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Get the free mobile app Take the Quiz Learn more Triumph of the Name of Jesus Artist: Giovanni Battista Gaulli Era: Italian Baroque Techniques: in church, Il Gesu - mother church of the Jesuit order in center to offer viewers into glimpse of heaven barely visible monogram of I H S - light is so blinding that sinners are thrown down back to earth glazed gilded architecture to enhance shadows and illusionism stucco extensions - painted sinners on stucco to heighten illusion that they are falling back to earth Glorification of St. Ignatius Artist: Fra Andrea Pozzo Era: Italian Baroque Techniques: heaven is opening up over congregation continuation of actual church’s real architecture to look like pillars extend past the ceiling as if heaven and earth are co-mingling carried to Christ by 4 personifications of corners of the world disk in nave floor marks point where you should stand to get full perspective illusion in presence of heavenly and spiritual existence Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew Artist: Jose de Ribera Era: Spanish Baroque Techniques: shock value added to brutal, harsh themes about to be skinned alive Spanish taste for courage and devotion dark in content and form executioners hoisting St. Bartholomew into position St. Bartholomew painted with rough skin and heavy body - worn plebian features - creates a connection between him and his tormentors Ribera scorns idealization courage and devotion to piety - understand seriousness and concept of looking at this piece crowd around that came to watch event St. Francis in Meditation Artist: Zurbaran Era: Spanish Baroque Techniques: light is outside the picture frame sculptural figure with rigid attitude - more directly in contact with god eliminates setting holding a skull - remindes him of his own immortality - mememnto mori (reminder of death) St. Serapion Artist: Zurbaran Era: Spanish Baroque Techniques: softened and more mystical/spiritual oil on canvas devotional image for funerary chapel St. Serapion participated during Crussades martyred while preaching to Muslims hands tied to a tree, tortured, and decapitated power in realism realism of texture and face sculptural quality as figure emerges from dark background and fills entire foreground light brings attention to him to add drama painted to look like deeply undercut folds of sculpture order of mercy dedicated to self sacrifice 2 tree branches and note pinned to tree- identifies him for viewer labeled as a commoner to evoke more sympathy from viewer quiet, contemplative devotion for funerary chapel like a cross to pray in front of realistic!!! Water Carrier of Serville Artist: Velasquez Era: Spanish Baroque Techniques: renders figures with clarity and dignity contrasts light and dark plebian figures genre painting - everyday life paints water jugs in foreground with extreme detail Surrender of Breda Artist: Velasquez Era: Spanish Baroque Techniques: in a palace hallway for King Philip IV depicts the Spanish victory over the Dutch in 1625 sent General Spinola to reclaim Breda for Spain Spanish troops are organized and well armed in contrast to the Dutch mayor of Breda is in the center foreground giving keys to Spinola mayor almost kneels before Spinola but Spinola stops him Spinola also got off his horse these two factors show Spinola's benevolence Fraga Philip Artist: Velasquez Era: Spanish Baroque Techniques: painted while on a campaign in the town of Fraga focus on exquiste clothing instead of his small frame and Hapsburh chin needlework on clothing shimmers depicted with his batton of command and sword but not in military attire Los Borrachos Artist: Velasquez Era: Spanish Baroque Techniques: depicts the god of wine (half nude figure) and his followers plebian figures repeated faces light comes from outside of picture frame grey values - light and shadow are gradations of grey realistic and secular some believe Velasquez is sitting in the bottom left corner with his back to the viewer Las Meninas Artist: Velasquez Era: Spanish Baroque Techniques: "The Maids of Honor" paints himself by the canvas in his studio in the palace princess is surrounded by all of her favorite things woman and man in middle ground represent the church visual and narrative complexity believed to be the king and the queen reflected in the mirror on the back wall application piece - Velasquez hoped to be promoted to the Order of Santiago, so he paints himself with the redcross on his chest his own paintings are hanging on the walls paintings on the top back wall are copies of Rubens brushstrokes are evident when close but look sharp from farther back three realities    - canvas    - mirror    - optical scene natural lighting figures are grouped thin light brushstrokes create light figures, not sculpturesque Elevation of the Cross Artist: Rubens Era: Baroque of Flanders Techniques: diagonal cross cuts back into space muscular men with contorted bodies shows strain twisting motion around a diagonal axis dramatic lighting comes from outside the picture frame Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus Artist: Rubens Era: Baroque of Flanders Techniques: diamond composition heightens drama central axis cupid alludes to Greek mythology contrast of skin tones between men and women sheen of cloth and the bottom Lion Hunt Artist: Rubens Era: Baroque of Flanders Techniques: dynamic diagonal composition Titian red figures fallin in and out of picture frame foreshortening anatomy bodies are at angles to the picture plane verocity of violence in nature - Romantic quality Arrival of Marie de' Medici Artist: Rubens Era: Baroque of Flanders Techniques: widow of Henry IV, king of France welcomed by an allegroy of France wearing fleur de lises winged figure with trumpet is an allegory of fame below Neptune and his daughters are saluting Marie man in black and silver is of the Knights of Malta and provides a contrast of colors to the red and gold of the rest of the piece diagonal composition enhanced by the plank exquisite rendering of fabrics Charles I Dismounted Artist: Van Dyck Era: Baroque of Flanders

Card Set Information Author: felara9614 ID: 180637 Filename: Baroque and Romantic Art (part 2) Updated: 2012-11-08 07:27:22 Tags: APAH Folders: Description: Italian and Spanish Baroque Show Answers:

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