Baroque Architecture Works of famous architects and sculptors What is Baroque Architecture? • A Style originating in late 16th Century Italy • Consists of complex Architectural plan shapes‚ often based on the oval. • Dynamic opposition and inter penetration of spaces were favored to highlighten the feeling of motion and sensuality. • Other characteristic qualities include:– Grandeur – Drama and Contrast – Curvaceousness – Twisting elements – Gilded statuary FRANCESCO BORROMINI • He was the son
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stating that “baroque is neither a rise nor a decline from classic‚ but a totally different art.” Baroque art encompasses vast regional distinctions. It may seem confusing‚ for example‚ to label two such different artists as Rembrandt and Gianlorenzo Bernini as baroque; yet despite differences‚ they shared certain baroque elements‚ such as a preoccupation with the dramatic potential of light. A Historical Background
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"Art is not what you see‚ but what you make others see"-Edgar Degas. In the 17th century art In Europe‚ Gianlorenzo Bernini gave us a beautiful painting "Saint Teresa of Avlia in Ecstasy" 1645-1652. We also look at a another well done painting by Caravaggio "The Conversation is St. Paul" in 1601. Looking at both of these paintings we see they both have a huge influence on Baroque art. Taking a closer look at each painting gives us a better understanding on how important these two paintings really
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1504. Germany. Northern Renaissance. 21-1 Albrecht Dürer. Self-Portrait. 1500. Germany. Northern Renaissance. 21-A. Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The Return of the Hunters. 1565. Flanders. Northern Renaissance. 22-4. Gianlorenzo Bernini. David. 1623. Baroque. Italy. 22-1. Gianlorenzo Bernini. St. Teresa of Ávila in Ecstasy. 1645–1652. Baroque. Italy. 22-B. Caravaggio. The Calling of St. Matthew. 1599–1600. Baroque. Italy. 22-14. Artemisia Gentileschi. Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting. 1630
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While St. Peter’s colonnade designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini displayed Classical designs on the large scale‚ the basilica contains an altarpiece by Bernini symbolic of The Baroque period. Bernini’s The Ecstasy of St. Theresa portrays key characteristic of The Baroque style: mainly‚ theatrically and paradoxical/complex sentiment. Aesthetically‚ the altarpiece catches the eye with its life-size scale and strategic lighting. The detail etched into the marble of each figure draws the viewer in to the
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as a universal principle which explains the nature of the world: Troy falls‚ Rome rises. Nothing is permanent Consider Ovid’s use of theme with variations. For example in books 1-2‚ there are 5 variations of the virgin pursued by god theme Daphne and Apollo: with focus on the chase‚ her metamorphosis into a tree serves as Daphne’s means to escape Jupiter and Io: with emphasis on Hera‚ jealous wife‚ and the metamorphosis as lo’s disguise in hiding from Hera Syrinx and Pan: a meta-narrative or
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The first room of the gallery belongs to the Greek era of artwork and contains two sculptures. The Riace Bronzes‚ which is the first sculpture‚ consists of two naked life size Greek soldiers and was created around 460-420 b.c.e. This two-piece sculpture is important to the Greek era because it is one of the only original bronze pieces left from this time period. The joint sculpture was formed with a wax technique that is now lost‚ and marks the transition from the archaic Greek style to the early
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The Four Davids David‚ who was destined to be the second king of Israel‚ destroyed the Philistine giant Goliath with stone and a sling. Donatello‚ Verrocchio‚ Michelangelo‚ and Bernini each designed a sculpture of David. However‚ the sculptures are drastically different from one another. Each one is unique in its own certain way. Donatello‚ whose David was the first life-size nude statue since Classical times‚ struck a balance between Classicism and the realism by presenting a very real image of
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OLD SAINT PETER’S BASILICA‚ ROME‚ C. 330 FORM In terms of form and meaning‚ we can say that the path is much more dramatically concretized than S. Sabina. By not using bulky Roman construction methods‚ the striving for dematerialization and spiritualization becomes evident‚ which is continued in S. Sabina. It emphasized the new orientation towards a spiritual rather than physical world. By emphasizing the richly decorated and glowing aspects of the interior space and neglecting the exterior‚ Old
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Fine Art Unit 1 Study Guide · Description of David‚ by Italian Baroque artist Gianlorenzo Bernini. The sculpture was one of many commissions to decorate the villa of Bernini’s patron Cardinal Scipione Borghese · What are Italian Baroque characteristics of Gianlorenzo Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers? The fountain served as a public emblem of the Catholic Church’s dominance and authority. · Caravaggio’s paintings depart from Renaissance traditions to reflect the Italian
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