The two art periods that I chose are Baroque and Impressionism. Baroque art refers to the style that would be found in Europe and North and South America during the 17th and 18th century. The Catholic Church heavily influenced their art‚ as well as the Protestant rising up during this time. There was an emphasis on unity and harmony in all of the visual arts that often had themes from the Bible or stories. There was realism and more attention was paid to physical details in portrait paintings‚
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Running Head: Baroque Works of Art IP 5 Running Head: Baroque Works of Art 1 Baroque Works of Art The Baroque period of art was from the 1600’s to the 1700’s. This period in art history began with the Catholic Church launching an internal reformation to establish clear definitions of the church’s theologies‚ as well as their doctrines. A sector of the church’s reform was to educate the members
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East Indian Sculpture and Baroque sculpture: How are they different and how are they similar? After circling the museum for an hour‚ bouncing from security guard to security guard (trying to find my way to the baroque sculptures) I was finally able to answer that question. The two examples I chose were "Nessus and Dejanira" from the Baroque period and "Loving Couple" from Eastern India. The reason I chose these two specifically is because they both involved a man and a woman‚ making it more interesting
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The Baroque and Reformation Periods Prior to the Reformation‚ the Roman Church started to sell indulgences and evolved into a corrupt business looking for money. Many men became weary of the church’s approach and decided to take action. Some of these men included Calvin‚ Luther‚ and King Henry VIII of England. Although King Henry’s motives were not as pure as the others; nevertheless‚ England broke away from the church in 1534‚ later followed by Calvin in 1536. The spirit of reformations began
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Quotes: 1. What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties... – hamlet 2. Man is born free‚ yet everywhere he is in chains. Rousseau 3. Modern society is rotten even at its roots. Rouseeau 4. Get back to Nature … Noble Savage .. SOCIAL CONTRACT - rouseeau 5. Reason is supreme . Human reason can solve every problem facing humankind. - descartes 6. A work of art is a public dream – frued – Oedipus complex 7. We live in an ordered‚ rational‚ understandable
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Fountain of the Four Rivers The Fountain of the Four Rivers is a monumental example of Italian Baroque style and eloquence. This sculpture is one of many that transformed Rome into the city we know today. There are many fountains that can be found throughout Italy. The Fountain of the Four Rivers is a breathtaking sculptural fountain in Piazza Navona‚ Italy. It is made of travertine and marble. This sculpture was designed and constructed from 1648-1651. On June 12‚ 1651 this magnificent masterpiece
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paintings during the Renaissance‚ and Baroque. Since the Renaissance‚ the nude has remained an essential focus of Western art. Whether approving or modernizing classical ideals‚ artists from the seventeenth century to today have honored the nude form and made it an endlessly compelling means of creative expression. The fascination of the continued classical relic was approached from Baroque artists from the nude to the antique tradition. Among the Baroque era‚ the nude figure in art became much
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role in revealing our world ’s past‚ history‚ religion and daily lives of its citizens. Each time period and movement have influenced artists from its first existence to even this very day‚ creating an extraordinary timeline of art and history as one. Frans Hals ’ Merrymakers at Shrovetide of 1615 and Francois Boucher ’s Interrupted Sleep of 1750 are no exception. Despite their different time periods and movements‚ the two paintings each have many parallels and at the same time very distinct styles
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other means we see this reflected in our way of thinking and our culture. These changes are portrayed and preserved through art. Starting back in the dark times of the Medieval period‚ we can see two art forms in particular‚ art and sculpture‚ change as we move through the Renaissance period and on into the Baroque period‚ by way of the introduction of mathematic concepts and new techniques‚ as well as the introduction of more secular art works. Starting with Medieval paintings‚ such as Cimbaue’s
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artists from different periods depicts many different story of David’s life. David become the King of Israel after Saul stepped down. His name become well known as the King of Israel. Not to mention‚ he was first acknowledge when he win against Giant Goliath with only a stick and a few stones on his hands. He called upon God’s name and took his first shot which goes straight into Goliath’s head and killed him. The first David that I’m going to talk about is David in the period of High Renaissance
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