Chapter 21 Study Guide – The Baroque in Italy 1. What did Bernini desire to symbolize with his colonnade? * “The motherly arms of the Church.” –meant embracing the church 2. What is a defining characteristic of Baroque art? * Baroque art was usually large in scale because of its role to be propagandist in its religious subject. Paintings were usually strong in movement. 3. How did Carlo Maderno transform Michelangelo’s plan for St. Peter’s Basilica? * It extended‚ never destroyed
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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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TIME CAPSULE NAME HUM 102: Intro to the Humanities II DATE Introduction Throughout time the humanities have evolved and proof of this evolution is seen in each of the different concepts that humanities cover. There are several time capsules that are rumored to contain pieces of some of the most influential art‚ music‚ architecture‚ philosophy‚ and literature in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. To find these capsules would be to travel back in time and hold in one’s hands the true measure
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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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Neptune and Triton is a life-sized marble sculpture made by an Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini which was commissioned by Cardinal Alessandro Peretti Montalto in 1622. [Figure 1] It depicts the figure of Neptune and his son Triton‚ captured mid-movement as they play out their roles in the narrative to which this scene belongs. Bernini uses his talent and artistic skills to create an illusion of action‚ an atmosphere of anticipation as we wait for the figures to come alive and break free from
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The Baroque style in art that flourished in the seventeenth century is characterized by “intense emotions‚ monumental decors‚ and even a kind of artistic sensationalism (Hunt‚ Martin and Rosenwein 473).” It is a movement that was heavily embellished and very complex‚ primarily because it wanted to evoke a strong sense of emotion from the viewer. The artists who subscribed to this particular movement “embraced dynamism‚ theatricality‚ and elaborate ornamentation‚ all used to spectacular effect‚ often
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The Baroque Period was the age of reason when minds and imaginations opened up new worlds of scientific knowledge as well as artistic creativity. (Fleming‚ 75) The Baroque era was a period of opulence and magnificence that gave off a powerful awe inspiring style that was full of flamboyant concepts and overall dramatic quality. From Venice‚ as well as from Rome and the centers where international mannerism flourished‚ the roads to Baroque art fanned out in all directions. The style of Baroque art
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Dutch artist‚ Gerrit Dou‚ started painting “A Dentist by Candlelight” in 1660 and completed it in 1665. The medium of this art is oil on an oak panel. While the painting is small in size‚ the imagery is much larger. The painting itself measures just a little over fourteen inches by ten inches. The brush strokes are soft and airy‚ as if it was painted on silk. Most of the colors used are dark‚ except for the gold and yellow tones that are used to make the center of the image seem to glow. In fact
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ENG103 M3_A2 Instructor: Ellsworth Written by: Reacheal Musgrove January 28‚ 2011 Research images of Othello. http://www.pollsb.com/photos_handler/o/22301-othello.jpg http://www.shakespeare-revue.com/img/othello_title.jpg Define Moor. Moor: a) A member of a Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab descent‚ now living chiefly in northwest Africa. b) One of the Muslims who invaded Spain in the 8th century and established a civilization in Andalusia that lasted until the late 15th century
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In what ways are San Andrea al Quirinale by Bernini‚ and San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane by Borromini similar‚ and in what ways do they differ significantly from each other? Baroque architecture was a development of Romanesque motifs used in renaissance architecture‚ often expressed in dynamic and theatrical ways to express the triumph of the Catholic Church. It was developed during the seventeenth and eighteenth century as a response to a need; this being because even though the Catholic Church
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