As I visited the Chrysler Museum of Arts‚ I looked at several different types of artwork. There was one particular painting that really caught my eye‚ and this was the painting of The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua by Claudio Coello. As I viewed the painting‚ I noticed that the theatrical backdrop was of an Italianate interior. Located against the backdrop was Anthony of Padua‚ a Franciscan monk dressed in dark robes and baring his head according to the dictates of his order‚ falls to his knees
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Week 6 Chapter Review Important People: Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish Baroque painter‚ and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasised movement‚ colour‚ and sensuality. He is well-known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces‚ portraits‚ landscapes‚ and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects. In addition to running a large studio in Antwerp that produced paintings popular with nobility and art collectors throughout Europe‚ Rubens was a classically
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Baroque music is a heavily ornamented style of music that came out of the Renaissance. The baroque period lasted from 1600 until 1750 . Baroque music has some distinctive features which makes it different than any other style of music. Firstly‚ during the baroque era strings where the main section of the chamber orchestra‚ woodwinds and brass were also used for solo effects. Baroque music has a unique energetic driving rhythm. The rhythm is often short and melodic‚ rhythmic phrases were usual including
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in the painting. Caravaggio shows us through the painting an “actual” moment of religious history and conversion of Matthew. In summary this Caravaggio execution in this painting tells a clear story that is very natural and not over-exaggerated. 2. (20 points) Describe a work that uses tenebrism. In The Conversion of St. Paul Caravaggio shows intense and
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Baroque and the Counter-Reformation On October 31‚ 1517‚ Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the doors of Wittenberg Cathedral. Exposing the corruption of the Church and its abuse of power‚ Martin Luther sent a shock wave through all of Europe. Threatened with the growing rise of Protestantism‚ and the crises it revealed‚ the Catholic Church launched the Counter-Reformation. The Council of Trent (1545 - 1563)‚ was a central feature of the Counter-Reformation. Aimed at addressing the abuses of
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transformation called the Baroque era. Baroque‚ in Latin meaning ’irregular’‚ was more impressionistic‚ mostly in the field of art. The Renaissance and
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1 Baroque Architecture Characteristics 1 Introduction The Baroque period took the humanist Roman view of Renaissance architecture and showed it in a new rhetorical‚ theatrical and sculptural fashion they expressed the triumph of absolutist church and state. The main view of Baroque architecture was more concerned about color‚ light and shade‚ sculptural values and intensity which could be seen in its characteristics. Baroque is defined periods in literature as well as music; however critics
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secular music during the Baroque period was the beginning of something new. Many people had no idea that the instruments they used during the Renaissance period could do more than they had been doing with them. This brought a new meaning of music and life into the world. It was a great change for music‚ instruments‚ and even people. Church music‚ also known as sacred music‚ was well known in the Renaissance Era‚ while the secular music will become more known in the Baroque Era. Let’s dive in by first
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3 from Pieces en trio (1692) baroque music (performed in modern times). I enjoyed both concerts‚ but even not being a musician‚ rock music can easily be separated from baroque music. There are several large differences between rock and baroque. Although there are differences‚ rock formed as a result of Baroque and classical music; this occurred centuries after western music was created. Instruments used is one of the obvious differences between rock and Baroque. Before the discovery of electricity
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Alejandro Quiroz 6/5/14 1. What were two major influences on German Baroque music? How did these factors influence the music? The German Baroque bow and Baroque organ. They both gave the music a new kind of sound that is still represented in the music today. 2. How did music differ before and after Bach? Almost everyone in the piano-playing world would agree that his compositions are light-years ahead of his time‚ harmonically speaking. He introduced unexpected chord changes of which
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