"Gianlorenzo bernini ecstasy of saint theresa" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 45 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    Apollo and Dephne

    • 627 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Gianlorenzo Bernini "Apollo and Daphne" The statue "Apollo and Daphne" was made by the artist Gianlorenzo Bernini‚ the statue was commisioned in 1622 by the Borghese family and was completed in 1625. The statue is roughly 243 cm tall and is located at the Galleria Borghese‚ Rome. Bernini was a Italian sculptor‚ architect and painter who lived from 1598 till 1680. At first he worked in the late Mannerist tradition but left this style and helped create a new style that had more emotional and psychological

    Premium Rome Gian Lorenzo Bernini Louis XIV of France

    • 627 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    became aware that they could no longer aim for just the educated elite but must aim for the poor and growing middle class. By glorifying Saints and using vivid theatrical methods full of color and contrast to portray biblical scenes‚ they caught the attention of the everyday people. Works like Bernini’s Ecstasy of St. Theresa and Andrea Pozzo’s Apotheosis of Saint Ignatius are both prime examples of the Catholic churches religious marketing campaign. At the same time the Protestant Church was very

    Premium Baroque Rome Louis XIV of France

    • 1035 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Humanities Exam 4

    • 1634 Words
    • 7 Pages

    3. The Catholic Counter Reformation had a vast impact on the arts. Art now‚ instead of focusing on the content of the picture‚ it became important to focus on the style in which the subject was painted. You now have sculptures like “The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa”‚ which vies on the cusp of sensuality‚ something not allowed in the Catholic Church at that time. 4. It was very important in the African and Native American cultures to maintain a balance between likeness and resemblance in a figure because

    Premium Baroque Johann Sebastian Bach Opera

    • 1634 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    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

    Premium Baroque Rome Gian Lorenzo Bernini

    • 482 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Relg 203 Study Guide

    • 1876 Words
    • 8 Pages

    RELG 203: Final Exam Revision * 666: Satan’s number‚ associated with the fact Satan had 3 faces and 3 sets of wings‚ the number of the beast * 70 Weeks: Seventy sevens decreed for Jerusalem to finish their transgression and stop sin‚ From the time the world goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem‚ until the Anointed one comes‚ there will be seven sevens and sixty two sevens. The anointed one will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy

    Premium Jesus Christian terms

    • 1876 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Absolutism

    • 717 Words
    • 5 Pages

    acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political‚ philosophical‚ ethical‚ or theological matters. 2. Example - France is the best example of absolutism in the early modern era. Prime Examples of Absolutists Bishop Jacques Bossuet Maria Theresa of Spain Louis XIV of France Louis XIV of France Regarded as the best example of absolutism in the 17th century. His court was later imitated by all of Europe. Cardinal Richelieu Cardinal Richelieu was Louis XIII’s chief minister‚ he strengthened

    Premium Baroque Thirty Years' War Rome

    • 717 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Baroque in the Vatican

    • 1366 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Baroque in the Vatican Throughout the ages‚ civilizations around the world have expressed themselves through various kinds of art such as dance‚ music‚ painting‚ and architecture. Styles of art vary from culture to culture‚ and over time each style evolves into something completely new. In the mid 1500’s‚ there was a change in culture that completely reshaped the European world. Known as the Renaissance‚ individuals persevered to recreate‚ and reinterpret the forgotten knowledge and accomplishments

    Premium Rome Baroque Italy

    • 1366 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Introduction The position of the artist has changed significantly throughout time‚ moving from obscure craftspeople to well-known public personalities and creative geniuses. By examining one outstanding piece of art from each of the three primary artistic eras—Ricoco‚ Baroque‚ and Renaissance—this essay seeks to examine this transition. We may learn more about how artists in these eras accepted their newly found position and reversibly interpreted their place in society by examining these works of

    Premium

    • 756 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Art Appreciation

    • 1439 Words
    • 6 Pages

    spiritual emotion. Three artist of the Baroque art period that made contributions were Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ and Peter Paul Rubens. Each of these artists created powerful religious images that were strong in their statements. In 1600‚ Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio was commissioned to paint two portraits of Rome’s patroned saints‚ Peter and Paul (“Caravaggio: The Conversion on the Road to Damascus” n.d.). Although‚ Caravaggio did not have a personal philosophy

    Premium Baroque Rome

    • 1439 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Test #1 Review List • Jan van Eyck‚ Arnolfini Portrait‚ 1434‚ oil on wood panel‚ 33 x 22 ½” [pic] • Robert Campin‚ Merode Altarpiece‚ c. 1425-1430s‚ oil on wood panel‚ center 25 ¼ x 24 7/8”; each wing approx. 25 3/8 x 10 ¾” [pic] • Jan van Eyck‚ Ghent Altarpiece‚ 1432‚ oil on panel‚ 11’ 5 ¾” x 15’ 1 ½” [pic] • Rogier van der Weyden‚ Deposition‚ c. 1435-1438‚ oil on wood panel‚ 7’ 2 5/8” x 8’ 7 1/8” [pic] • Hugo van der Goes‚ Portinari Altarpiece

    Free Florence

    • 587 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50