PART FIVE Chapter 17: The 17 th and 18 th Centuries Art Periods for this chapter include: Baroque and Rococo Key Terms for this chapter include: Genre painting Secularism 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
Baroque Baroque art is full of emotion, energy, and movement. Colors are more vivid and contrasting than in Renaissance art. There is a strong presence of light in much of the artwork. Insert visual(s). Suggestions: 17.1 Cornaro Chapel 17.2 St. Teresa in Ecstasy 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
Baroque The Baroque style is characterized by the work of the following artists: Bernini, Gentileschi, Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Velasquez, Rembrandt 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
Baroque Baroque art in general favored rich and complex ornamentation. It has been called dynamic and theatrical. Each European country developed its own style. Bernini: An Italian sculptor and architect; his Cornaro Chapel combined architecture, painting, sculpture, and lighting to create a theatrical experience. 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria delia Vittoria, Rome. 1642-52 *St Teresa in Ecstasy, Gianlorenzo Bernini, Cornaro Chapel, 1645-52
Façade of San Carlo, Borromini, 1665 Completion of St Peters was one of great projects of Baroque Rome. Used oval form and convex and concave curves to enhance effects of light
Baroque Gentileschi: An Italian painter; her work of art, Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes combined dramatic lighting with rich primary colors to enhance the visual experience. Insert visual(s). Suggestion: 17.5 Judith and Maidservant with Head of Holofernes 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
*Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, Atermesia Gentileschi, 1625, oil
Baroque Caravaggio: An Italian painter; he influenced many other Baroque artists with his use of dramatic lighting. Entombment of Christ is one example of his technique. Perspective was used to control the eye level of the viewer. 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
*Entombment of Christ, Caravaggio, 1604, Oil
Baroque Rubens: A Flemish painter; The Raising of the Cross is typically Baroque in its use of an S-curve for Christ s body and the overall sense of movement. Poussin: A French painter; his work The Ashes of Phokian represents the French s more restrained and classical style of Baroque. 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved. Insert visual(s). Suggestions: 17.7 The Raising of the Cross 17.8 The Ashes of Phokion
*The Raising of the Cross, Peter Paul Rubens, 1609-10, Oil
The Ashes of Phokion, Nicolas Poussin, 1648, Oil
Baroque Velasquez: A Spanish court painter; his masterpiece Las Meninas used light to create drama and emphasis, and help organize a complex composition. Insert visual(s). Suggestion: 17.11 Las Meninas 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
*Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor), Diego Velazquez, 1656, oil
Baroque Rembrandt: A Dutch painter; his work The Night Watch represents the Dutch interest in social organizations and community. His innovation was to paint individual portraits within the context of a larger activity. Genre painting: Painting that focused on scenes of everyday life. Insert visual(s). Suggestions: 17.12 The Night Watch 17.13 Self-Portrait with Saskia 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
*The Night Watch, Rembrandt, 1642, oil
Self-Portrait with Saskia in the Parable of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt, 1635-39
Carousing Couple, Judith Leyster Genre painting scenes of everyday life. Leyster was highly regarded as genre painter during her life. Virtually forgotten after her death, and most paintings were attributed to more famous artist Frans Hals. Merry company scene where 2 look as if they have had too much to drink. We are supposed to fear so we may not give ourselves over to life of pleasure instead of pursuing good.
View of Ootmarsum, Jacob van Ruisdael, 1660-65
Baroque Palace at Versailles Redesigned and enlarged by King Louis XIV, the exterior of the palace reflects the classical tendencies of French Baroque. The interior reflects the rich ornamentation of fully Baroque architecture. Versailles: Occupies about 200 acres and more than a quarter mile wide; it includes extensive formal gardens and several grand châteaux. Hall of Mirrors: 240 feet long and lined with large reflective glass mirrors. 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
Palace of Versailles, 1669-1685 France was artistic and literary center of Europe. King Louis XIV ruled 72 years. Rebuilt palace and moved court there. ¼ mile wide structure.
Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles, 1680
Rococo The first half to three-quarters of the 18th century is often referred to as Rococo, a development and extension of Baroque style. Rococo: French word meaning rocks and shells. Insert visual(s). Suggestion: 17.15 Mirror Room 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
Rococo Like the Baroque, Rococo is an aristocratic, ornate style. Pastel colors and lighthearted secular subjects that are smaller in scale represent this period. Secularism in art: Nonreligious or the exclusion of religious subject matter in works of art. 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
Rococo The Rococo style is characterized by the work of the following artists: Cuvillies the Elder, Watteau, and Fragonard. 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
Rococo Rococo style of architecture is sophisticated. It originated in France but was soon exported to other European countries. Cuvillies the Elder: An architect; Mirror Room is visually elaborate and profuse with its twisting, almost visibly growing decorative forms. 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
Mirror Room, Francois Cuvillies the Elder, 1734-39
Rococo Watteau and Fragonard Both of these French painters express through their work the dreamlike aristocratic qualities that appealed to the wealthy during the 18 th century. Insert visual(s). Suggestions: 17.16 The Pursuit 4.10 Embarkation for Cythera 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
*The Pursuit, from the Progress of Love, Jean-Honore Fragonard, 1771-1773, Oil Embarkation for Cythera,Watteau,
Revolution The end of the 18 th century in Europe is characterized by the French Revolution. Neoclassicism became the official style of this Revolution. Jacques-Louis David was its official artist. In America, the artist John Singleton Copley would paint famous revolutionaries like Paul Revere. 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved. Insert visual(s). Suggestions: 17.19 The Death of Marat 17.20 Paul Revere
Marie-Antoinette and her Children, Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, 1787 Painted to change views of public about queen.
*Oath of the Horatii, Jacques Louis David, 1784-85, oil
*Death of Marat, Jacques Louis David
Paul Revere, John Singleton Copley, 1768-70
The 17 th and 18 th Centuries: SUMMARY Art Periods and Key Terms covered: Baroque: Genre painting Rococo: Secularism 2013, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.