Baroque

Visual Art

Influences

Techniques and styles of the Renaissance started to fade as new theories and beliefs started forming– Sun being the center of the universe

Diversity and variety in all the arts– Brought passion, intellect, and spirituality into

a world of expression that varied from country to country.

Baroque Art CharacteristicsA lot of the work is characterized by excess, ornamentation, contrasts, tensions, and energy.Just as Renaissance artists were famous and popular, so were Baroque artists.– Bernini– Borromini– Caravaggio– Carracci– Rembrandt– Diego Velasquez– Vermeer

Caravaggio

Abandoned the idea of human and religious experience, instead painted realistic naturalism.

Some artists thought that some of his paintings were disrespectful and lacking in devotion.

Caravaggio

Made chiaroscuro well known.– Instead of elaborate settings, he painted

figures in shadows that emphasize the drama of the scene and the poverty of the participants.

Caravaggio. The Calling of Saint Matthew.1599-1600.Oil on canvas.322 × 340 cm.San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome.

Caravaggio - Outlaw

Several encounters with the law, including charges of murder after he killed a man over a disputed score in a game of court tennis, caused him to flee from Rome in 1606.– Fugitive for the rest of his life– During this time, his paintings were among his

greatest.

Caravaggio. The Incredulity of Saint Thomas. 1601-1602. Oil on canvas. 107 × 146 cm. Sanssouci, Potsdam

Caravaggio.The Deposition1602–1603.Oil on canvas.300 × 203 cm.Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City

Caravaggio. Supper at Emmaus. 1601. Oil on canvas. 141 × 196.2 cm. National Gallery, London.

Caravaggio. Judith Beheading Holofernes. 1598-1599. Oil on canvas. 145 × 195 cm. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome

Caravaggio. The Conversion of Saint Paul. 1600-1601.Oil on Canvas. Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome