The Baroque Era
The Baroque Era1600 - 1750
The Baroque Era lasted began around 1600 in Rome and spread in
Europe
What was going on in the world 1607: the English settle in
Jamestown1610: Galileo confirms the Earth is round1643 -1715: Louis
XIV rules France1687: Sir Isaac Newton publishes his Laws of
Universal Gravitation1732: George Washington was born1744 -1748:
French & Indian War
What does the word BAROQUE mean?Baroque is a French word of
Portuguese origins that means an irregularly shaped pearl.
This style includes light usage, incorporation of nature and
dynamic movement. It is particularly reflected in opulent and
dramatic churches with irregular shapes and extravagant
ornamentation.
In Italy
Baroque implies strangeness, irregularity and
extravagance.Italian Baroque painting
CaravaggioHe also brought a dramatic sense of light and space,
and a mastery of chiaroscuro to his work. His approach influenced
the later Baroque painters like Rubens and Rembrandt.He was
criticized for depicting religious figures with stark realism in
contrast to the idealized practice of the Renaissance, as well as
depicting the poor and downtrodden in a realistic manner.
CARAVAGGIO Bacchusc. 1597
Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Oil on canvas37 3/8 x 33 1/2 in
8Twisted poseBacchus, one of Caravaggio's baroque paintings,
depicts the youthful Roman god of wine. This painting resides in
Florence at the Uffizi Gallery.
The inedible fruit in the painting is thought to depict the idea
that time moves quickly and life is short. This aspect of nature
was new to art in the Baroque.
CaravaggioAmor Vincit Omniac. 1601-02
Staatliche Museen, Berlino
Oil on canvas75 1/4 x 58 1/4 in10Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi
daAmor Vincit Omniac. 1601-02Oil on canvas75 1/4 x 58 1/4 in
CARAVAGGIOThe Crucifixion of Saint Peter1600-1601
Santa Maria del Popolo, Roma
Oil on canvas90 1/2 x 70 in11CARAVAGGIO, Michelangelo Merisi
daThe Crucifixion of Saint Peter1600-1601Oil on canvas90 1/2 x 70
in.Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popola, Rome
Caravaggio, The Sacrifice of Isaac (1598-99), Galleria degli
Uffizi, FirenzeCaravaggio use of perspective brings the viewer into
the actions and engages the viewers emotions while intensifying the
scene through the use of dramatic light and dark contrast. Using
theatrical light from a single source on the subject, he
concentrates the viewers attention on the power of the event and
the subjects response.Caravaggio favored dark backgrounds.Annibale
CarracciBut, unlike Caravaggio, Carracci worked in Fresco,
considered highly important at the time, and brought more intense
colors into play, carrying forward the approach of the late
Renaissance painters from Venice.
Annibale Carracci, like Caravaggio, brought new drama and light
to religious scenes.
Unusually, this picture shows only women mourners. Christ rests
on the Virgins lap. Saint Mary Magdalene is probably the prominent
kneeling figure on the right.Annibale Carracci, The Dead Christ
Mourned, 1604National Gallery, LondonAnnibale Carracci, The Dead
Christ Mourned, 1604National Gallery, London
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Annibale Carracci, Loves of the Gods,Farnese Gallery
1597-1601Italian Baroque Architecture & Sculpture
16Berninis St. Peters
The Piazza and Colonnade: The Plaza was designed to imitate two
arms reaching out from St. Peters to embrace the world and welcome
the pilgrims visiting the Vatican
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In Italy, the Baroque style is reflected in opulent and dramatic
churches with irregular shapes and extravagant ornamentation.
Basilica di Santa Croce, LecceDuomo, Noto
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
The High Altar with the Doctors of the Church and the Cathedra
PetriInside St. Peters
Baldacchino 1624-33Gilt bronze,Height approx. 100 ft.20
Bernini, The Ecstasy of St. Theresa, 1651, Santa Maria della
Vittoria, Roma The sculptor represents the Saint fainting on a
cloud, her heart having been pierced by an angels dart that infused
her with divine love.Since the Counter-reformation stressed the
value of church members reliving Christs passion.Bernini induces an
intense religious experience in worshippers by creating not only
the statue but the chapel and all the decorations that surround
it.By his skill Bernini made the marble flesh seem to quiver with
life, emotion, drama, and passion.
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