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Page 1: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

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Page 2: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

BaroqueBaroque► 1600 – 1750.

► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.”

► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance. (inspired by later work of Michelangelo and Donatello)

► The more dramatic, the better! –

Page 3: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

ART -- emotion, drama, motion, and striving; mysticism

Music was religious based but also emphasized secular world – invention, tension, and emotion in music – COMPLEXITY!

Ex. Johann Sabestian Bach; Jean-Baptiste Lully; Domenico Scarlatti; George Frederick Handel

Page 4: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

Baroque Style of Art & Architecture

Baroque Style of Art & Architecture► Dramatic, emotional.

► Colors were brighter than bright; darks were darker than dark.

► Counter-Reformation art.

► Paintings & sculptures in church contexts should speak to the illiterate rather than to the well-informed.

► Ecclesiastical art --> appeal to emotions.

► Holland --> Real people portrayed as the primary subjects.

Page 5: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance
Page 6: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican

City

by Gialorenzo

Bernini

St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican

City

by Gialorenzo

Bernini

Page 7: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

Church of Santiago de Compostella, Spain

Church of Santiago de Compostella, Spain

Page 8: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

Church of Veltenberg Altar, Germany

Church of Veltenberg Altar, Germany

Page 9: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“The Assumption of the Virgin Mary”

Egid Quirim Asam, 1692-1750

“The Assumption of the Virgin Mary”

Egid Quirim Asam, 1692-1750

Page 10: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

Altar of Mercy, Germany, 1764

Altar of Mercy, Germany, 1764

Page 11: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

Bernini – Ecstasy of St. Teresa

Page 12: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“St. Francis in Ecstasy”Caravaggio, 1595

“St. Francis in Ecstasy”Caravaggio, 1595

Page 13: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“The Flagellatio

n of Christ”

by Caravaggi

o

“The Flagellatio

n of Christ”

by Caravaggi

o

Page 14: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“David and Goliath” by Caravaggio

“David and Goliath” by Caravaggio

Page 15: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“Salome with the Head of the Baptist”

by Caravaggio

“Salome with the Head of the Baptist”

by Caravaggio

Page 16: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“The Cardsharps”Caravaggio, 1595“The Cardsharps”Caravaggio, 1595

Page 17: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“The Dead Christ Mourned”

Annibale Carracci, 1603

“The Dead Christ Mourned”

Annibale Carracci, 1603

Page 18: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“The Virgin Appearing

to St. Hyacinthe”

Lodovico Carracci

1594

“The Virgin Appearing

to St. Hyacinthe”

Lodovico Carracci

1594

Page 19: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“Joseph’s Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob”

Diego Velázquez, 1630

“Joseph’s Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob”

Diego Velázquez, 1630

Page 20: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“Christ on the Cross”

Diego Velázquez

, 1632

“Christ on the Cross”

Diego Velázquez

, 1632

Page 21: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“Las Meninas

Diego Velázqu

ez

1656

“Las Meninas

Diego Velázqu

ez

1656

Page 22: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“St. Francis in Meditation”Francisco de Zurbarán

“St. Francis in Meditation”Francisco de Zurbarán

Page 23: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“St. Bonaventure on His Deathbed”

Francisco de Zurbarán, 1629

“St. Bonaventure on His Deathbed”

Francisco de Zurbarán, 1629

Page 24: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“The Elevation

of the Cross”

by Peter Paul

Reubens

1610-11

“The Elevation

of the Cross”

by Peter Paul

Reubens

1610-11

Page 25: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“The Lamentat

ion”

by Peter Paul

Reubens

1609-11

“The Lamentat

ion”

by Peter Paul

Reubens

1609-11

Page 26: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“Battle of the Amazons”Peter Paul Reubens

“Battle of the Amazons”Peter Paul Reubens

Page 27: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“A Village Fête”Peter Paul Reubens

“A Village Fête”Peter Paul Reubens

Page 28: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“The Garden of Love”Peter Paul Reubens, 1630-

32

“The Garden of Love”Peter Paul Reubens, 1630-

32

Page 29: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“The Ecstasy of

St. Theresa of

Avila”

by Gianlorenzo Bernini

1647-52

“The Ecstasy of

St. Theresa of

Avila”

by Gianlorenzo Bernini

1647-52

Page 30: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance
Page 31: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“A Bust of Louis XIV”by Bernini

“A Bust of Louis XIV”by Bernini

Page 32: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“Louis XVI”

HyacintheRigauld

“Louis XVI”

HyacintheRigauld

Page 33: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“A Bust of Cardinal Richelieu”by Bernini

“A Bust of Cardinal Richelieu”by Bernini

Page 34: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

“Cardinal Richelieu”Philippe de Champaigne

[1602-1674]

“Cardinal Richelieu”Philippe de Champaigne

[1602-1674]

Page 35: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance
Page 36: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

Baroque FurnitureBaroque Furniture

Page 37: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

Baroque FurnitureBaroque Furniture

Page 38: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

Versailles Palace

Page 39: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

Versailles

Page 40: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

Versailles

Page 41: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance
Page 42: 1600-1750 Baroque ► 1600 – 1750. ► From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” ► Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance

A Baroque RoomA Baroque Room