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THE AGE OF THE

BAROQUEBAROQUE

THE AGE OF THE

BAROQUEBAROQUE

1717thth and and earlyearly

1818thth centuriecenturie

ss

WhenWhen??

INFLUENCES UPONTHE

BAROQUEBAROQUE::

INFLUENCES UPONTHE

BAROQUEBAROQUE::

THE AGE OF ABSOLUTE ABSOLUTE

MONARCHYMONARCHY

THE AGE OF ABSOLUTE ABSOLUTE

MONARCHYMONARCHY

VIOLENTVIOLENTCONFLICTCONFLICTS OVER S OVER

RELIGIONRELIGION

VIOLENTVIOLENTCONFLICTCONFLICTS OVER S OVER

RELIGIONRELIGION

1524-16481524-1648

THE RESURGENCE OF CATHOLICISMCATHOLICISMTHE RESURGENCE OF CATHOLICISMCATHOLICISM

WEALTH WEALTH FROM FROM

TRADE AND TRADE AND COMMERCECOMMERCE

WEALTH WEALTH FROM FROM

TRADE AND TRADE AND COMMERCECOMMERCE

THE THE SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC

REVOLUTIONREVOLUTION

THE THE SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC

REVOLUTIONREVOLUTION

Characteristics of Characteristics of TheThe

BaroqueBaroque:

Characteristics of Characteristics of TheThe

BaroqueBaroque:

DramDramaticatic

Statement of the

Subject!

DramDramaticatic

Statement of the

Subject!

GRANDIOSE GRANDIOSE EXPRESSION!EXPRESSION!

THEATRICALITYTHEATRICALITY

GRANDIOSE GRANDIOSE EXPRESSION!EXPRESSION!

THEATRICALITYTHEATRICALITY

Emphasis on the

BIG and

LARGE:OVERSTATEMENT

Emphasis on the

BIG and

LARGE:OVERSTATEMENT

Rubens:Marie de Medici

Arriving at Marseilles

Rubens:Marie de Medici

Arriving at Marseilles

TensionTensionand

ConflictConflicton a HeroicHeroic often

Tragic ScaleTragic Scale

TensionTensionand

ConflictConflicton a HeroicHeroic often

Tragic ScaleTragic Scale

Rubens: The Lion HuntRubens: The Lion Hunt

PASSIOPASSIONN!!

AWEAWE!!ACTIVITYACTIVITY!!

PASSIOPASSIONN!!

AWEAWE!!ACTIVITYACTIVITY!!

The use of LightLight

and DarkDark

The use of LightLight

and DarkDarkin contrast for EmphasisEmphasis

The The REALISTIC REALISTIC

DEPICTION of DEPICTION of a WIDE a WIDE

RANGE of RANGE of HUMANITYHUMANITY

The The REALISTIC REALISTIC

DEPICTION of DEPICTION of a WIDE a WIDE

RANGE of RANGE of HUMANITYHUMANITY

Velasquez: Velasquez: The The

Waterseller Waterseller of Sevilleof Seville

Velasquez: Velasquez: The The

Waterseller Waterseller of Sevilleof Seville

Jan Steen: Jan Steen: Easy Come, Easy GoEasy Come, Easy GoJan Steen: Jan Steen: Easy Come, Easy GoEasy Come, Easy Go

Anthony Anthony Van Dyck:Van Dyck:Portrait of Portrait of Charles ICharles I

Anthony Anthony Van Dyck:Van Dyck:Portrait of Portrait of Charles ICharles I

Jan Vermeer:

The Milkmaid

Jan Vermeer:

The Milkmaid

a few more

EXAMPLESEXAMPLESa few more

EXAMPLESEXAMPLES

IN PAINTING:IN PAINTING:

RembrandtRembrandt

Diego Diego VelasquezVelasquez

Peter Paul Peter Paul RubensRubens

Rembrandt: Rembrandt: The Night WatchThe Night Watch

Velasquez:Velasquez:

Las Las MeninasMeninas

Velasquez:Velasquez:

Las Las MeninasMeninas

Rubens:Christ on the Cross Between the Two Thieves

Rubens:Christ on the Cross Between the Two Thieves

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Christopher Wren

Louis Le Vau

SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE:SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE:

Bernini:The

Ecstasy of St.

Theresa

Bernini:The

Ecstasy of St.

Theresa

Louis Le VauLouis Le Vau

Louis XIV’s Palace of VersaillesLouis XIV’s Palace of VersaillesLouis XIV’s Palace of VersaillesLouis XIV’s Palace of Versailles

André Le Nôtre André Le Nôtre Versailles Gardens Versailles Gardens

St. Peter’s Square, Rome

St. Peter’s Square, Rome

Bernini

St. Peter’s Square, RomeSt. Peter’s Square, RomeSt. Peter’s Square, RomeSt. Peter’s Square, Rome

WrenWren

St. Paul’s Cathedral, LondonSt. Paul’s Cathedral, LondonSt. Paul’s Cathedral, LondonSt. Paul’s Cathedral, London

Belvedere Palace, ViennaBelvedere Palace, ViennaBelvedere Palace, ViennaBelvedere Palace, Vienna

Johann von HildebrandtJohann von Hildebrandt

Schönbrunn Palace, ViennaSchönbrunn Palace, ViennaSchönbrunn Palace, ViennaSchönbrunn Palace, Vienna

Nikolaus PacassiNikolaus Pacassi

Baroque Gardens show geometric precisionBaroque Gardens show geometric precisionBaroque Gardens show geometric precisionBaroque Gardens show geometric precision

Mazes showed math, science and Mazes showed math, science and horticulture and added fun for guestshorticulture and added fun for guests

Hampton Court, EnglandHampton Court, England

Fountains decorated and showed the power to control water

Peterhof Palace St. PetersburgPeterhof Palace St. Petersburg

IN MUSICIN MUSIC::IN MUSICIN MUSIC::

Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach

Antonio VivaldiAntonio Vivaldi

Claudio Giovanni Claudio Giovanni MonteverdiMonteverdi

George Frederic George Frederic HandelHandel

Jean-Baptiste LullyJean-Baptiste Lully

BachBachBachBach

LullyLullyMonteverdiMonteverdi

HandHandelel

HandHandelel

VivaldiVivaldiVivaldiVivaldi