Baroque Art

Power of Church and Monarchies restoredExcess ornamentation valuedRome became an artistic centerArt filled with emotion/dramaRealism instead of idealismChiaroscuro – play of light and dark and

shadows – helps set a dramatic mood

Baroque Period Basics

ItalianMoved to RomeFocused on painting portraits, still lives, historical

and religious topicsCondemned for being a “naturalist”

Personal lifeWorks were not modest/very violentWorks lacked theological correctness

Caravaggio

Conversion of Saint Paul

Calling of Saint Matthew

David Victorious over Goliath

David with the Head of Goliath

The Entombment of Christ

Self-Portrait as Bacchus

Martyrdom of Saint Matthew

Boy with a Basket of Fruit

The Crucifixion of Saint Peter

Judith Beheading Holofernes

The Musicians

Death of the Virgin

Victorious Cupid (Amor Vincit Omnia)

Saint John the Baptist

One of best known Baroque artistsDutch (native to the Netherlands)Developed revolutionary technique

Use of large amount of paintUse of fewer brushstrokesMade paintings almost seem unfinished

Painted many landscapes and made etchings about nature in the 1630sMany featured trees that had been blown over/very dark

cloudy skies

Rembrandt

1640 works became more solemn Featured family tragedies he had suffered Biblical themes from New Testament rather than Old Biblical themes featured groups

1650s his style changed again Richer colors Stronger brushstrokes moved him further from fine detail Biblical themes focused on portrait-like figures

Last years he focused on self portraits that showed his grief and sorrow that he had suffered (many consider these to be his finest paintings)

Rembrandt Cont.

Self Portrait 1629

A Scholar

The Anatomy Lecture of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp

Philosopher in Meditation

The Blinding of Samson

Self-Portrait 1640

David and Jonathan

The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (Night Watch)

Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving the Children (etching)

The Mill

Aristotle contemplating a bust of Homer

Joseph Accused by Potiphar's Wife

Self-Portrait 1661

Self-Portrait 1669