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Mannerism (16th century)

y Intellectual sophistication

y

Artificial qualitiesy Against idealist perfection

of classicism

y Distortion of elements

such as scale andperspective

y Counter-Reformation

y

Grandeur, sensuousy Overly ornate and gaudy

y Idealist

y Dynamic movement,

overt emotion, and self-confident rhetoric

Baroque (17th-18th century)


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Rococo (mid 18th century)

y Late baroque

y

Stresses purelyornamental, light, casual,irregular design

y Frivolously decorative

y

Immoderately elaboratedor complicated

y Art of aristocracy

y Austere form of classicalworld

y Simpler art of renaissance

y Interest in the classicalpast

y

Using archeologicallycorrect information

Neo-classicism (18th-19th century)


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It is derived from the Italian maniera, meaning "style" or"manner".

The English word style, maniera can either be used to

indicate a specific type of style (a beautiful style, anabrasive style)

Maniera can be used to indicate an absolute that needsno qualification (someone has style).


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y It developed in Florence and Rome between 1520 and1600.

y As a style that rejected the balance of the Renaissance

period in favor of a more emotional and distortedpoint of view.

y This art style reflected the tension in Europe at thetime of its popularity. The movement eventually

gained favor in northern Italy and most of central andnorthern Europe.


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y Artificial color and unrealistic spatial proportionscharacterized mannerism paintings.

y Figureswere often elongated and exaggerated,

positioned in imaginative and complex poses.y Some painters under this period:

y Jacopo da Pontormo

y Agnolo Bronzino

y Jacopo Tintorettoy Paolo Veronese

y Michelangelo Buonarroti


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ntombment by Jacopo

Pontormo c. 1528,oil on wood,313 x 192 cmCappella CapponiSanta Felicit, Florence

Portrait of Bia Medici1542

Tempera on panel63 48 cm (24.80 18.90 in)


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y Sculpture was another area where the mannerismwaswidely adopted.

y It contains more movement, more expression, more

drama, more sensuality, more colour - more of almosteverything.

y Some sculptors under this art period:y Jean Goujon

y

Germain Pilony Bartolommeo Bandinelli

y Pietro Francavilla


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The ThreeGraces 1561 byGermain Pilon

Bust of Marie de Medici1599 byBarthelemy Prieur


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Comes from Europe.

Defined as dominant style of art in Europe betweentheMannerist and Rococo eras.

It is characterized by dynamic movement, overtemotion and self-confident rhetoric.

It was encouraged by the Roman Catholic Church.


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The word baroque is derived Portuguese word barrocowhich means rough or imperfect pearl.

In informal usage baroque means that something iselaborate.

"Baroque" was initially used with a derogatory meaning,to underline the excesses of its emphasis. In particular,the term was used to describe its eccentric redundancyand noisy abundance of details, which sharply contrasted

the clear and sober rationality of the Renaissance.


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At the beginning of 1600 the demands for new artresulted with Baroque.

The Roman Catholic Church addressed the

representational arts, rooted in the ProtestantReformation.

It demands that the sculpture and paintings in thechurch must speak to the illiterate than the well-

informed. It employed an iconography that was direct, simple,

obvious, and dramatic.


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Caravaggio, Federico Barocci,Michelangelo and

Correggio are some artist known in the field ofBaroque.

In the late 1720s in France the Baroque wassuperseded in many centers by the Rococo style.

In the 18th century Baroque architecture remained aviable style until the advent of Neoclassicism.

In paintings, Baroque gestures are broader thanMannerist gestures.


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Opera is a major Baroque art form.

Baroque pose depend on the contrapposto(counterpoise), it made the sculpture like they were

about to move.


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groups of figures assumed new importance, and therewas a dynamic movement and energy of human forms.

Baroque sculpture often had multiple ideal viewing

angles. Aleijadinho in Brazil is one of the most famous artist in

the field of baroque sculpture.


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Ecstasy of St Theresa, 1652, byGianlorenzo Bernini. Cornarochapel, SantaMaria Della Vittoriachurch in Rome.

High altar, Sant'Andrea alQuirinale, Roma15 June 2005


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Baroque painting is the painting associated with theBaroque cultural movement. The movement is oftenidentified with Absolutism, the Counter Reformation and

Catholic revival. Baroque art is characterized by great drama, rich, deep

color, and intense light and dark shadows.


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NoliMe Tangere

c. 1525Oil on panel transferred to canvas,130 x 103 cmMuseo del Prado,Madrid

Nativity by Portuguesepainter Josefa de bidos1669


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y First gained influence in England and Francey Quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual

arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that

draw upon Western classical art and culture (usually thatof Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome).

y Began afterA.D. 1765y As a reaction against both the surviving Baroque and

Rococo styles, and as a desire to return to the perceived

"purity" of the arts of Rome, the more vague perception("ideal") of Ancient Greek arts, and, to a lesser extent,16th century Renaissance Classicism.


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y Have sharp colors with Chiaroscuro

y Selects some models among the range of possibleclassics that are available to it, and ignores others.

y Some painters under this art period:y G. P. Pannini

y Louis-Jean-Franois Lagrene

y Franois-GuillaumeMnageot

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Jean-Franois Pierre Peyrony Guillaume-Joseph Roques


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The Oath of the Horatii

by Jacques-Louis David- 1784oil on canvas129 3/4 x 167 1/8 in.(329.8 x 424.8 cm)

Bildnis eines jungen MedchensBy Louis Ammy Blanc 1880-1885

51 x 43 cm.Hand-Painted Art Reproduction


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Psyche revived Louvreby Antonio Canova (Italian,17571822)H. 1.55 m (5 ft. 1 in.), W. 1.68m (5 ft. 6 in.), D. 1.01 m (3 ft.3 in.)

Hymen from the Brautpforte

(Rathaus Hamburg) by the artistJacob Ungerer


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y It is seen as a combination of the French word rocaille,

meaning stone, and coquilles, meaning shell, due toreliance on these objects as motifs of decoration


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y also known as Late Baroque.

y In 1835 the dictionary of the French Academy statedthat the word rococo usually covers the kind of ornament, style and design associated with Louis XVsreign and the beginning of Louis XVI term.

y In 1836 when rococowas first used in English, it was acolloquial word meaning old-fashioned.

y The term rococo has been accepted since the middle

of 19th century.y Rococowas now recognized as a major period in the

development of European Art.


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y Rococo originated in the purely decorative arts, thestyle showed clearly in painting.

y Rococo designs use delicate colors and curving forms.

y Some painters under this art period:y Jean- Antoine Watteau

y Thomas Gainsborough

y Jean- Honore Fragonard

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Francois Bouchery Elisabeth- Louise Vigee-Le Brun


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The Death of HyacinthbyGiovanni Battista-1752

oil on canvasIt is in the Thysswn BonnemiszaCollection, Madrid

The Swing

byJean- Honore Fragonard- 1768oil on canvas81 64 cm (31.89 25.20 in)It is in theWallace Collection


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y Sculpture was another area where the rococo waswidely adopted.

y It is widely considered as one of the best representative

of French Rococo.y This style was best expressed through delicate

porcelain sculpture rather than imposing marblestatues.

ySome sculptors under this art period:y Amalia Mniszech

y Etienne- Maurice Falconet


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Tomb EffigybyAmalia Mniszech


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y The rococo music style itself developed out of baroque music, particularly in France.

y It can be characterized as intimate music with

extremely refined decoration forms.y Some musicians under this art period:

y Jean Philippe Rameau

y Louis- Claude Daquin

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