Chapter 16 Part 5 Just a little more Baroque See Chapter 14 as well

Baroque Architecture Versailles Versailles El Escorial El Escorial The Winter Palace The Winter Palace The Schonbrunn The Schonbrunn The Belvedere The Belvedere

Versailles…Louis XIV France

El Escorial Philip II Spain

The Winter Palace Peter the Great…Russia

The Schonbrunn…Vienna

The Belvedere…Savoy

Remember Emotion Emotion Movement Movement The Big Idea The Big Idea Appeals to the senses Appeals to the senses Started with the Catholic Reformation Started with the Catholic Reformation

Remember The Ecstasy of St. Teresa by Bernini

Carvaggio Roman Roman Much contrast light and dark Much contrast light and dark Highly emotional Highly emotional BUT criticized for using ordinary people as models for Biblical scenes BUT criticized for using ordinary people as models for Biblical scenes

Carvaggio…Self Portrait as Bacchus

Peter Paul Reubens…Flemish At the Hapsburg Court in Brussels At the Hapsburg Court in Brussels Emphasized color and sensuality Emphasized color and sensuality Sensual nudes Sensual nudes

Rubens The Judgment of Paris

Diego Velazquez…Spanish The Maids of Honor

Artemisia Gentileschi The Judith Series

The Dutch Style Did not try to overwhelm the viewer Did not try to overwhelm the viewer Reflected the wealth of the Dutch Republic Reflected the wealth of the Dutch Republic Secular subjects portrayed toleration Secular subjects portrayed toleration Many works commissioned by merchants or government organizations Many works commissioned by merchants or government organizations

Rembrandt van Rijn One of the greatest of all of the Baroque artists One of the greatest of all of the Baroque artists BUT does not fit neatly into any one category BUT does not fit neatly into any one category An enormous range of scenes throughout his career An enormous range of scenes throughout his career Used the extreme light and dark of the Baroque style Used the extreme light and dark of the Baroque style More intimate and psychological than most More intimate and psychological than most Used classical restraint Used classical restraint

Rembrandt Samson and Delilah

Jan Vermeer Portrayed ordinary people doing ordinary things Portrayed ordinary people doing ordinary things

Jan Vermeer The Milkmaid

French Classicism Late 17 th century artists and writers made a deliberate effort to imitate classical style Late 17 th century artists and writers made a deliberate effort to imitate classical style Subject matter and style of classical iniquity Subject matter and style of classical iniquity Used discipline, balance, restraint Used discipline, balance, restraint Similar to that of Italian Renaissance Similar to that of Italian Renaissance Was the official style of Louis XIV’s court Was the official style of Louis XIV’s court

French Classicism Subject matter often an incident in Roman History Subject matter often an incident in Roman History Or ideal representations of people, horses, etc Or ideal representations of people, horses, etc Buildings were exact models of Roman structures Buildings were exact models of Roman structures

French Classicism Nicholas Poussin is the best example of an artist in this genre Nicholas Poussin is the best example of an artist in this genre But Racine, the dramatist, copied the style, themes of the ancients in his plays But Racine, the dramatist, copied the style, themes of the ancients in his plays

Poussin Rape of the Sabine Women

Baroque Music Belief that text should dominate Belief that text should dominate Lyrics most important Lyrics most important The moderns system of major/minor tonality developed here The moderns system of major/minor tonality developed here Much more dissonance than the Renaissance Much more dissonance than the Renaissance

Baroque Music Monteverdi developed the Opera and modern orchestra Monteverdi developed the Opera and modern orchestra Orfeo was his masterpiece Orfeo was his masterpiece ated&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 ated&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 ated&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 ated&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 Bach the greatest of the Baroque composers Bach the greatest of the Baroque composers y_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 y_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 Handel The Messiah Handel The Messiah ode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 ode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 ode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 ode=true&persist_safety_mode=1