Baroque Schedule Wednesday – Baroque notes – pick up a worksheet Thursday – Baroque samples – visual and music Friday – test cards – turn in test cards – 2nd period will have to create these over the weekend and turn in on Monday due to Veteran’s Day celebration Monday – Review all samples – turn in samples notes Tuesday – Baroque test Wednesday – Make-up tests – binder checks Thursday – Classical art Friday – Club day

Caravaggio and Rembrandt Baroque Visual Art Caravaggio and Rembrandt

Baroque Period Basics Power of Church and Monarchies partially restored Excess ornamentation valued Rome = artistic center Art filled with emotion/drama Realism instead of idealism Chiaroscuro –Kept from Renaissance and used to create intense drama

Caravaggio Italian Praised for his outstanding detail in painting Condemned for several reasons: Personal life – violent, aggressive and confrontational - killed an individual in Rome – consistently jailed Works were not modest/very violent – excessive/unnecessary nudity - didn’t celebrate beauty Many felt works lacked theological correctness – especially in the Death of the Virgin – The church loved his skill and he was the primary painter for the church– eventually excommunicated due to conflicts with the church – “The Antichrist of Painting”

Rembrandt One of best known Baroque artists Dutch (Netherlands) Developed revolutionary technique Use of large amount of paint Use of fewer brushstrokes Made paintings almost seem unfinished (clear and formal looking from a distance) Painted many landscapes and made etchings about nature in the 1630s Many featured trees that had been blown over/very dark cloudy skies

Rembrandt Cont. 1640 works became more solemn 1650s – Changes Family tragedies he had suffered 1650s – Changes Richer colors Stronger brushstrokes moved him further from fine detail Last years he focused on self portraits that showed his grief and sorrow that he had suffered

Baroque Music Bach and Handel

Basics Emotion was very important Most patrons were nobles from state or church Little thought of preservation of music Musicians saw themselves as employees rather than artists and created on demand Music specific to the occasion Few musicians kept their music – preservation depended on the patron retaining the work Often for festivals, weddings, ceremonies, the church, and holidays

Bach's Music Court organist in Weimar Composed the great works for organ Chapel master to the prince of Anhalt 1723 became cantor of St. Thomas’ Church in Leipzig Weekly church cantatas Festive music for major events Fugue – one-movement composition/uses imitative counterpoint

Handel's music Composed music mostly for the public Known for genre known as oratorio (composed music with vocals) His most famous told the life of Jesus (Messiah) Collapsed at the end of a performance of Messiah and died 3 days later

Ballet – The Beginnings Baroque Dance Ballet – The Beginnings

The Birth of Ballet Grew from court dance of Renaissance Dance masters became a necessity – nobles studied with dance masters Masters started to use rehearsals Dance manuals became common – taught both dance and social etiquette

Catherine de Medici Given some credit for beginnings of ballet in France 1533 – married French King Henry II She was Italian = French did not like Italy (the marriage was meant to create an alliance) She brought Italian dance master Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx – duties of court entertainment 1581 – Balthasar created Ballet Comique de la Reine (the Queen’s Comic Ballet) – first true ballet Included: large sets, songs, poetry, and prose – performed by court nobles

King Louis XIV Continued the French tradition of Ballet “The Sun King” – performed role of Apollo in Ballet de la Nuit (Ballet of the Night) in 1653 1661 – established Academie Royale de la Danse (Royal Academy of Dance) – aided in professionalization of the art of ballet Pierre Beauchamp – king’s ballet master – developed common ballet terminology and technique Ballet no longer function of court – moved from palace to theatre First female dancers to professionally perform appeared in 1681 in Le Triomphe de l’Amour (The Triumph of Love)

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Baroque Schedule Today – Baroque samples – visual and music Friday – test cards – turn in test cards – 2nd period will have to create these over the weekend and turn in on Monday due to Veteran’s Day celebration Monday – Review all samples – turn in samples notes Tuesday – Baroque test Wednesday – Make-up tests – binder checks Thursday – Classical art Friday – Club day

Baroque Visual Samples

Caravaggio

Conversion of Saint Paul Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.

Calling of Saint Matthew Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.

David Victorious over Goliath Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.

David with the Head of Goliath

The Entombment of Christ Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.

Self-Portrait as Bacchus

Martyrdom of Saint Matthew

Boy with a Basket of Fruit

The Crucifixion of Saint Peter

Judith Beheading Holofernes

The Musicians

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Death of the Virgin

Victorious Cupid

Saint John the Baptist

Rembrandt

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) Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.

Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving the Children (etching) Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.

The Mill

Aristotle contemplating a bust of Homer

Joseph Accused by Potiphar's Wife

Self-Portrait 1661

Self-Portrait 1669

Baroque Music Samples

Bach Toccata and Fugue In D Minor Invention 1 Anna Magdalena's Notebook Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Air On a G String

Handel Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted Glory to God In the Highest Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage? Hallelujah Chorus Pastoral Symphony

Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Spring The Four Seasons, Summer The Four Seasons, Autumn The Four Seasons, Winter Concerto in C Major for Mandolin and Strings

Baroque Binder Check Baroque Art and Architecture wkst The Power of Art: Caravaggio notes Baroque ppt. notes with summary Baroque samples