DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ARTS BETWEEN 1450 AND 1750

Western Europe Baroque Period France Palace of Versailles Opera Ballet Comedies Chief purpose of art was to glorify the king and promote values that supported Louis’s absolute rule

Dutch Republic Merchant Patrons, emphasis on different content Focused on landscapes, portraits, and still-life’s “Golden Age” of Dutch Art Rembrandt – “psychology of light” Etchings Landscapes – land reclamation………….

England Architecture Christopher Wren

Ottoman Empire Constantinople / Istanbul Hagia Sophia converted to one of the grandest mosques in the Islamic world Domes & half-domes dominated Dome of the Rock Art-obsession with tulips Isnik tiles Tugras – calligraphy use, developing a design into imperial ciphers

Isnik Tiles

Mughal Empire Merger of Persian & Hindu styles and themes Miniature painting Architecture: Pearl Mosque and Taj Mahal By rule of Jahangir, Europeans are also influencing Mughal art

Mughal Art: Blend of Persian and Indian (Hindu)

Russia Merger of Russian styles (onion dome) and Italian motifs and stonework to produce new Russian architectural style and form Cathedral of St. Basil, Church of the Trinity Merger of artistic styles of Italy and Byzantine Empire to produce peak period of icon painting

Church of the Trinity –Moscow –1630s

Ming China Construction of the Forbidden City in the capital of Beijing – further isolating the Emperor from his subjects Gardens Porcelain Dong Qichang – “1st modernist painter”

Tokugawa Japan Kabuki – new style of musical drama Haiku – 17 syllable poems Banraku – plays performed by large-scale puppets

The Americas Aztec Codex Architecture Inca Stonework Textiles