Baroque World
New Spirit 1600s Roman Catholic Church Counter-Reformation Baroque
French and Portuguese roots Affect all of Europe Cultural achievement –Music –Art –Architecture –Variety
General Characteristics Strong emotional statements Psychology of Exploration Invention of new and daring techniques
Baroque Examples
Visual Arts
Michelangelo Merisi, or Carravaggio ( ) Controversial in own lifetime Drastically different style
Examples
The Calling of St. Matthew,
Detail
Artemisia Gentileschi – Tassi Trial Great renown in her own lifetime Dialog with artists of the day
Gentileschi, Judith and Holofernes, c.1620
Comparison
Sculpture and Architecture
Bernini, St. Teresa in Ecstasy,
Detail
Baroque in France
Académie des Beaux Arts 1 st exhibition 1667 Standards and values Prizes offered
Nicolas Poussin C Reject Caravaggio’s style Work was a protest Nostalgia in art
Poussin, Et in Arcadia Ego, c.1630
Comparison
Hyacinthe Rigaud ( ) Popular & respected Louis XIV, 1701 –Parody? –Extravagant lifestyle –Baroque ideal in France
Palace of Versailles Famous palace of the French kings Chief architects –Louis Le Vau –François d'Orbay Architecture with an agenda
Versailles
Sun King
Hall of Mirrors
Gardens
Spanish Baroque
El Greco Domeniko Theotokopoulos Contrast in work
Diego Velázquez ( ) Combines elements of French & Italian Baroque Subject matter is diverse
Velázquez, Las Meninas, 1656
Baroque Art in Northern Europe
Peter Paul Rubens Universal painter Active Contented personal life
Rubens, Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus, c.1618
Vermeer ( ) Art forgotten until 19 th century Inner depth of feeling prominent Details
A Lady Drinking and a Gentleman
Details
Rembrandt van Rijin – artistic turning point Famous for self portraits Biblical subjects at end of life
The Night Watchmen
Self Portraits
Music
Key Points Familiarity & wide appeal Pleasure for listener Flexibility of style
Opera Universal appeal Starts in Florence Conceived intellectually –Camerata Two women Male and female
Opera Universal appeal Starts in Florence Conceived intellectually –Camerata Two women Male and female
Euridice Earliest extant opera Jacopo Peri Performed at the wedding of Henry IV & Marie de Medici Based on a classical myth
Claudio Monteverdi L’Orfero –1 st popular opera Sets the standard for later operas
Growth of the Opera Italy primary but will spread throughout Europe Melodrama & Sensation Lavish spectacles Arias, Oratorio, Sonata Aria Oratorio
Growth of the Opera Italy primary but will spread throughout Europe Melodrama & Sensation Lavish spectacles Arias, Oratorio, Sonata Aria Oratorio
George Frederick Handel Messiah (1742)
Johann Sebastian Bach Devout Lutheran Intellectual and spiritual Large quantity of music left behind Virtually unknown in his own lifetime
Johann Sebastian Bach Devout Lutheran Intellectual and spiritual Large quantity of music left behind Virtually unknown in his own lifetime
Literature in the Baroque Period
Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote –1605 –First modern novel –Comic satire
King James Bible 1611 “Biblical Style” Hugely influential
Philosophy & Science in the Baroque Period
Galileo Galilee Changed the world in 2 ways –Proved Copernicus right –Founder of modern physics
René Descartes Father of Modern Philosophy Discourse on Methods (1637) Meditations (1641)
Thomas Hobbes Different thinker Politics rather than philosophy Leviathan –Shocks everyone
John Locke Paves way for Enlightenment “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding” –Blank slate