1. Baroque
Art &
Architecture

2. Baroque Style of Art & Architecture
Dramatic, emotional, theatrical
Sensitivity to and absolute mastery of light
Brought together classical ideals w/ spiritual feelings of 16th c. religious revival
Paintings & sculptures in church contexts should speak to the illiterate rather than to the well-informed.
Used by absolute monarchs to enchant & impress visitors

3. Most
Exemplary
Work

4. “Las Meninas” Diego Velazquez 1656

8. Honorable
Mention

9. “The Ecstasy of St. Theresa of Avila” by Gianlorenzo Bernini 1647-52

10. Caravaggio, “Supper at Emmaus” (1601)

11. “Judith Slaying Holofornes” Artemisia Gentileschi
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12. “Marie arrives at Marseilles” by Peter Paul Reubens 1622-25

13. “David” by Gianlorenzo Bernini 1623

14. French
Classicism

15. French Classicism = French Baroque
established as official artistic style of France by Royal Academy of Painting & Sculpture 1648
Committed to values of High Renaissance – clarity, simplicity, balance & harmony
Continued Baroque’s conception of grandeur in portrayal of noble & classical subjects
Used by Louis XIV as propaganda

16. “A Dance to the Music of Time” Nicholas Poussin, 1638

17. “Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah” Claude Lorraine, 1648

18. “Portrait of Louis XIV” by Hyacinthe Rigaud 1701

19. “Appollo Attended by Nymphs” Francois Girardon & Thomas Regnaudin, 1666-1672