1. Baroque Era

2. Baroque  The term baroque was not a complement – it originally meant overdone – too many notes in music, too much color in painting, and too grand in architecture.  It has come to include the following definitions: –Elaborate ornamentation –Dramatic effect –Enlarged space –Heightened sensuality combined with spirituality –Ornate

3. Baroque Art and Architecture  Started in the Catholic countries and seen as a reaction to the Protestant Reformation – see how great Catholicism is…

4. More Baroque Architecture

5. Baroque Art  In Catholic countries the church financed most art, in Protestant countries it was wealthy businessmen who financed art.  In other areas of Europe it is defined by a style of art that shows great contrast between light and dark and the use of oil paints.  Bernini’s The Ecstasy of St. Theresa was considered too erotic for the Vatican.

6. More Bernini –Bodies and Movement 

7. Michelangelo Caravaggio -- Italian  Amor Vincit Omnia (1602) – Oil on Canvas  Love Conquers All  Used light to display drama.  Light usually signified “God” or heavenly intervention.

8. Bacchus – Caravaggio (1595)  Not afraid to use pagan Greek and Roman figures in art.

9. The Crucifixion of Saint Peter

10. The Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist

11. The Inspiration of St. Matthew

12. Judith Slaying Holofernes (1598)

13. The Female Caravaggio  Artemisia Gentileschi  Worked in her father’s studio.  Violently raped – prosecuted rapist

14. Comparison

15. Sleeping Venus

16. Portraits  Many baroque artists painted portraits for royalty and the wealthy.  Velazquez’s Las Meninas is a famous example. Rated by Art Historians as “best painting in the world.”  Painting includes paintings by Rubens 

17. Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)  Wealthy Dutch merchants were still very religious but certainly were not inclined to give their money to the Catholic church.  Use their wealth to enrich their surroundings.  This trend was subtly recognized in Vermeer’s art. Girl with the Pearl Earring (1665)

18.  Woman with a balance (Vermeer)  Sometimes art was used to teach a moral lesson.  What is the lesson here?

19. Rembrandt – Protestant

20. Rembrandt How does this painting depict the art an culture of its day (past AP Euro question)?

21. Peter Paul Rubans– “fleshy” subjects – especially women!)

22. The Three Graces (1635)

23. French Baroque (Begins “Neoclassical Era in Art History)  Poussin

24. French Baroque  French baroque painting included many “natural” landscapes, but the only thing you should care about here is Louis XIV building of Versailles.