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Chapter Fifteen: The Baroque World. Culture and Values, 6 th Ed. Cunningham and Reich. The Counter-Reformation Spirit. Council of Trent (1545-1563) Redefined doctrines, reaffirmed dogmas Assertion of discipline, education New artistic demands, purpose Society of Jesus, Jesuits - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Chapter Fifteen:Chapter Fifteen:
The Baroque WorldThe Baroque WorldCulture and Values, 6th Ed.
Cunningham and Reich
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The Counter-Reformation SpiritThe Counter-Reformation Spirit
Council of Trent (1545-1563) Redefined doctrines, reaffirmed dogmas Assertion of discipline, education New artistic demands, purpose
Society of Jesus, Jesuits Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Missionaries, educational improvement
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Seventeenth-Century BaroqueSeventeenth-Century Baroque Decentralized styles Art for the middle-class Rich, ornate, elaborate, fanciful Emotionalism Psychological exploration New techniques, virtuosity
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Visual Arts in the Baroque PeriodVisual Arts in the Baroque Period
Painting in RomePainting in RomeCaravaggio (1573-1610)
Dramatic naturalism, realism Brutal, pessimistic Emotional, psychological
Chiaroscuro The Calling of St. Matthew (1597-1601) The Martyrdom of St. Matthew (c. 1602)
Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi
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Visual Arts in the Baroque PeriodVisual Arts in the Baroque Period
Painting in RomePainting in Rome
Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) Extreme emotion, realism of detail Exuberant life, movement, sensuality
Galleria of the Palazzo Farnese The Flight into Egypt (1603-04)
Ideal proportion Classical order, realism of landscape
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Visual Arts in the Baroque PeriodVisual Arts in the Baroque PeriodRoman Baroque Sculpture and ArchitectureRoman Baroque Sculpture and Architecture
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) Chief architect of Counter-Reformation
Fountains, palaces, churches Conflict with Borromini
Religious-themed sculptures David (1623) Saint Teresa in Ecstasy (1645-1652)
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Visual Arts in the Baroque PeriodVisual Arts in the Baroque PeriodRoman Baroque Sculpture and ArchitectureRoman Baroque Sculpture and Architecture
Francesco Borromini (1599-1667) Brooding, melancholy Obsessive elaboration of design Highly complex structures Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
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Baroque Art in FranceBaroque Art in France
Académie des Beaux-Arts Louis XIV Defense of traditional standards, values Conservative, restrained
Georges de La Tour (1590-1652) Restrained mood, repressed emotionality
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Baroque Art in FranceBaroque Art in France Nicolas Poussin (c. 1594-1665)
Protest against baroque excesses Nostalgic yearning for idealized past
Claude Gellée (1600-1682) Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743)
Portrait of Louis XIV (1701)
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Baroque Art in FranceBaroque Art in France
The Palace of Versailles Louis XIV = the Sun King Politics, psychology Grandiose symbolism Baroque extremes + Classical simplicity
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Baroque Art in SpainBaroque Art in Spain Strong religious emotion El Greco (1541-1614)
Moral responsibility and choice Mannerist tendencies
José de Ribera (1591-1652) Realism, muscular brutality Contrasts of light, dark
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Baroque Art in SpainBaroque Art in Spain
Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) Vitality of scene Lives of ordinary people Las Meninas (1656)
Color Space Reality of detail
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Baroque Art in Northern EuropeBaroque Art in Northern Europe
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Hélène Fourment and Her Children
Intimate, tender Personalized emotionality
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus Restless energy, sense of action Female nudity, ample proportions
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Baroque Art in Northern EuropeBaroque Art in Northern Europe Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)
Formal portraits Refined tastes, noble patrons
Frans Hals (c. 1580-1666) Group portraits
Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) Inner contemplation, repose Light, stillness
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Baroque Art in Northern EuropeBaroque Art in Northern Europe
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) Spiritual matters, problems of existence The Night Watch (1642) Self-understanding through self-portraits
Psychologically reflective Tragic nature of human destiny
Emotionality through virtuosity
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Baroque MusicBaroque Music
Emphasis on rhythm and melody Listening pleasure and glory of God Sacred music with universal appeal Growing interest in secular music
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Baroque Music:Baroque Music:
The Birth of OperaThe Birth of Opera Play in which text was sung, not spoken Aristocratic and middle-class audience Florentine Camerata
Objected to polyphonic style Monody, recitative Inspired by Greek drama, tradition
Jacopo Peri: Dafne, Euridice
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Baroque Music:Baroque Music:
The Birth of OperaThe Birth of Opera Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
L’Orfeo Dramatic instinct, emotionality of music Academic principles of Camerata
Opera houses Audience appeal
Lavish stage spectacles, arias
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Baroque Instrumental Baroque Instrumental and Vocal Musicand Vocal Music
Oratorio Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674) Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
Independent instrumental compositions Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) Chorale variations
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Baroque Instrumental Baroque Instrumental and Vocal Musicand Vocal Music
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Chorale fantasies, suites for harpsichord
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Harpsichord virtuoso, sonatas
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Oratorios (Messiah) Operas
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Baroque Instrumental and Vocal Music:Baroque Instrumental and Vocal Music:Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)(1685-1750)
Virtuoso of composition, performance Complexity of musical thought
Polyphony, fugue, counterpoint Expression of deep religious faith
Chorale preludes, cantatas Brandenburg Concertos
Concerto grosso (Vivaldi)
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Philosophy and Science Philosophy and Science in the Baroque Periodin the Baroque Period
“Coming of age” of modern philosophy Philosophy as independent discipline Objective demonstration vs. abstract
generalization Supernatural explanations insufficient
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Philosophy and Science Philosophy and Science in the Baroque Periodin the Baroque Period
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Astronomy, physics Heretical denunciation of Ptolemaic view
Support of Copernican theory Experiment, observation
Telescope Motion
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Philosophy and Science Philosophy and Science in the Baroque Periodin the Baroque Period
René Descartes (1596-1650) Father of Modern Philosophy Criteria for defining reality
“Cogito, ergo sum” What is clearly perceived must exist Argument for the existence of God
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Philosophy and Science Philosophy and Science in the Baroque Periodin the Baroque Period
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) Materialism Leviathan
Theory of society, no divine law Offended theologians, rationalists
Personal liberty vs. security
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Philosophy and Science Philosophy and Science in the Baroque Periodin the Baroque Period
John Locke (1632-1704) Predecessor to the Enlightenment Nature of ideas
Perceptions, personal property Limitations of human knowledge Significance of experience
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Seventeenth-Century Literature:Seventeenth-Century Literature:French Baroque Comedy and TragedyFrench Baroque Comedy and Tragedy
Molière (1622-1673) Comedic drama deflates pretense, pomposity
Pierre Corneille (1606-1684) Eternal truths about human behavior
Jean Racine (1639-1699) Themes of self-destruction Psychological explorations
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Seventeenth-Century Literature:Seventeenth-Century Literature:The Novel in Spain: CervantesThe Novel in Spain: Cervantes
Picaresque novel Don Quixote
Satire of medieval chivalric romances Reality vs. Illusion Relationship between art and life
Synthesis of comedy and tragedy
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Seventeenth-Century Literature:Seventeenth-Century Literature:The English Metaphysical PoetsThe English Metaphysical Poets
King James version of the Bible Metaphysical concern with self-analysis
John Donne (1572-1631) Richard Crashaw (1613-1649) Giambattista Marino (1569-1625)
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Seventeenth-Century Literature:Seventeenth-Century Literature:John John Milton’s Heroic VisionMilton’s Heroic Vision
Paradise Lost (1667) “justify the ways of God to men” Biblical and Classical references Humanist principles + Christian doctrine Dramatic fervor, psychological insight
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Chapter Fifteen: Discussion QuestionsChapter Fifteen: Discussion Questions In what ways does Bernini’s sculpture of David highlight the
characteristics of the Baroque period? Compare Donatello’s David and Michelangelo’s David with that of Bernini. What cultural and/or historical statements can be made about each of the David sculptures if they are viewed as “signs of their times”? Why would these artists choose David as their subject? Why does each artist depict him differently? Explain.
Despite the French dislike of the Baroque, how did the style permeate the art and architecture of France? Cite specific examples that illustrate the characteristics of the Baroque in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France.
What contributed to the lack of wealthy and/or noble patrons of Baroque art in Northern Europe? In what ways did the intended audience influence the artwork? Explain, citing specific examples.
Explain the parallels and connections among Baroque art, philosophy, and literature. What elements of the Baroque are the most prevalent in our current culture?