Baroque Art
Power of Church and Monarchies restoredExcess ornamentation valuedRome became an artistic centerArt filled with emotion/dramaRealism instead of idealismChiaroscuro – play of light and dark and
shadows – helps set a dramatic mood
Baroque Period Basics
ItalianMoved to RomeFocused on painting portraits, still lives, historical
and religious topicsCondemned for being a “naturalist”
Personal lifeWorks were not modest/very violentWorks lacked theological correctness
Caravaggio
Conversion of Saint Paul
Calling of Saint Matthew
David Victorious over Goliath
David with the Head of Goliath
The Entombment of Christ
Self-Portrait as Bacchus
Martyrdom of Saint Matthew
Boy with a Basket of Fruit
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
Judith Beheading Holofernes
The Musicians
Death of the Virgin
Victorious Cupid (Amor Vincit Omnia)
Saint John the Baptist
One of best known Baroque artistsDutch (native to the Netherlands)Developed revolutionary technique
Use of large amount of paintUse of fewer brushstrokesMade paintings almost seem unfinished
Painted many landscapes and made etchings about nature in the 1630sMany featured trees that had been blown over/very dark
cloudy skies
Rembrandt
1640 works became more solemn Featured family tragedies he had suffered Biblical themes from New Testament rather than Old Biblical themes featured groups
1650s his style changed again Richer colors Stronger brushstrokes moved him further from fine detail Biblical themes focused on portrait-like figures
Last years he focused on self portraits that showed his grief and sorrow that he had suffered (many consider these to be his finest paintings)
Rembrandt Cont.
Self Portrait 1629
A Scholar
The Anatomy Lecture of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
Philosopher in Meditation
The Blinding of Samson
Self-Portrait 1640
David and Jonathan
The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (Night Watch)
Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving the Children (etching)
The Mill
Aristotle contemplating a bust of Homer
Joseph Accused by Potiphar's Wife
Self-Portrait 1661
Self-Portrait 1669