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• Don’t ask to go get your notebook because…. you can’t

Notebook Quiz• You need to chart AND graph the following

two exams:– Drama and Architecture– First Semester Final– Renaissance Exam

• I will be checking the following: – Characteristics of Renaissance Art– Renaissance Theater Notes

Notebook Quiz• I will be checking the following: – Characteristics of Renaissance Art– Renaissance Theater Notes

Baroque1600-1750

• The Baroque period began in 1600 in Rome when Catholic popes began to finance magnificent cathedrals and works to display their faith’s triumph after the Counter-Reformation. – The church wanted to attract new worshippers by overwhelming them with theatrical, “must

see” architecture.

The Baroque Era-What’s happening in the world?

Baroque 101- Art Style

• Most sumptuous and ornate in the history of art

• Art was expanded into everyday life.

• Light was used to create an emotional impact.

• Classical elements were used without classical restraint

• Visual art was supposed to speak to the illiterate rather than the well-informed.

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Baroque Basics

When 1600-1750

Where Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, France, England

Big Names Bernini, Borromini, Wren, Vanbrugh, Le Vau

Style Massive, opulent, colorful

Features Broken contours, dramatic vistas, lavish ornament, dynamic effect

Patrons Absolute monarchs, catholic church

Distinguishing Traits Plastic treatment of surfaces, fusion of architecture and sculpture

Triumph Creation of total environment for maximum emotional effect

Elements Serpentine columns, irregular facades, oval plans

Architecture affirmed the power of people with absolute authority through the structures and decorative programs of palaces, churches, public and government buildings, scientific and commercial buildings, & military installations.

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Renaissance vs. Baroque

• Since the Baroque architects now knew how to use the structures, they made them decorative.

• B-arch’s emphasized the Renaissance’s use of symmetry and harmonious proportions, but their designs revealed a new sense of dynamism and grandeur.

• Renaissance architects has sought to engage the intellect, with their focus on divine sources of geometry, while their successors aimed to overwhelm the senses and emotions.

• Baroque mastered the unification of the visual arts.

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Renaissance vs. BaroqueCountry Renaissance Baroque

Italy Florence: Early Renaissance, Static, orderly, harmonious, delicate, serene; High Renaissance, Epic scale, elaborate, Mannerism (tense)

Motion and emotion, synergy of arts, vast scale, dramatic lighting, rich materials

France Classical overlay on châteaux

Severe Neoclassicism, stiff symmetry, then Rococo frivolity

England Palladian geometry in county homes

Large scale, orderly, decorative

Spain Simple, severe, monumental

Excessive surface decoration

Germany/Austria Gables, stubby columns inspired by Italy

Theatrical, pastel, gilded, Rococo churches and palaces with profuse ornament

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A Baroque RoomA Baroque Room

Baroque Architecture Activity•Task Rotation•Listen for directions on which tasks to complete

•If at any point you receive answers from someone on independent work, you will receive a zero.

•Due at the last 5 minutes of class

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Exit Slip:Complete on Your Own Piece of paper• 1) The Baroque Era’s art emphasized clarity, emotion, and

realism due to the influence of what historic event?• 2) Visual art was supposed to speak to the ___________

rather than the _____________. • 3) How did Renaissance architecture differ from Baroque

architecture?• 4) Name an example of the following:

– Italian Architecture– Spanish Architecture– French Architecture– British Architecture

• 5) Which of the buildings mentioned above would you like to visit the most? Why?