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Exploring Baroque Art and Architecture: The Shift in 16th and 17th Century Culture

This chapter delves into the Baroque style, a vibrant and dramatic art movement from 1600 to 1750. Originating from the Portuguese term "barocca," meaning an irregular pearl, Baroque art emphasized emotional intensity, extravagant detail, and vivid contrasts. Its goal was to communicate religious themes to the masses, especially in the context of the Counter-Reformation. Key figures like Caravaggio, Bernini, and Rubens revolutionized painting, sculpture, and architecture, creating works that still resonate today, such as St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and powerful emotional narratives in their masterpieces.

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Exploring Baroque Art and Architecture: The Shift in 16th and 17th Century Culture

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  1. Baroque Art & Architecture Chapter 14: New Direction in Thought and Culture in the 16th and 17th Century Adapted from: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

  2. Baroque • 1600 – 1750. • Art historians use the term to “denote the style associated with 17thcentury painting, sculpture, and architecture. • From a Portuguese word “barocca”, meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” • Implies strangeness, irregularity, and extravagance. • The more dramatic, the better!

  3. Baroque Style of Art & Architecture • Dramatic, emotional. • Colors were brighter than bright; darks were darker than dark. • Counter-Reformation art. • Paintings & sculptures in church contexts should speak to the illiterate rather than to the well-informed. • Ecclesiastical art --> appeal to emotions. • Holland --> Real people portrayed as the primary subjects.

  4. Famous Baroque Artists/Works • Michelangelo Caravaggio (1573-1610) • Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) • Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) • St. Peter’s Basilica (Rome) • Palace at Versailles

  5. Counter-Reformation Church Art & Architecture

  6. St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican Cityby Gialorenzo Bernini

  7. Church of Santiago de Compostella, Spain

  8. Church of Veltenberg Altar, Germany

  9. “The Assumption of the Virgin Mary”Egid Quirim Asam, 1692-1750

  10. Altar of Mercy, Germany, 1764

  11. “St. Francis in Ecstasy”Caravaggio, 1595

  12. “The Flagellation of Christ” by Caravaggio

  13. “David and Goliath” by Caravaggio

  14. “Salome with the Head of the Baptist” by Caravaggio

  15. “The Cardsharps”Caravaggio, 1595

  16. “The Dead Christ Mourned”Annibale Carracci, 1603

  17. “The Virgin Appearing to St. Hyacinthe”Lodovico Carracci1594

  18. The Death of the Virgin, Caravaggio, 1606 • Purchased by the Duke of Mantua at the request of Peter Paul Rubens

  19. “The Elevation of the Cross” by Peter Paul Reubens1610-11 “The Descent From the Cross” Peter Paul Rubens 1614

  20. “A Bust of Louis XIV”Bernini

  21. “Louis XIV” By HyacintheRigauld

  22. “A Bust of Cardinal Richelieu” By Bernini

  23. The Return of the prodigal son By Rembrandt (1669)

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