(9.1 mApeh) BAROQUE ARTS

• The Crowning with thorns (MICHELANGELO CARAVAGGIO)

  
• The Conversion of St. Paul (MICHELANGELO CARAVAGGIO)

  
• Madonna with Serpent (MICHELANGELO CARAVAGGIO)

  
• St. John the Baptist (MICHELANGELO CARAVAGGIO)

    in the Wilderness

  
• Seven Works of Mercy (MICHELANGELO CARAVAGGIO)

  
• Flagellation of Christ (MICHELANGELO CARAVAGGIO)

  
• The Death of the Virgin (MICHELANGELO CARAVAGGIO)

  
• Crucifixion of St. Peter (MICHELANGELO CARAVAGGIO)

  
• Boy with a Basket of Fruit (MICHELANGELO CARAVAGGIO)

  
• The Fortune Teller (MICHELANGELO CARAVAGGIO)

  
• BAROQUE

  • Intense and filled with strong emotions, making the scenes feel exciting and lively.

   

  • It shows action, with figures in dynamic poses that make them look like they’re in motion

   

  • Strong use of light and dark through Chiaroscuro and Tenebrism.

   

  • The art is very detailed, with lots of decoration, making it rich and complex.

   

  • Shows religious scenes often to inspire faith.
• ARTWORK CHARACTERISTICS OF MICHELANGELO CARAVAGGIO

  Subjects:

  Religious themes, everyday life, and violence and death.

   

  Themes:

  Realism, human emotion, conflict, and redemption.

   

  Mediums:

  Oil on canvas.

   

  Techniques and Process:

  Chiaroscuro, tenebrism
• MICHELANGELO CARAVAGGIO'S ART PRINCIPLES

  Emphasis

  He used light to focus attention on the main parts of the painting, like the central figures.

   

  Balance

  Used asymmetrical balance, placing elements

  unevenly to create interest.

   

  Rhythm

  Figures were arranged and used light and shadow to guide the viewer’s eye around the painting, creating

  a flowing rhythm.

   

  Proportion

  He painted figures with realistic proportions and

  emotions, making them look lifelike and true to life.
• The Fall of Phaeton (SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS)

  
• Madonna in Floral Wreath (SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS)

  
• Descent from the Cross (SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS)

  
• Portrait of Anna of Austria (SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS)

        (Queen of Austria)

  
• The Consequences of War (SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS)

  
• ARTWORK CHARACTERS OF

  SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS

  Subjects:

  Religious scenes, mythological themes, historical events, portraits, and landscapes.

   

  Mediums:

  Oil on canvas and in wooden panels.

   

  Process and Techniques:

  Chiaroscuro, sfumato and the use of vibrant colors.
• SIR PETER PAUL RUBEN'S ART PRINCIPLES

  Balance:

  Asymmetry using contrasts of light, dark, large, and small.

   

  Emphasis:

  Highlighting key figures with bright colors and contrasts.

   

  Proportion:

  Idealized, muscular human figures for emotional impact.

   

  Rhythm:

  Repetition of shapes and curves to guide the viewer's eye.
• DIEGO RODRIGUEZ DE SILVA Y VELASQUEZ

  He is a Spanish and one of the most important Spanish Golden Age painters.

  He is known as a portrait artist and an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period.

  He painted portraits of Spanish Royal Family, notable Europeans and commoners.

  “Las Meninas” (1656) and “La rendicion de Breda” are his masterpieces

  
• La rendicon de Breda (Diego Velasquez)

  
• Queen Isabel (Diego Velasquez)

  
• Juan de Pareja (Diego Velasquez)

  
• Las Meninas (Diego Velasquez)

  
• SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS

  He is an advocate of extravagant Baroque style, emphasizing color, movement, and sensuality. He is known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, landscapes, paintings of allegorical, and mythological subjects, and portraits.

  
• Lady from Court /

  Portrait of a Lady (DIEGO RODRIQUES DE SILVA Y VELASQUE)

  
• Pablo

  de Villadolid (DIEGO RODRIQUES DE SILVA Y VELASQUE)

  
• ARTWORK CHARACTERISTICS OF

  DIEGO RODRIGUEZ DE SILVA Y VELASQUEZ

  
  

  Subject and Themes:

  Religious scenes, mythological figures, portraits, historical events, everyday life

  
  

  Mediums:

  Oil Paint Process: Alla Prima (wet-on-wet technique) paint

  is applied layer after layer without letting it dry

  
  

  Technique:

  Chiaroscuro
• DIEGO RODRIQUES DE SILVA Y VELASQUE'S

  ART PRINCIPLES

  Balance:

  Asymmetrical compositions Emphasis: Use of light and contrast to focus attention, especially on faces.

   

  Rhythm:

  Repeated patterns of light and shadow create visual flow.

   

  Proportion:

  Realistic scaling and anatomy make figures lifelike.
• REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON VAN RIJIN

  He is a painter and etcher.

  A skilled painter of fire.

  He is a skilled painter of history and biblical scenes, which he learned from his mentor, Peter Lastman.

  
• The Anatomy Lesson (REMBRANDT)

  
• The Night Watch (REMBRANDT)

  
• The Storm on the Sea (REMBRANDT)

  
• The Return of the prodigal Son (REMBRANDT)

  
• The Jewish Bride (REMBRANDT)

  
• Aristotle with a bust of Homer (REMBRANDT)

  
• REMBRANDT ARTWORK CHARACTERISTICS

  Subject:

  Portraits and Self-Portraits, Religious and Biblical Scenes, Historical and Mythological Figures, Everyday Life

   

  Themes:

  Humanity and emotion, Chiaroscuro that symbolizes hope and despair, and life and death, Faith and Redemption, Mortality.

   

  Mediums:

  Oil Paint, etching and engraving, charcoal and ink

   

  Technique:

  Chiaroscuro and Impasto or layer of thick paint to

  create texture, etching and engraving.

   

  Process:

  Uses light and shadow to create dramatic contrasts, layers of glazes to create color tone
• REMBRANDT ART PRINCIPLES

  Emphasis:

  Made use of “Chiaroscuro” to highlight a specific part of his artwork.

   

  Balance:

  He achieved balance through asymmetrical compositions.

   

  Rhythm:

  Repetition of lines, colors, shapes, and curves are very subtle. But it is mostly repetition of figures.

   

  Proportion:

  Realistically scaled and life like.
• GIAN LORENZO BERNINI

  An Italian architect, painter, and sculptor. He is the lead baroque-style sculptor. A successor of Michelangelo Buonarotti. He got the most important commission in the St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the ‘Piazza San Pietro’.