1.

Baroque - vivid and exuberant style

- popes and cardinals of Rome used this style in
building magnificent churches, palaces and
tombs to commemorate their names
- initially used to underline the emphasis of its
excess, its abundance of details
- reaction to the Renaissance
2. Absolutism Baroque style is the style of ?????
- reflecting the centralized state ruled by an
autocrat of unlimited powers, as exemplified by
the European kings
3. The Flying
Forms
French translation of Baroque
4. - spatial
complexity
- curved
spaces
- depth is
pronounced
-
ornamental
- theatrical
(opera)
- dramatic
use of light
- large scale
ceiling
- interior is
flat for
painting
- pear
domes
Baroque Characteristics - 9
5. Counter-
Reformation
- quest to restore the dominance of Catholicism
- to attract people to convert back to
Catholicism
6. Chiaroscuro - use of strong contrasts between light and
dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole
composition
7. Frescoes technique of mural painting executed upon
freshly laid lime plaster
8. Trompe
L'oeil
- French for deceive the eye
- art technique that uses realistic imagery to
create the optical illusion that depicted objects
exist in three dimensions
9. Church of
the Gesu'
- mother church of the Society of Jesus
- considered "the first truly baroque facade"
- model for innumerable Jesuit churches all
over the world, especially in the Americas
10. Chiesa del
Santissimo
Nome di Gesu
all'Argentina
- Church of
the Most Holy
Name of
Jesus
official name of 'Church of the Gesu'
11. - Francesco
Borromini
- Gian
Lorenzo
Bernini
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12. Francesco
Borromini
- born in Italy and studies his craft in Milan
- served as an apprentice for Carlo Maderna
and Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- noted for his comman of spatial effects,
structural innovations and design based on
the triangle
13. Gian Lorenzo
Bernini
- dominating figure in Roman Baroque art
- Michelangelo of the Baroque
- became protege of St. Urban VIII in 1623
- awarded the commission for the bronze
canopy in St. Peter's in 1624
- expresses grandeur and flamboyance of the
Counter-Reformation
- represented the theatrical entrepreneurial
side of the Roman Baroque, welding the arts
of painting, sculpture and architecture into
spectacular unified effects
14. British
Baroque
Architectural
Character
- (1632-1723), was more subdued than that of
its continental counterpart
- characterized by monumental, yet
restrained elegance
- showed that the essentially grand Baroque
style could be translated into a small, yet
effective scale
15. Palace of
Versailles
- one of the largest and considered one of the
most beautiful palaces in the world
- famous not only as a building, but as a
symbol of the system of absolute monarchy
16. Court of
Versailles
centre of political power in France from 1682
- 1789
17. French
Gardens:
Versailles
and Vaux-le-
Vicomte
- followed the tradition of Andre' Le No^tre,
head gardener of Louis XIV of France (1638-
1715)
- inspired by Italian Renaissance gardens of
the 14th and 15th centuries and ideas of
Rene'e Descartes(1576-1650)
- were of enormous proportions compared to
their Italian predecessor
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18. Rococo - from French 'rocaille quoille'
- flourished in 18th century
- term emerged at the court of Louis
XIV (supposed associated to him)
- extension of Baroque
- this whimsical architecture was to
be finalized by Neo-Classicism
- refined the robust architecture of
the 17th century to suit elegant
18th-century tastes
- reached its peak in Bavaria
19. Rococo - essentially interior style - playfully
decorated with flowers, birds,
ribbons, etc
- facet of late Baroque
- decorative sculpture and painting
are inseparable from the structure
- emerged first in interior decoration
such as stucco work and church
reredoses or retablos
20. - exuberant and
delicate decoration
- unified spaces
- less emphasis on
structural elements
- continuous
decorative schemes
- reduced column
sizes
- asymmetrical
surface decoration
- more curvilinear
- more pervasive and
more extreme
- low relief and dainty
Rococo Characteristics - 9
21. - vivid colors replaced
by pastel shades
- surface relief
replaced by smooth
flowing masses
- building structure
lightened to render
interior graceful and
ethereal
Changes of Rococo to Baroque - 3
22. reredoses (reredos) altarpiece, or a screen or decoration
behind the altar in a church, usually
depicting religious iconography or
images
23. Baroque and Rococo
flourished in Spain
Between 1650 and 1750
- a reaction against the formalism
of Herrera and his followers
24. remarkably austere works of Juan de Herrera
25. extremely rich
ornamentation
works of Jose de Churriguera
26. Churrigueresque - reaction against the severity and
restraint of Renaissance forms
- rich ornamentation, undulating
cornices, spirals, balustrades, stucco
shells, and garlands
27. - animation of
surface
- play of light and
shade effects
- rich
ornamentation
Churrigueresque characteristics - 3
28. Spanish Colonial
Architecture
- combination of the Native American
and Moorish decorative influences
29. - full bodied and
varied character of
the Baroque
- use of stucco
decoration
- twin-towered
facades
Churrigueresque style in the American
colonies of Spain Characteristics - 3