Arts of the Baroque Period Flashcards
The term Baroque was derived from the
Portuguese word “barocco” which means
“irregularly shaped
pearl or stone.”
It describes a fairly complex idiom and focuses on
painting, sculpture, as well as architecture.
Baroque Art
______ painting illustrated key elements of Catholic dogma, either directly in Biblical works or indirectly in imaginary or symbolic work.
Baroque Art
He was better known as Caravaggio. He was an
Italian artist who wanted to deviate
from the classical masters of the
Renaissance.
-He was an outcast in his
society, because of his own actions and
the lack of modesty and reverence for
religious subjects in his own paintings
Michelangelo Merisi or Amerighi da Caravaggio (Caravaggio)
Studies of single figures followed, but
they are clumsier than the fruit which
gives savor of originality and charm.
Caravaggio’s models at this period were
either himself or young persons who
have an air of being promising but
wicked.
Caravaggio
Supper at Emmaus
Caravaggio
Conversion of St. Paul
Caravaggio
Entombment of Christ
Caravaggio
-He was an Italian artist and the first Baroque artist.
-He practiced architecture, and sculpture, painting, stage design, and was also a playwright.
-He was also the last in the list of the dazzling universal geniuses.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter
and a Faun
Bernini
Damned Soul
Bernini
Blessed Soul
Bernini
He made a sculpture of “David” was for Cardinal Borghese which is strikingly different from Michelangelo’s David because it shows the differences between Renaissance and the
Baroque periods.
Bernini
The famous “Ecstasy of St. Teresa” was his greatest achievement and the Colonnade of the Piazza of St. Peter’s Rome.
Bernini
Ecstasy of St. Teresa
Bernini
