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Baroque

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time of ornate and irregular art

time period which follows Late Renaissance and Mannerism

time of Counter-Reformation

age of science

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Counter-Reformation

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period of Catholic resurgence initiated in response to Protestant Reformation

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effects of Baroque on architecture

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100+ churches built within small timeframe

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effects of Baroque on art world

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big boom in job creation for architects, construction workers, painters, and sculptors

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Caravaggio

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most influential artist of Baroque period

had bad temper (arrested weekly)

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Caravaggio’s influences on Baroque

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dramatic lighting

psychological realism

naturalism

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known as Dionysus

made by Caravaggio

intended clientele was pedophiles

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known as Death of the Virgin

made by Caravaggio

located in the Louvre

buyer did not understand concept that Mary was dead

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known as The Incredulity of Thomas

made by Caravaggio

depicts Thomas sticking his finger in Jesus’s nail hole

example of dramatic lighting

example of psychological realism

not very admired by regular people

appreciated by artists

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known as The Conversion of Saul

made by Caravaggio

arguably Caravaggio’s most famous painting

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known as Calling of Saint Matthew

made by Caravaggio

depicts Jesus pointing like God from Michelangelo’s Creation of Man

depicts Jesus with small halo

depicts people dressed in Baroque-style attire

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Saint Matthew

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apostle of Jesus

tax gatherer

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Orazio Gentileschi

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famous artist during Baroque period from Tuscany

father of Artemisia Gentileschi

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Artemisia Gentileschi

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1 of 1st famous female Italian artists

daughter of Orazio Gentileschi

victim of rape

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known as Judith and Holofernes

made by Artemisia Gentileschi

head-chopee is rapist

self-portrait

6 different renditions created

stabbing of sword is symbolic of rape

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known as Judith with Head of Holofernes

made by Artemisia Gentileschi

depicts Judith holding Holofernes’s head in basket

after-shot of Artimisia Gentileschi’s Judith and Holofernes

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known as Suzanna and the Elders

made by Artemesia Gentileschi

depicts uncomfortable Susanna bathing with two men lurking above her

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known as The Glorification of the Reign of Pope Urban VIII

painted by Pietro de Cortona

located on ceiling of somebody’s dining room

largest private painting ceiling in Rome

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illusionistic ceiling painting

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fresco painting on ceiling of building to create illusion that space continues upwards intrinsically

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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Italian sculptor and architecht during Baroque period

student of Bologna

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known as David

made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

does not have front view

depicts David in action (about to sling stone)

self-portrait of Bernini

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known as Apollo and Daphne

made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

made of marble

Ovidian influence

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known as Ecstacy of Saint Theresa

made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

located within chapel

“ecstasy” in name refers to extreme pleasure

depicts religious ecstasy in sexual way

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Sir Peter Paul Rubens

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Flemish diplomat and painter during Baroque period

poster child for what Baroque artists should be

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known as The Crucifixion

made by Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Jesus looks extra buff (copying Michelangelo’s depiction of Jesus)

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known as Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus

made by Sir Peter Paul Rubens

shows scene right before rape

pale and thicc women seen as more attractive

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known as The Arrival of Marie de Medici at Marseilles

made by Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Fleur-de-lis is shown

commemoration of marriage of Marie de Medici and Henry

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Fleur-de-lis

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symbol of France

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workshop

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where young artists are trained and paid back by labor

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known as Martyrdom of Saint Philip

made by Jusepe de Ribera

captivating anatomy

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known as Philip IV

made by Diego Velázquez

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known as Portrait of Juan de Pareja

made by Diego Velázquez

portraid of Velázquez’s slave

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known as Las Meninas

made by Diego Velàzquez

arguably most famous painting of Baroque period

propaganda used to normalize the royal family

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known as Los Borrachos

made by Diego Velàzquez

name translates to “The Drunks” (Spanish)

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Rococo

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period marking end of French Boroque

marked by excessively ornate and irregular art

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known as Mary Magdeline

made by Georges de La Tour

skull belongs to Adam

multiple versions created

depicts moment Mary Magdeline decides to follow Jesus

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Royal Academy

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art school funded by monarch in France

trained artists to paint in style which French King likes

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known as Rape of the Sabines

made by Nicolas Poussin

uses Greek and Roman subject matter

prioritizes line over color

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known as Pilgrimage to the Island of Cytheria

made by Jean-Antoine Watteau

homage to Venus

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Cytheria

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place to fall in love

island where Venus was born

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known as Diana at the Bath

made by François Boucher

depicts ideal women

crown in Diana’s hair

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veduta

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translates to “view” (Italian)

small- or medium-scale painting of cityscape

used as memorabilia

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camera obscura

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darkened room with small hole or lens at 1 side through which image is projected onto wall opposite hole

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known as The Shrimp Girl

made by William Hogarth

shows a girl who sells shrimp

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known as Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Andrews

made by Thomas Gainesborough

painted in French style

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known as Saint Paul’s Cathedral

made by Sir Christopher Wren

symbol of London

constructed after Great Fire of London in 1666

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known as The Meagre Company

made by Frans Hals

group portrait

depicts a militia

loose brush strokes

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known as Malle Babbe

made by Frans Hals

name translates to “bad grandma” (Dutch)

depicts drunk old lady

social commentary

owl symbolizes witchcraft

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known as Laughing Cavalier

made by Frans Hals

depicts upper-class man

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known as The Flautist

made by Judith Leyster

example of dramatic lighting

example of naturalism

associated with sex

musical instrument symbolizes culture

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known as The View of Delft

made by Johannes Vermeer

depicts Vermeer’s hometown

large-scale painting

landscape

atypical

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known as Girl with a Pearl Earring

made by Johannes Vermeer

nobody knows who is subject

nobody known intended meaning of painting

not intended to be portrait (just a picture)

head turban indicates that girl is servant

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known as The Hundred Guilder Print

made by Rembrandt van Rijn

very expensive

example of printmaking

utilizes Caravaggio’s techniques

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known as Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp

made by Rembrandt van Rijn

Dr. Tulp was famous doctor

group portrait of surgeons

man being dissected was executed for robbery

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known as The Nightwatch

made by Rembrandt van Rijn

depicts Rebrandt’s version of militia

huge scale

most important guy is in middle

dog is not finished

nobody knows why woman is there

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The Little Masters

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Dutch Baroque painters who specialized in one specific subject matter

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known as Breakfast Piece

made by Heda

light to dark background

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known as The Avenue at Middleharnis

made by Hobbema

landscape and skyscape

trees used for wood

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guild

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organization of artists that determines how younger artists get trained, controls pieces of art, and controls quality of art

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known as The Gold Finch

made by Fabritius

depicts a canary which cannot sing or fly away

entrapment is metaphorical

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