Ch 25 - Baroque Flashcards
Ch 25: The philosophy during the baroque period is that there is no such thing as _________.
Excess
Ch 25: During the baroque period, a dude named Zarlino argues that _______ _______ results from a mixture of tones that “strikes the hearing smoothly”, and some other bullshit.
Proper harmony
Ch 25: Numero sonoro (sonorous number) is a number related to the _______ tones that artificially reproduced in a sounding body.
Musical
Ch 25: Johann Wolfgang [Puck] von Goethe compared baroque architecture to this classical piece by Vivaldi.
The Four Seasons
Ch 25: Italy’s evolution into the Baroque period was preceded by these two periods.
High Renaissance, Mannerism
Ch 25: The word baroque was initially used as a pejorative, why?
It was used to describe excess (as in gaudy).
Ch 25: Baroque buildings are experiments in __________ illusion, the contrasting of light and color, and the contrasting of forms.
spatial
Ch 25: What happened to interior spaces during the Baroque period.
They became less divided.
Ch 25: Two painting techniques during the Baroque were quadratura and sotto in su; what are they?
Quadratura is illusionistic painting that creates depth of field. Sotto in su uses perspective techniques meant to be seen from below the painted surface.
Ch 25: Ignatius Loyola was a “soldier for Christ” who founded the ________ order, an order known for its discipline and deep devotion to the Christian god.
Jesuit
Ch 25: This dude aimed to reform the Christian faith because of his disdain for what turned into quid pro quo relationships between congregants, especially rich ones, and the clergy.
Martin Luther
Ch 25: Martin Luther is responsible for the birth of __________, or alternative Christian churches; and this impacted the way they were designed.
Protestantism
Ch 25: In Protestant churches, the focus moved from the alter to the ________.
Pulpit.
Ch 25: Baroque style for religious architecture was the product of _________-___________ because it sought to make the church an opulent space as opposed to the Protestants.
Counter-Reformation.
Ch 25: Vignola from Bologna rhymes so well it seems like a joke, but it’s not. This dude is one of the people responsible for founding ___________ architecture.
Baroque
Ch 25: These two “B’s” were prominent figures of the baroque period, one for being the most accomplished artist, the other for being the most innovative architect.
Bernini and Boromini. Can’t make this stuff up.
Ch 25: Bernini and Boromini transformed Rome similarly to how this dude transformed London.
Christopher Wren.
Ch 25: Bernini’s statue is shielding his eyes from what? What ‘s the significance of this story?
Boromini’s church Sant’Agnese in Agone. The story is cute, but it isn’t true since the statue predates the church, but nice try.
Ch 25: What feature is iconic about the baroque dome? What is it?
The drum - it’s a cylindrical or segmented feature that elevates the drum (like the Capital Building in D.C.).
Ch 25: Bernini, with help from Moderno and Boromini, created this fugly-ass canopy structure thing that goes over the altar and is considered the first Baroque architectural masterpiece. What is it under and over?
The Baldachin. It’s under Michelangelo’s dome of St. Peter’s Basilica, and over St. Peter’s tomb.
Ch 25: Of Bernini and Boromini, who was the introvert, and who was the swaggering jackass that sycophants always flock to?
Bernini was the jackass that idiots love, and Boromini was the introvert.
Ch 25: Of Bernini and Boromini, who designs “from the inside out”?
Boromini
Ch 25: Towers were added to the Pantheon during the Baroque period and were nicknamed Bernini’s “_______ _______”.
ass ears.
