French Baroque Flashcards
Following the Renaissance, a style known as _______developed in Italy and eventually spread to other
European countries.
Baroque
it comes from the Italian name for
“a pearl
with an uneven shape.”
absolute ruler may be accepted because the people believe or accept the idea that God gave him/her the right to rule.
monarchy
painter and
designer who became the arbiter of artistic production in France during the last half of the 17th century.
Le Brun
The Banker Jabach and His Family
The Tent of Darius
Alexander and Porus
Le Brun
Le Bruns first commission from Louis XIV dates from 1661, when he painted the first of a series of subjects from the
life of Alexander the Great.
Alexander and Porus
French historical and
portrait painter who excelled in painting
likenesses of the wealthy middle classes.
Nicolas de Largillière
Allegorical Portrait
Louis XIV and His Family
Nicolas de Largillière
one of the most
prolific and successful French portrait painters of
the Baroque period.
Hyacinthe Rigaud
Portrait of Louis XIV
Louis XV as a Child
Hyacinthe Rigaud
Colors tended to be strong: bright __________, along with gilded trim in as great profusion as could be afforded.
reds,greens, and violets
-practice of inlay brass into wood or tortoise shell
BOULLE WORKS
Mounted gilded bronze
Ormulo Mounts
Inlay wood on wood
MARQUETRY
Martin brothers perfected the process of
Varnishing of great brilliancy and solidity.
Reproducing the effect of Chinese lacquer.
VERNIS MARTIN
