HIST - Baroque Flashcards
characterized by asymmetrical compositions, powerful effects of movement, and strong lighting in combination with dramatic interpretations
Baroque Style
Portuguese term for imperfect pearl
Barroco
the most famous royal chateau in France; the gigantic scale of Versailles exemplifies the architectural theme of “creation by division”
Palace at Versailles by Le Brun, Jules Mansart, and Le Vau
a church built by Queen Anne after the birth of Louis XIV
Church of Val del Grace
dramatic, realistic, and chiaroscuro technique; chose ordinary people as the figures in his religious works
Michaelangelo Caravaggio
use of sharply contrasting light and dark; describes the use of a very dark, overall tonality of the painting
Tenebrism
greatest Flemish painter of the Baroque; assimilated Italian ideas with Flemish tradition
Peter Paul Rubens
specialized in aristocratic portraiture that featured exquisite technique, details of silken fabrics, fine laces, and trimmings
Anthony Van Dyck
the greatest genius who painted portraits and scenes of genre and religious subjects
Rembrandt van Rijn
the development of an artificial and unique technique of handling light and shadow is called __________
Rembrandt Lighting
aka “little Dutch master;’ usual subjects usually focus on women at some household chore
Jan Vermeer
sculptor influenced by Michelangelo; known for his intensity and animation of mannerist and baroque paintings
Gianlorenzo Bernini
columns with twisted shafts
Solomonic Columns
composed of Corinthian pilasters carried around the entire building giving unity to the entire design; composed of lanterns, dome balustrades, and statues piled above the gigantic pilasters; by Bernini, facade by Carlo Madera, baldachino and piazza by Bernini; 284 Tuscan columns
St. Peter’s Basilica
who designed the baldachino in St. Peter’s Basilica?
Gianlorenzo Bernini
featured an alternation of concave and convex elements in the facade, and a drum that supported an oval dome; aka “the church with 4 fountains”
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
a Roman Catholic church; a vast, octagonal building with two domes and a pair of picturesque bell towers at the back
Maria della Salute by Baldassare Longhena
the mother church of the Jesuits; introduced the baroque style into architecture; its facade was termed “the first truly baroque facade”
Church of Il Gesu by Giacom o Vignola
a style that is known for its awkwardness and overly ornate handling of French Baroque characteristics
English Baroque
the largest cathedral in England; its dome is an adapted and enlarged version of the Tempietto of Bramante, the lower levels were more Palladian
St. Paul’s Cathedral by Christopher Wren
one of the premier stately homes of England; a baroque masterpiece, more palace than a house; essentially two unbalanced wings, designed and executed to divergent visions
Castle Howard by Charles Howard (executed by John Vanbrugh)
an architectural masterpiece in the English-Baroque style
Blenheim Palace by John Vanbrugh, aided by Nicolas Hawksmoor
