Italian Baroque Flashcards
Italian Baroque years
17th century Italy and 18th century northern Europe
How did Italian Baroque develop
in Italy following the mannerist transition from the High Renaissance of the 16th century
Flourished in Italy, Austria, and France and parts of south Germany.
What does the word Baroque mean
Portuguese barocco: Pearls that are distorted or irregular in shape
What is the word Rococo mean
French & Spanish: shell like
Renaissance was an attempt to overlay Christianity on humanistic understanding of the ancients. Humanism was scientific and secular. By the 17th century the church was losing ground.
They wanted to recapture the ground they lost and promoted Baroque which originated from belief, faith, and emotion. It was religious art.
Influences of the Baroque period were visible in various scales
urban planing / They wanted to make Rome a tourist attraction. They drilled into the old fabric of the city. They connected important buildings with roads. Irregular masses of medieval urban spaces were scoped out to place open spaces.
Not much city planning in medieval times, Baroque was more modern
Massive public open spaces
Significant roads
Baroque was important for many scales
Urban
Architecture
Interior design
Furniture
Rococo was more of a small scale
Interior design
Furniture
ideas
Baroque Interiors
ACTIVE SPACE AS GENERATOR OF FORM
SYNTHESIS OF ARTS (PAINTING, SCULPTURE, AND ARCHITECTURE)
CONCETTO
THE IDEA AROUND WHICH THE BAROQUE INTERIORS WERE DESIGNED, GENERALLY BIBLICAL THEMES.
Baroque interiors were
Very complex
Thought about interiors in section and plan
Better visualized the spaces
Drama
Uses natural light and sculpture
Space became a highly active element with
surfaces that give the illusion that they move and shift.
Preference for what shapes?
Oval and elliptical
All surfaces are in baroque are highly articulated; nothing is solid. Opposite of….
modernism
With the use of biblical stories (sculptures, paintings which depict them) space becomes…
Like a stage / dramatic
Interior spaces sculpturally
Define the structure
Synthesis of arts with architecture and interior design…
all forms of art were fused to make a psychological impact.
What is different about Italian baroque furniture
Furniture is site specific
Scaled to space and its function
Rooms in Italian Baroque
had themes and everything in the space was integrated to the theme. In Italian Renaissance themes were used for novelty whereas Baroque utilized it to make propaganda of Christianity.
Sala del Senato, Doge’s Palace
Venice after 1574
Sala del Senato, Doge’s Palace design
Material and color selection is very big
St. Peter’s design type
Renaissance
St. Peter’s
Rome 1624
St. Peter’s architect
Bernini
Balacchinoi
a canopy structure which designates the high altar. Located under the dome, it creates a focal point
St. Peter’s columns
twisted which gives them the illusion that they are active rather than static structural components