(M) L5.1: Art History (Baroque, Rococo, and Neoclassical) Flashcards
Baroque was taken from the Portuguese word “barocco” which means what?
Irregular pearl or stone
Despite having Portuguese origins, where did the Baroque period actually start?
Rome, Italy
This form of art took in ideals of the Renaissance and Mannerism
Baroque Art
This period showed the religious conflicts of the Catholics with the Protestants
Baroque Period
The Protestant Reformation was annunciated where?
Council of Trent
This was defined as something that was highly extravagant or intricate and highly detailed
Baroque
The development of the Baroque style was closely associated with the church of?
Catholics
As a reply to the Protestant Reformation, where did the Catholic church determine that arts should convey and express religious ideas and direct emotional involvement?
Council of Trent
Catholic-inspired Baroque art served what role in the development of large-scale works of art such as wall paintings and huge frescoes for ceilings and vaults?
Propagandist role
T or F: Painters during the Baroque period were not interested in portraying movement
False (they used spirals and upward diagonals with strong color schemes)
What 2 prominent art techniques were developed in the Baroque period which served to enhance atmosphere?
Tenebrism and chiaroscuro
T or F: Baroque art aimed for drama, exuberance, and grandeur in their artworks
True
T or F: The Baroque approach to appeal to the senses and emotions was to have vague subjects for their paintings
False (they wanted direct, obvious, and dramatic)
He is the key figure in the Baroque period; he created a series of monumental statues of saints and figures whose faces and gestures lively expressed their emotions
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini created remarkable artworks by the patronage of who?
Pope Urban VIII
This term is also known as “late Baroque”
Rococo Period
Rococo is a hybrid word combining rocaille in French and barocco in Italian, what do both these words mean?
Rocaille = Shell
Barocco = Baroque
This art broadly featured shell-shaped curves and wavelike motifs particularly in furniture and interior design
Rococo Art
T or F: Rococo was also known as the age of naturalism
False (age of artificiality; artworks depicted unreal subjects)
Rococo art first appeared in what country?
France
Which king of France requested more youthful art to be created under his reign during the Rococo period?
King Louis XIV
The transition from Baroque to Rococo was evident as artists moved away from symmetry to?
More fluid designs
T or F: Artists of the Rococo period paid attention to detail, ornamentation, and the use of bright colors
True
T or F: Rococo focused on secular, light-hearted, and symmetrical designs
False (ASYMMETRICAL)
T or F: Portraiture was also common during the Baroque period
False (Rococo)
He is the Father of Rococo Art
Jean Antoine Watteau
This artist was famous for portraying mythological scenes with sensuality during the Rococo period
Francois Boucher
His artworks were the most fruitful during the Rococo period
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Fragonard’s work highlighted themes of thinly-veiled erotic imagery which was seen in his most known work entitled?
The Swing
This event led to the rise of the Age of Enlightenment
Industrial Revolution
This period aspired to save and resurrect aesthetic and cultural values of the Greco-Roman civilization
Neoclassicism
Archeological findings in the excavations of these 2 Roman cities had rekindled the interest for the Greco-Roman arts
Pompeii and Herculaneum
T or F: Heroes and beings from Greco-Roman mythology were repeated subjects in paintings and neoclassical sculptures
True
T or F: Neoclassical art used cool colors, removed perspectives, and gave importance to simplicity and aesthetic purity
True
Which period influenced neoclassical sculptures?
Renaissance
Neoclassical artists used this medium for their sculptures
White marble
