Test 3 TA Review Flashcards
Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor), Diego Velazquez, 1656
Saying Grace, Jean-Baptiste Chardin,1740
Elevation of the Cross, Peter Paul, Rubens, 1610
Et in Arcadia Ego, Nicolas Poussin, 1637
Hall of Mirrors, Le Brun, 1678
The Conversion of Saint Paul, Carvaggio, 1601
The Baroque art in catholic countries is associated with waht religious movement?
The Counter- Reformation
Return of the Prodigal Son, Rembrant, 1665
Other Works By Rembrant?
Anatomy lesson of Dr. Tulp
Other Works by rembrant? 2
The Night Watch
David, Bernini, 1623
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, Bernini
Apollo and Daphne, Bernini
St. Peter’s in Rome
Pilgrimage to Cythera, Watteau
L’Indifferent, Watteau
Watteau Facts
Painter of the Rococo in the 18th century
Introduced a new type of subject called the fete galante (courtship party)
Associated with pastel colors, fluid lines, s-curve, or wave compositions
Painterly touch
Subjects are about falling in love and courtship
Differences between Michelangelo’s and Bernini’s David
A different moment in the story
Moment of action
Most dramatic moment
Theatrical and dramatic
Asymmetrical balance
Leaps onto the forward leg
Dynamic balance with twist to one side
Shows maximum action
Seems to move through time and space
It demands space around it
We stand in the place of Goliath
What is different about Remebrant’s Approach to depicting religious subject matter?
He doesn’t usually represent the Catholic scenes of the life of Christ or the lives of saints and martyrs
This is a parable
Not an altar panel
Meant for private worship
He sees the Biblical scenes in human terms with human feelings and psychology
Doesn’t use poses and gestures from antiquity
Emphasis on feelings and emotions
What is new about Rembrants’s approach to color, light, pigment?
Light: everywhere mingled with shadow
Not a high contrast of light
Uses the light to bring the focal point to the father and son
Pigment: he uses a wash of red that warms his tones and colors
Color: warm glowing color
Impasto and use to palette knife gives texture to the surface of the work
Characteristics of Carvaggio
Tenebrism (dramatic illumination)
Theatrical use of light
Figures often close to the frontal plane
Large, hard, sculptural figures
Dark rich color against neutrals
Low-keyed color tonality with high contrast
Humble treatment of subject with detailed realism
Dramatic interpretation of the subject
Figures attempt to break through the picture plane
Shallow, box-like space
Why was the church interested in Carvaggios subject matter?
Wants to help worshippers identify with the saint and his struggle for faith
Emphasized the life of the saints
Emphasis on conversion
Catholics hoped to convert the Protestants back to Rome
