CLASS 13 THE BAROQUE IN THE DUTCH REPUBLIC AND FRANCE THE ROCOCO IN FRANCE Your extra credit grades will be posted by Monday Add your extra credit grade to your exam grade to get your complete grade Rembrandt van Rijn Captain Frans Banning Cocq Mustering His Company The Night Watch 1642 oil on canvas 12 x 14 Dutch Republic Baroque Printmaking Techniques Relief Printing the part that prints is raised above the surface like a rubber stamp You cut away all that you don t want Example Woodblock printing Intaglio Printing the part that prints is incised into the surface usually copper When the plate is put through a press the paper is forced into the grooves Examples Engraving artist uses a metal stylus to dig into the metal surface Etching the metal plate is covered with a waxy finish and the artist scrapes away the finish to produce a design The plate is then placed in an acid bath that etches lines into those areas not covered with wax Advantages more like drawing than incising Drypoint can be combined with engraving or etching The artist engraves the surface but leaves the rough edge produced when the stylus incised the metal This rough edge can create a variety of visual effects Rembrandt Three Crosses first state 1653 15 x 18 drypoint and etching Dutch Republic Baroque Rembrandt Three Crosses first state 1653 drypoint and etching Albrecht D rer Adam and Eve 1504 engraving Johannes Vermeer View of Delft 1662 3 x 4 oil on canvas Dutch Republic Baroque Johannes Vermeer Woman Holding a Balance 1664 16 x 14 oil on canvas Dutch Republic Baroque Detail of Vermeer Painting Hyacinthe Rigaud Louis XIV 1701 9 x 8 oil on canvas France Baroque Louis XIV also known as the Sun King was the first ruler in Europe to attempt to establish an absolute monarchy in which the king was the undisputed leader of government and society He used art quite effectively to promote this view of himself Le Vau and Mansart Palace of Versailles 1678 85 France Baroque Le Vau and Mansart Palace of Versailles 1678 85 France Baroque Queen s bedroom Palace of Versailles 1678 85 France Baroque Andre Le Notre Gardens of Versailles 167885 contains 1400 fountains Baroque Andre Le Notre Gardens of Versailles 1678 85 Baroque Gardens of Versailles 1678 85 France Baroque Hall of Mirrors Versailles 1678 85 France 240 long x 47 high Baroque Caravaggio The Entombment of Christ c 1602 1604 Rome Baroque Fragonard The Swing 1766 Paris Rococo Baroque vs Rococo Baroque 1600s Theatrical High drama Grand interiors Strong colors tenebrism Strong diagonals masculine Major art movements originate in Italy and then spread through rest of Europe Rococo c 1700 50 Theatrical Playful More intimate interiors Pastel colors and gold Curving lines feminine Major art movements begin to originate in France Rococo limited to France Jean Antonine Watteau Pilgrimage to the Island of Cythera 1717 oil on canvas 4 x 6 Paris Rococo key term f te galante elegant outdoor entertainment Jean Antonine Watteau Pilgrimage to the Island of Cythera 1717 oil on canvas 4 x 6 Paris Rococo Francois Boucher Madame de Pompadour 1754 France Rococo Madame de Pampadour was the official mistress of King Louis XV and she set the tone for court art She was also an important patron of the artist Boucher Jean Honore Fragonard The Swing 1766 3 x 2 Rococo Salon de la Princesse 1732 Paris Rococo interior Salon de la Princesse 1732 Paris Rococo interior Hall of Mirrors Versailles 1678 85 France Baroque Rococo Furniture