ARTS 105 1st Edition Lecture 11 Beginning of Section 2 Outline of Lecture 11 I II III IV Baroque Period Bernini Caravaggio Artemesia Gentileschi Current Lecture 11 I Baroque Period a Baroque means oddly shaped pearl this was intended as an insult b Protestant restoration continues religious art is avoided so patronage stems mostly from the middle class c Catholic Counter reformation continues popes use art as an attractor to the church d Baroque Style theatricality drama emotional intensity agitation dynamic movement transcends the boundaries of its spaces virtuosos technique can achieve effects that others cannot II Bernini a David 1623 marble Rome b Compared to Michelangelo s David i Bernini s has More movement clothing more facial expression great sense of tension mid moment as he is throwing the stone to defeat Goliath climax most dramatic moment intense concentration on face different from renaissance where they attempt to make ideal human form c Ecstasy of Saint Teresa 1645 52 Cornaro Chapel Rome multimedia combining sculpture architecture painting stained glass lighting effects i Window in dome covered in stained glass with bronze pipes coming down from it when sun is overhead the light travels down the pipes creating a spotlight ii Main sculpture depicts a vision from St Teresa of Avila in which an angel appears to her and plunges a spear into her heart and consumed her with a great love of God iii Most of the intensity is conveyed by her dramatic clothing iv Angel s cloth is much lighter seeming These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute v On either side of the main sculpture are small sculptures of the Cornaro family on the wall in theater boxes vi His mastery of linear perspective makes the boxes seem incredibly deep III St Peter s Basilica a Change from a basilica form to a central plan church b It is added onto by Michelangelo and Maderno c Bernini adds a piazza in front IV Bernini a Piazza in front of St Peter s Basilica Rome i Long row of columns that are interpreted as the welcoming arms of the church gives a place for people to congregate ii Stages St Peter s funnels people in a certain direction b Baldacchino gilded bronze 100 high i Marks the burial place of St Peter and the high alter ii The columns symbolize the union of the Jewish and Christian traditions the twisting columns also thought to represent the columns from The Temple of Solomon iii Allegorical figures on top iv Imitated fabric v Dove on underside of top symbolizes Holy Spirit vi Attention to detail gilded in gold V Caravaggio a Entombment of Christ Vatican Rome oil on canvas all will be this from now on i Tenebrism unbalanced subjects give a sense of drama ii Christ s body is anatomically correct but is not as idealized as renaissance iii Caravaggio used the faces of the lower class show age and damage Church was upset at first but Caravaggio convinced them that this is how it should be because they were trying to pull the poor back into the church also the disciples were themselves low working class b Conversion of St Paul Rome i Even though story happens in the day time the background is cast into deep shadow tenebrism This gives better sense of the light shining down on his face Good usage of foreshortening c Calling of St Matthew Rome Caravaggisti someone who follows the style of Caravaggio Caravaggesque in the style of Caravaggio Tenebrism background is cast into deep shadow spotlights figures in foreground VI Artemesia Gentileschi Caravaggisti a Suzanna and the Elders Rome i Women do not have access to nude male models ii Had access to female nude though of course iii Conveys a great sense of tension and violation Naked vs nude b Judith Beheading Holfernes Rome i Knows foreshortening ii Male body is slightly feminine no access to male nude
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