ARTS 105 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Lecture 12 I Painting Genres Spanish Empire II Jusepe de Ribera III Diego Velazquez IV Dutch Republic Spanish Netherlands V Peter Paul Rubens VI Peiter Claesz VII Rachel Ruysch VIII Jacob can Ruisdael Outline of Lecture 13 Dutch Republic I Fans Hals II Rembrandt van Rijn Printmaking techniques III Johannes Vermeer France IV Hyacinthe Rigaud a Louis XIV Current Lecture 13 Baroque and the Dutch Republic I Fans Hals a Officers of the Haarlem Militia Company of St Adrian 1627 Dutch republic i Start of middle class portraitures ii Group portrait II Rembrandt van Rijn a The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp i Caravaggesque foreground is spotlighted creates a sense of drama ii Doesn t show much posture b Captain Frans Banning Cocq Mustering his Company The Night Watch Dutch Republic 1642 i Strange girl figure with a chicken hanging from her belt possibly an allegorical figure 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 c Self Portrait 1658 i produced around 70 self portraits ii Attempts to capture the inner life of a person Impasto the thick application of paint on canvas Printmaking techniques will show up on exam two Relief printing cut away all that is not to be printed woodblock printing Intaglio printing print incised into surface Engraving uses stylus to dig into metal surface Etching metal covered in waxy finish that is scraped away then piece is placed in an acid bath that eats into the places not covered in wax Dry point rough edge from etching tool is lef III Rembrandt a Three Crosses first state 1653 i Dry point and etching ii Dramatic lighting effects are characteristic of Rembrandt iii People on the right seem to be almost dissolved in the heavenly light IV Johannes Vermeer a View of Delf 1662 i Middle class portion of the city ii Majority of the painting is comprised of sky God s space b Woman Holding a Balance i Holding scales that were generally used to weigh the value of jewels ii In the background there is an image depicting the last judgment weighing people s worthiness you have a worth on earth and a different worth in heaven iii She appears to be pregnant may be symbolic of Mary iv Possibly more concerned with her wealth than her soul v Criticizing the Dutch love of money c Has great lighting techniques uses white to highlight France V Hyacinthe Rigaud a Louis XIV Louis XIV was also known as the sun king first ruler in Europe to attempt to establish absolute monarchy as the head of government Clearly emphasizing his legs Created ballet and high heels Louis initiates the building of the Palace of Versailles o Calls the aristocrats to come wait on him and his wife at this palace o o They spend their time with parties and affairs Palace on outside is simpler similar to renaissance style with the columns and allegorical figures o Inside is complex and every inch is covered in lavishness Queen s Bedroom has seats for ladies in waiting who were aristocrats highest rank was the person who emptied the chamber pots Gardens of Versailles hundreds of fountains that would be turned on and off as the king walked through o Topiary design constant refreshing of plants so that there were never dead and all were in height of bloom Hall of Mirrors one side is windows and one side is mirrors mirrors are broken up into 2x2 pieces fit into the archway o Enormously expensive back then and were only made in small sizes reflects the society of display see yourself and see others Spending huge amounts of money from country s revenue on luxury and parties while lower class is starving heading towards the French revolution
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