French Baroque Painting

Paris had replaced Rome as the capital of visual arts Connects art to the state

Portrait of Louis XIV Rigaud

Baroque: curtain in the bg Sends the message that Louis is powerful, in control, regal Fabric is rich and heavy Column in the bg represents stability that Louis brings

The Fortune Teller De la Tour

Stilness Figures are large

Did not paint for the court Art tends to be about the lower classes Line is important, interested in shadow Lacks dynamism

Lamentation of St. Sebastien De la Tour

Less concern with detail Geometric simplicity Stability Smooth volumes

Joseph the Carpenter De la Tour

Tenebrism No mysterious light source, we know exactly where the light is coming from More dramatic but also more intimate Modern dress

Mary Magdalene De la Tour

Also a vanitas

Self-Portrait - Poussin
Hated Caravaggio Thought light should be evenly distributed Spent majority of his life in Italiy, Rome is his inspiration More expensive, luxurious

Worship of the Golden Calf - Poussin

Order and sensibility grand manner

Established the guidelines for official french art should be stable, restrained no low subjects Creates his own academy with solid, rigid rules

Rape of the Sabine Women - Poussin

Dramatic poses, some diagonals Looks like a stage Stability in composition

Claude Lorrain
French painter who lied in Italy Important in development of French art Inspired french landscape painters Puts people in his landscapes Combination of light and water