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MAPEH 9 Second Quarter Reviewer
MAPEH 9 Second Quarter Reviewer
Baroque Art
● derived from the word barocco or "irregularly shaped pearl or stone"
● reflects the tensions of the age notably the desire of the Catholic Church in Rome
● Roman catholic church - propagate Christianity
● aristocracy - for architecture and arts to express power and control
● gestures are broader than Mannerist gestures
● Baroque sculpture - marked by a similar sense of dynamic movement
● Baroque architecture - create spectacle and illusion
Baroque artworks and artists
1. Michelangelo Caravaggio
● deviate from the classical masters of the renaissance
● Conversion of St.Paul
2. Gian Bernini
● recreated David but very diff from michelangelo's David
● Piazza San Pietro
● Ecstasy of St.Teresa
3. Peter Rubens
● Flemish Baroque painter
● well known for mythical and figurative subjects
● Portrait of Helene Fourment
4. Rembrandt Rijn
● Dutch realist
● greatest painter and printmaker in europe
● Self portrait in old age
5. Diego Velasquez
● one of the most important painters in spanish golden age
● Las Meninas (the maids of honour) - Margaret Theresa, a subject of the
painting