THE BAROQUE Historical Background Welcome to “History through Art”. Today we’ll be looking at the history‚ culture and art of the Baroque‚ a period of turbulence that began about 1545. It was a time when the Renaissance celebration of all humanity switched its focus to the rich‚ self-centered privileged class who could afford to sponsor artists to immortalize their opulent life-style. The wealthy also were patrons to artists who depicted both religious and secular scenes with great motion
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of romance and deception while oratorios were usually on sacred topics. What is an orchestra? How did the development of orchestras influence Baroque music? Orchestra’s are larger instrumental ensembles or groups that contain brass‚ string‚ percussion‚ and woodwind instruments. The developement of orchestras motivated the composers of the baroque period to write specifically for orchestras and made an influence on the types of instruments being created. What is an instrumental suite?
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Nicholas V established slave trade built a library in the Vatican patron of the arts Pope Sixtus IV established Sistine Chapel involved in Pazzi conspiracy nepotism-favored relatives over merit Pope Alexander VI Borgia corrupt pope-sparked Protestant Reformation Pope Julius II patron of the arts; patronized Michelangelo in painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling tomb designed by Michelangelo Pope Leo X Medici sold indulgences to pay for St. Peter’s Basilica challenged Martin Luther Pope Clement
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political or economic changes. Baroque is a style in which painters‚ sculptors‚ and architects rummaged emotion‚ movement‚ and variety in their works‚ there are three different types of Baroque art : Baroque that was primarily associated with the religious tensions within Western Christianity: division on Roman Catholicism and Protestantism‚ Baroque that use revolutionary technique of dramatic‚ selective illumination of figures out of deep shadow‚ and Baroque that was developed mainly in Flemish
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central to the Baroque orchestra‚ the next era of music. This century also showed the favoring
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ideas. In A.P. Euro I had to do a project called Baroque Art assigned by Mr. Dewaele and I had to find a piece of art during the Baroque Period (19th Century) to analyze the painting by looking at the emotions it had giving out in it and the feel for the painting/ style that was used to make me feel that way and why‚ as well as typing it up and presenting to the class about our piece we chose. Before the project‚ I wasn’t too sure about what the Baroque Period was like so I wasn’t sure what to look
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Reformation and that was when the word ’protestant’ was first used formally. In Germany the Diet of Speyer decreed that changes of religion must stop and that the authority of the Catholic church should be restored. The Lutheran minority in the Diet decided to sign a
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Marriage and Sex: Catholic Church VS Martin Luther The views on marriage and sex differ greatly between the Catholic Church and Martin Luther. Though both agree to a different set of rules and regulations‚ Catholicism is a strict religion while Luther strived for a more accepting practice. Luther’s opinions on these topics agreed more with the opinions of the majority granting him the more modern of the two religions. For the most part‚ the Lutheran outlook was a realistic one versus the exacting
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Mannerism‚ which literally means "style"‚ was a period in European art that began in Italy in the final years of the Renaissance and lasted until it was replaced by Baroque‚ about 1520 to 1600. During this time‚ young artists were trying to establish their own style‚ with a new approach to painting and interpretation of the human experience. They had their difficulties as it were. Virtually everything that could be done‚ had been done. The artists of the Renaissance‚ masters such as Raphael
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Baroque Architecture Works of famous architects and sculptors What is Baroque Architecture? • A Style originating in late 16th Century Italy • Consists of complex Architectural plan shapes‚ often based on the oval. • Dynamic opposition and inter penetration of spaces were favored to highlighten the feeling of motion and sensuality. • Other characteristic qualities include:– Grandeur – Drama and Contrast – Curvaceousness – Twisting elements – Gilded statuary FRANCESCO BORROMINI • He was the son
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