Baroque Notes
Tuesday, August 28
The Carracci (part 1)
The Carracci: Lodovico (1555- 1619) * Oldest of the three people known as the Carracci * Cousin of Agostino and Annibale * Studied painting in Florence * Taught his cousins
Agostino (1557- 1602) * Known better as a printmaker rather than a painter * Did a lot of reproduced engravings; gave way to show famous pieces in print format without having to travel to the actual place * Reproduced engravings- reproduction of pieces in print form
Annibale (1560-1609) * Most well-known Carracci
The Carracci Academy, Bologna (Academia degli Incamminati) * Name means “those who have set forth” * They were setting out to create a new form of art * Served more as an informal meeting place where artist could come to work * Wasn’t really a teaching academy most people who were members were already masters at their craft * Acted more as a studio than school * Went out to the streets and drew from life (i.e. Man with Monkey) * Genre paintings- scenes from everyday life
Annible Carracci
Study of Reclinging Boy, 1580
**The Butcher’s Shop, 1580 * Monumental scene of a butcher shop * Large genre painting (there is also a smaller version) * Depicts a man weighing meat, man behind a counter, man hoisting caracas * Could possibly be a religious painting * May have been a commissioned piece for a butchers’ guild * Reaction against mannerism towards a lot more naturalism in art
The Baptism of Christ, 1585 * More mannerist style * Figures are exaggerated * Figures are looking out the frame
The Virgin and Child with St. John and St. Catherine, 1593 * A high renaissance style * Stable composition * Toned down colors * Slight distortion in figures but mostly balanced
Resurrection of Christ, 1593 * Christ has risen from his tomb * Large altar piece * Dramatic * Christ is floating up to heaven
Agostino
The Carracci (part 1)
The Carracci: Lodovico (1555- 1619) * Oldest of the three people known as the Carracci * Cousin of Agostino and Annibale * Studied painting in Florence * Taught his cousins
Agostino (1557- 1602) * Known better as a printmaker rather than a painter * Did a lot of reproduced engravings; gave way to show famous pieces in print format without having to travel to the actual place * Reproduced engravings- reproduction of pieces in print form
Annibale (1560-1609) * Most well-known Carracci
The Carracci Academy, Bologna (Academia degli Incamminati) * Name means “those who have set forth” * They were setting out to create a new form of art * Served more as an informal meeting place where artist could come to work * Wasn’t really a teaching academy most people who were members were already masters at their craft * Acted more as a studio than school * Went out to the streets and drew from life (i.e. Man with Monkey) * Genre paintings- scenes from everyday life
Annible Carracci
Study of Reclinging Boy, 1580
**The Butcher’s Shop, 1580 * Monumental scene of a butcher shop * Large genre painting (there is also a smaller version) * Depicts a man weighing meat, man behind a counter, man hoisting caracas * Could possibly be a religious painting * May have been a commissioned piece for a butchers’ guild * Reaction against mannerism towards a lot more naturalism in art
The Baptism of Christ, 1585 * More mannerist style * Figures are exaggerated * Figures are looking out the frame
The Virgin and Child with St. John and St. Catherine, 1593 * A high renaissance style * Stable composition * Toned down colors * Slight distortion in figures but mostly balanced
Resurrection of Christ, 1593 * Christ has risen from his tomb * Large altar piece * Dramatic * Christ is floating up to heaven
Agostino