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Bernini
Carracci
Caravaggio
Velazquez
Rubens
100
In Bernini’s work, the emphasis of experiencing God through personal interaction was emphasized in his works, which demonstrated his involvement with the Counter Reformation movement. This was portrayed though one on one encounters that he sculpted. Bernini also designed buildings and towers for religious figures such as Pope Urban VII, which would not have been possible without his religious involvement.
What role did religion play in the majority of Bernini’s work and how did it show his religious beliefs?
100
Carraci began to mimic the bright and glimmering colors and the less defined edges and lines. We know this is where he got his influence because he studied under Titian while he traveled around Italy. This became a defining point of the Baroque period.
How did the works of the oil painter Titian influence the work of Caracci?
100
In his work, Caravaggio portrayed a very realistic observation of the human condition regarding both their physical and emotional states. His main techniques achieve this was the dramatic use of lighting which had a lasting effect on Baroque paintings.
What were some of the major impacts that Caravaggio's work had on the Baroque period?
100
He was a leading artist in the court of King Philip the Fourth and a very important painter from the Spanish Golden Age. His paintings showed scenes of religious and cultural significance which included portraits of the Spanish royal family.
How was Velazquez's work significant to the Spanish royal family and other European figures?
100
In Ruben's Baroque paintings, he emphasized movement, color and sensuality. This left a lasting impact on the art during this period and was followed by artists that came after him.
What was the emphasis in Ruben's paintings and other works?
200
In his sculptures and other works of art, Bernini was able to express intense psychological emotions and dramatic scenes of characters. Other artists admired his talent during his time such as Michelangelo. Artists that followed Bernini took after his work and began to use light as an important metaphoric and theatrical element of their sculptures.
How did Bernini’s work impact and outshine other artists, particularly sculptures, of his time and those who came after him?
200
The three brothers left their legacy with the school of art theory that they created. The school taught techniques to create art with the more modern style and edge. It challenged Mannerist artistic practices to create this more modern art.
What legacy did these artists' work leave for other artists to learn from and follow?
200
When he moved to Rome, he was faced with the high demand for paintings to fill churches. They liked Caravaggio's difference in style from Mannerism and the radical naturalism in his work.
How was Caravaggio involved in the dispute between the Church and the threat Protestantism was presenting?
200
Some of his works like Old Woman Frying Egg and Adoacion de les Reyes expressed his careful realism and contemporary style. Other artists of the Baroque period also started adopting his realistic style and techniques.
What were some of Velazquez's most notable works like and how did they impact later artists?
200
Ruben is most well known for his Counter-Reformation works which included altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and historical paintings. They included concepts and ideas of the counter-reformation to get across its purpose and goal.
How was Ruben's work influenced by the religious movements during the time?
300
Bernini and other artists' work from the time faced neoclassic criticism during the Baroque period which caused them to be less popular during this time. They continued to receive commissions during this time but did not receive the praise and recognition that they deserved.
Why was Bernini's work not recognized and appreciated until the 19th century?
300
The change in the style of art and technique initiated the change from the Mannerism Era of art to the formation of the Baroque period. Caracci's work emphasized human subjects and sacred scene and portrayed them with more clarity.
What was the significance of the change Carraci started i the style of art he produced?
300
Caravaggio's style and techniques that seem to have died off when he died but reemerged, can directly and indirectly be linked with the work of these artists. He passed on the "shadowists" technique which had a lasting impact on Western Art.
What lasting impact did Caravaggio's work have on artists like Rubens, Jusepe de Ribera, Bernini, and Rembrandt?
300
When the king's favorite court painter died, Velazquez was commanded to come to the court and asked to paint a portrait of the king. The king liked Velazquez's work and had his expenses paid for to move to be apart of the royal service. He lived there for the rest of his life and was expected to paint whatever the king asked for. This influenced what he was painting and how it was conveyed.
What influence did the royal court have on Velazquez and the art he produced?
300
In Ruben's works, there was quite a bit of detail and made use of oil sketches. He used these techniques on his well known nudes for biblical as well as mythological women. He began to portray the physical beauty and fertility which not only appeared to his male audience but also painted full-figured women which started body positive terms live Rubensian.
What were some of the techniques in Ruben's works and their significance?
400
Bernini adapted his sculpture techniques in order to fit the Renaissance style and convey the Mannerism energy. There was a great deal of dramatic realism included in his works which creates strong emotions as well as a theatrical effect.
What techniques did Bernini use in his works to create a lasting legacy and influence for future artists during the time?
400
Supporters of the Counter-Revolution were able to express their religion through art and it was a path towards faith. Caracci's art respected the tradition and language that the working class understood which made them understand was the art was trying to convey.
How did the work of Carcci satisfy the desire of the Counter-Revolution?
400
Although Chiaroscuro was practiced before his time, Caravaggio made this technique a dominant style of Baroque art. The subject of the painting was transfixed into light while the shadows were darkened. This technique was very popular and also caused a lot of problems for his work of religious commissions.
How did Caravaggio practice Chiaroscuro to help the birth of Baroque art?
400
When Velazquez's work was later discovered, people were very impressed by his work and began to see the influence it had on others later work such as Raeburn. In the Velazquez's work, there was a modern impressionism that was in his landscapes as well as portraits. His individuality in his work earned him the title of being considered a father of the Spanish school of art.
How did the technique and style of Velazquez's work leave a lasting impression on art in Spain?
400
His portraits of naked women for example were mi;ti-layered and had a great deal of symbolism. The iconography and depiction of noble women that became evident in his works elevate the importance of his sitter for female portraits.
How were Ruben's works significant to more than what the audience saw at first glance?
500
When Bernini was designing sculptures, he had a very specific viewpoint in mind. The viewer of the sculpture then finds it easier to see the state of mind of the characters in the sculpture and can therefore get a clearer overall understanding of the sculpture. This gave his sculptures much more meaning to his audiences that had a variety of knowledge of the sculpture and his art.
What did Bernie do to make his sculptures more understandable for his audience and why was this significant?
500
Caracci made the saints and religious figures illustrated in his work easy to recognize. He was also very respectful to the tradition of the scene he was expressing. Caracci was granted the liberty to chose the style of art that would be most suitable to reach his goal.
How did Caracci's work convey the religious meaning and make the point that the works were trying to get across?
500
Caravaggio was able to work at great speeds and could fulfill the religious commissions that were being given to him. Because of his refusal to sketch, he was not able to idealize his work and tended to be portray things very realistically. None of his sketches from his time can be found today.
How did Caravaggio's refusal to sketch his work before it was put on canvas influence his work?
500
Future artists admired his individuality and his technique that was evident in all of his work. Despite working during the Baroque period, he used vivid brushwork during this time of academic style. With his heavy influence on Manet, Manet was considered the bridge between realism and imperialism.
What influence did Velazquez have on artists that came after his such as Manet?
500
In his male nudes, men are shown performing physical actions that are also sometimes aggressive. These paintings show that men are very powerful and compelling demonstrates the male dominance and superiority in the society during the time.
How did Ruben's paintings demonstrate male superiority at the time?