FROM BAROQUE TO ROMANTIC

As seen through the art of Rubens, Caravaggio, Fragonard, and Cole

jamie.arney@simpson.kyschools.usOctober 2013

What is Baroque?

Baroque (US /bəˈroʊk/ or UK /bəˈrɒk/) is a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, and music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRU1AJsXN1g

BAROQUE

CONCRETE ABSTRACT

Exaggerated motion Easily interpreted

detail

Drama Tension Grandeur Exuberance

Rubens—The Lion Hunt

Station # _____ : ____________________________ Name the painting, artist, and style of this piece.       Justify your style choice(How do you know)?       Why would you recommend this piece be included in either a Baroque

or a Rococo exhibit?( include a vocabulary word in your explanation)       Questions our group still has:        

Rubens—The Tiger Hunt

Rubens—Crocodile and Hippo

Narcissus--Caravaggio

The Beheading of John the Baptist---Caravaggio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY

Judith Beheading Holofernes--Caravaggio

What is Rococo?

Rococo, also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century artistic movement and style, which affected several aspects of the arts including painting, sculpture, architecture, interior design, decoration, literature, music and theatre. It was a reaction against the grandeur, symmetry and strict regulations of the Baroque. Rococo artists opted for a more jocular, florid and graceful approach to Baroque art and architecture. Rococo art and architecture in such a way was ornate and made strong usage of creamy, pastel-like colors, asymmetrical designs, curves and gold. Unlike the more politically focused Baroque, the Rococo had more playful and often witty artistic themes.

ROCOCO

CONCRETE ABSTRACT

Asymmetry Curves Gold/gilding Florid/flowery Creamy, pastel

colors Ornate design

Playful tone Witty, artistic theme

The Love Letter—Bouchard 1750

Station # _____ : ____________________________ Name the painting, artist, and style of this piece.       Justify your style choice(How do you know)?       Why would you recommend this piece be included in either a Baroque

or a Rococo exhibit?( include a vocabulary word in your explanation)       Questions our group still has:        

The Swing—Fragonard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxHkLdQy5f0

Pinkie and The Blue Boy--Gainsborough

The Voyage of Childhood--Cole

Romantic Landscape with Ruined Tower--Cole

The Past--Cole

Distant View of Niagara Falls--Cole