• Analyze the evolution of art in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s
• Evaluate how the PERSIAGM characteristics of the times in Europe are reflected through art
• Artistic Styles– Mannerism in 1500s– Baroque from 1575-1700
French Classicism in late 1600s
Dutch Realism in 1600s– Rococo in 1700s
• Forms of art– Paintings– Sculpture– Architecture– Music
Medieval (ends 1300s)
Renaissance(1350-1500)
Northern Ren(1450-1600)
RegionalDifferences
• Historic events/figures will impact art
• Part of Late Renaissance period (1530-1580)– Think about these ↑ years…what
is going on?• How does the art look? • Characteristics– Rejection of Classicism of
Renaissance– More light, color + spacing
distortion– Figures/bodies are elongated and
exaggerated (manner of Mike)• Period before Baroque
El Greco1541-1614
• Began in Italy too• Late 1500s to early
1700s….– During what Era?
• Combined 2 elements– Classical ideals of…– Religious themes…
• Characteristics– Dramatic– Emotional– no distortion– snapshot in motion
Chiaroscuro
• Council of Trent (1545-1563)
• Catholic courts embraced it… (what family?)
• Resisted in France, England, Netherlands (but still adopted)
• Baroque– Peter Paul Rubens – Bernini (Architect)– Artemesia
Gentileschi– Caravaggio– Diego Velasquez
• French Classicism– Nicholas Poussin
• Dutch Realism– Rembrandt– Judith Leyster
“Lion Hunt” by Rubens
“Ecstasy ofSt. Theresaby Bernini
“Throne ofSt. Peter”
Vatican City
Caravagioand his
male model
• Dutch Realism is similar to Northern Renaissance Art…(?)
• George Handel• Johann Sebastian Bach• Antonio Vivaldi
The Embarkation of the Queenof Sheba by Claude Lorraine
• How might 18th Century artists react to Baroque?
