Warm-up 4-20-15 Ch 25 L1 North Baroque

Respond to the following:1. What is tenebrism? What does it

represent?

2. What is the narrative of this work?

3. How does Artemisia Gentileschi make her subject appear like a heroine?

Obj: SWBAT describe how Caravaggio and Gentileschi redefined representation in painting

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Caravaggio: Judith Slaying Holofernes

Artemesia Gentileschi: Judith Slaying Holofernes

Caravaggi-oh no you did’ nt!Tenebrism—sharply lit scenes with a single light source and dark backgroundMeaning?Christ as the light of the world

3FIGURE 24-21 ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI, JUDITH SLAYING HOLOFERNES, CA. 1614–1620. OIL ON CANVAS, 6’ 6 1/3” X 5’ 4”. GALLERIA DEGLI UFFIZI, FLORENCE.

FEMALE ARTIST:CaravaggistaRaped at age 19Became 1st female painter at Florence Academy of Design

Narrative: Judith, (old testament heroine ) helps free Israel by seducing an Assyrian general. When inside his tent, she cuts off his head with his sword Judith gains physical/emotional strength to sever a head,Blood spurts out b/c heartbeat Renders HEROINE instead of the common heroes. Triumph of women over men

Artemesia Gentileschi: Judith Slaying Holofernes

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Chapter 25 -  The Baroque in Northern Europe• Explain why Baroque art in Flanders is more closely tied to the Baroque art

of Italy than is the art of much of the rest of northern Europe.• Describe the role of Peter Paul Rubens in Flemish art and also in other

sphere of life in Flanders.• Explain why painting in the Dutch Republic favored private

commissions of portraits, genre scenes, landscapes, and still lifes rather than the more traditional religious works of the previous century.

• Give reasons for the abundance of luxury items represented in Dutch painting, especially fine clothing and jewelry in portraits.

• Describe the work and career of Rembrandt van Rijn and be certain to include reasons for his apparent failure as a business person at the end of his life.

• Describe instances of pronounced kingly influence on art and architecture is some parts of Europe.

• Explain how classical ideas and ideals survived in Northern Europe during the Baroque; in what country is the survival most notable.

• Explain why architecture was the most important art form in England during the 17th century.

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1. What historical factors account for the large demand for secular artworks, including genre scenes, still lifes, portraits and landscapes in the Dutch Republic in the 17th century?

2. How does Gerrit van Honthorst’s “Supper Party” represent middle class patronage?

3. Describe Rembrandt’s innovation in rendering light, in both paintings and in prints.

4. Describe Jan Vermeer’s style and subject matter. What is camera obscura? How did Vermeer use camera obscura?

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17TH CEN (1600S) BAROQUE IN EUROPE

Baroque Essentials (South & North)

Complex—narrative/artistic skillStill Life—inanimate objects

Moral Symbolism—vanitas, portraits

Grand Scale—architecture, sculpture

Ornamentation

Light—dramatic lighting

Drama—climatic moments

Northern Bourgeois Baroque: “Golden Age”(merchant middle class butchers, bakers, & shoemakers)

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• Dutch Republic = Protestant nation without an absolute ruler• Lacking commissions from Catholic church, Dutch artists turn to

merchant class for commissions• Specialized in PORTRAITURE and STILL-LIFE• Portraiture (especially of groups) new ways of capturing a new class

of patrons…Calvinists (who did NOT believe in religious imagery)• Still-Life way for middle class Dutch to show pride in their

accomplishments AND transience (short, not lasting) of material things

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Dutch Republic: Pieter Claez- Vanitas (Still Life) 1630s•Vanitas - still life reminds viewers of the transience (short, not lasting) of “vanity”. materialism, reminder that death is ever-present•Reveals Dutch pride in accomplishments depiction of material goods (worldwide trade)•For Calvinist patrons, did not believe in overt religious imagery (protestant)•still life reminds viewers of the transience of “vanity,” materialism. Reminder that death is ever-present• Interest in

scientific accuracy

• Objects have meaning: time, human achievement

• momento mori= reminder of mortality/death.

• artist memorialized himself in the painting

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RACHEL RUYSCH, Flower Still Life

CFU1. How does this work represent Calvinist beliefs?Vanitas - still life reminds viewers of the transience of “vanity”Beauty is fleeting, should not be the focus of life

2. How does this work represent Dutch achievements?BotanyDutch were growers and exporters of flowersScientific accuracy

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Figure 24-57 RACHEL RUYSCH, Flower Still Life, after 1700. Oil on canvas, 2’ 6” x 2’. The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo (purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, gift of Edward Drummond Libbey).

RACHEL RUYSCH, Flower Still Life

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Peter Paul Rubens Elevation of the Cross –Flanders (Catholic)Aristocrat w/ royal patrons, International star. Themes: Religion and Passion“Pan-European Style” --Combines Italian and Northern painting traditionsNarrative: Christ nailed to cross, muscular figures lifting crossStrenuous exertion, physical and emotional tension and struggle

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Peter Paul Rubens Elevation of the Cross –Flanders (Catholic)

3. In terms of style, What’s Italian Renaissance or Baroque?• Diagonals, dynamic comp., intense emotion, action and light of Caravaggio• Twisting poses, muscular bodies heroicism like…Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, classical drapery

4. In terms of style, What’s Northern?• Rich colors, surface textures and details

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Exit Slip:Describe Peter Paul Ruben’s Pan-European style.

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Figure 24-36 PETER PAUL RUBENS,

Arrival of Marie de’ Medici at Marseilles, 1622–1625. Oil on canvas, approx. 5’ 1” x 3’ 9 1/2”. Louvre, Paris.

Peter Paul RubensMarie de’ Medici (widow of King

Henry IV) commissioned Rubens to paint the story of her life

Narrative: her arrival in France Use of allegory (of France)• “fleur-de-lis-man”, • winged “fame” above, • Sea and sky rejoice at her safe

arrival from Italy• Soft, rich muted colors, varied

textures and forms =richness of aristocratic taste

• GLORIFIES the patron

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Flemish Baroque : Peter Paul RubensTriumph of the RUBENESQUE Female!