Art Final- Baroque and Mannerism Flashcards
(9 cards)
0
Q
Baroque (1600s)
A
- international style
- stylization, emotion, movement, chiaroscuro
1
Q
Mannerism
A
- transition period
- stylization, imbalance, agitated composition
2
Q
El Greco
A
- elongated necks and bodies
- mannerism
- burial of count
3
Q
Bernini
A
- sculptor, marble
- “Father of Baroque Sculptors”
- David (in movement, body twist)
- architect of Rome’s fountains and piazza (squares)
4
Q
Caravaggio
A
- painter
- scandalous life
- ordinary people for biblical scenes
- Calling of St. Matthew
5
Q
Rembrandt
A
- Dutch
- multiple SELF PORTRAITS
- MOST ACCOMPLISHED ETCHER
6
Q
Vermeer
A
- “Master of Light”
- genre scenes
- rediscovered by impressionists in 19th C
- Girl with Pearl Earrings
- obscure painter
- painted indoors
7
Q
Rubens
A
- mythological/ religious subjects
- patrons: royalty
- bold, loose, modern brushstroke (like Velasquez)
- diagonals
8
Q
Velasquez
A
- Prince of Painters
- Las Meninas (Maid of Honor)
- bold brushwork, rapid painting (inspired Manet)
- painted for king
