Italian Baroque Flashcards
(17 cards)
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Italian Baroque time
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- concentration of power of individuals
- renewed strength of the pope
- art attemps to overwhelm the senses / becomes theatrical
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Baroque
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originates from Portuguese word for misshapen, irregular, or ugly
fugly
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Baroque architecture
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- still based on classical orders, but interpreted more freely
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Design features of italian baroque
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- curved lines/plans based on circles and elipses
- flowing surface forms
- element of excitement
- naturalistic painting and sculpture blended with architecture to create gradiose experience
- compartmentalized paintings on ceilings / plaster mouldings
- gilt capitals that flank niches
- theatrical / scenic effect / drama
- use of faux materials
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St Peters
- Bernini
- Earliest evidence of italian baroque
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Baldachin
A canopy used above alters or thrones, often supported by columns and occasionally embellished. The most recognizable example is Bernini’s baldachino in St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome.
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St. Peters throne
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Vignola
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Italian baroque furniture
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- cassones no longer used
- large, heavy furniture
- furniture painted to look like other materials
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- Majolica ware
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Italian baroque accessories
- glass introduced for tableware
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Mirrors
- used to be polished tin
- became glass coated with mercury
- strategically placed so more light could travel through rooms
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writing chair
- barley twist legs
- bell turning or inverted cup turning on stretchers
- two levels of stretchers
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Venetian center table
- use of C and S scrolls
- large foliated scrolls
- paw feet
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demi-lune console table
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Venetian bedroom
- use of curves
- Putti
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Putto
An Italian term for a small, chubby figure of a young boy, sometimes with wings and depicted as a cherub; often as subjects in Italian Renaissance paintings and sculptures.
