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Italian Baroque Flashcards

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Italian Baroque years

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17th century Italy and 18th century northern Europe

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How did Italian Baroque develop

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in Italy following the mannerist transition from the High Renaissance of the 16th century
Flourished in Italy, Austria, and France and parts of south Germany.

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What does the word Baroque mean

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Portuguese barocco: Pearls that are distorted or irregular in shape

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What is the word Rococo mean

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French & Spanish: shell like

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Renaissance was an attempt to overlay Christianity on humanistic understanding of the ancients. Humanism was scientific and secular. By the 17th century the church was losing ground.

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They wanted to recapture the ground they lost and promoted Baroque which originated from belief, faith, and emotion. It was religious art.

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Influences of the Baroque period were visible in various scales

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urban planing / They wanted to make Rome a tourist attraction. They drilled into the old fabric of the city. They connected important buildings with roads. Irregular masses of medieval urban spaces were scoped out to place open spaces.

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Not much city planning in medieval times, Baroque was more modern

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Massive public open spaces
Significant roads

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Baroque was important for many scales

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Urban
Architecture
Interior design
Furniture

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Rococo was more of a small scale

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Interior design
Furniture
ideas

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Baroque Interiors

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ACTIVE SPACE AS GENERATOR OF FORM
SYNTHESIS OF ARTS (PAINTING, SCULPTURE, AND ARCHITECTURE)

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CONCETTO

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THE IDEA AROUND WHICH THE BAROQUE INTERIORS WERE DESIGNED, GENERALLY BIBLICAL THEMES.

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Baroque interiors were

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Very complex
Thought about interiors in section and plan
Better visualized the spaces
Drama
Uses natural light and sculpture

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Space became a highly active element with

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surfaces that give the illusion that they move and shift.

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Preference for what shapes?

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Oval and elliptical

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All surfaces are in baroque are highly articulated; nothing is solid. Opposite of….

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modernism

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With the use of biblical stories (sculptures, paintings which depict them) space becomes…

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Like a stage / dramatic

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Interior spaces sculpturally

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Define the structure

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Synthesis of arts with architecture and interior design…

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all forms of art were fused to make a psychological impact.

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What is different about Italian baroque furniture

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Furniture is site specific
Scaled to space and its function

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Rooms in Italian Baroque

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had themes and everything in the space was integrated to the theme. In Italian Renaissance themes were used for novelty whereas Baroque utilized it to make propaganda of Christianity.

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Sala del Senato, Doge’s Palace

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Venice after 1574

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Sala del Senato, Doge’s Palace design

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Material and color selection is very big

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St. Peter’s design type

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Renaissance

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St. Peter’s

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Rome 1624

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St. Peter’s architect

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Bernini

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Balacchinoi

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a canopy structure which designates the high altar. Located under the dome, it creates a focal point

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St. Peter’s columns

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twisted which gives them the illusion that they are active rather than static structural components

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Scala Regia

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Pope’s royal staircase

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Scala Regia architect

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Bernini

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Scala Regia dates

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1663

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What does Scala Regia do

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Connects Vatican Palace to St. Peter’s Basilica

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Why does Scala Regia’s structure look weird

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Has positive space to create negative space

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How does Scala Regia create drama

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Use off small almost clerestory-like windows to create a glow
Intentional for drama

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Statue of Constantine

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1663

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Statue of Constantine designer

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Bernini

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Purpose of statue of Constantine

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To solidify the importance of religion

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The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa

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1647-1652

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The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa designer

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Bernini

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Where is The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa

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Cornaro Chapel / Santa Maria della Vitoria, Rome

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San Carlino Monastic Church

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Rome 1634

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San Carlino Monastic Church architect

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Borromini

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San Carlino Monastic Church design

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Can’t define shape complex

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Abbey of Melk

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Austria 1702-1738

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Abbey of Melk architect

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Jacob Prandtauer

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San Carlino Monastic Church

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Rome 1634

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San Carlino Monastic Church architect

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Borromini

47
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Abbey of Melk changes since Renaissance

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Prints = more books
Libraries still men only

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Monastery of St. Florian

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Liz, Austria 1718-1724

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Monastery of St. Florian Architects

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Jacob Prandtauer and Antonio Carlone

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Royal Hunting Lodge

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Stupinigi, Turin 1729

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Royal Hunting Lodge architect

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Filippo Juvarro Culinary

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Royal Hunting Lodge central space

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Salon grand interior room is three stories high
gravity point of the interacting diagonal wings

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Filippo Juvarro Culinary design idea

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interiors begin to organize the landscape

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Concetto is

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Hunting

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Royal Hunting Lodge is from what design period

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Still considered baroque, but is transitioning to Rococo

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Why is the Royal Hunting Lodge not Rococo

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rococo was revitalization of existing buildings
didn’t have a lot of money
this project was huge and expensive

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Use of seashells

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Rococo

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Figures carved more delicate

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Rococo

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library of the Monastery at St. Gallen

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Switzerland 1748-1770

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library of the Monastery at St. Gallen design features

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Are a lot more delicate

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Italian Baroque furniture

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Space specific but moveable

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Baroque furniture was designed as part of a composition including walls and ceiling…

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Therefore, these pieces were not necessarily well proportioned when viewed separate from the space that they were intended.

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What furniture was required in Italian Baroque spaces

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Formal Baroque interiors required wall furniture such as tall cabinets, console tables, and wall seats

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Italian Baroque chairs

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Excessively carved and gilded chairs
Upholstered with large patterned velvets, silks, and stamped leather

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Italian Baroque Beds

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Four posts beds were still in use

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Italian Baroque Wall Panels

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larger panels to permit more painting area

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Italian Baroque SMALL TABLE

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looks out of place and unproportional because it is not in its place
not stationary visually
symmetrical, but small differences
complex form

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Italian Baroque features

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Uses s and c curves
Gilded elements
Subtractive
Still structured within walls

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Italian Baroque Furniture Details

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Three-dimensional carvings
* Allegorical topic and/or figurative
carvings
* Overload of gilded surfaces
* Bottom-heavy: Visually heavy and
out of proportion
* A preference for asymmetry
* A preference for curves (top and side
views have curvilinear lines)
* Dynamic against the fact that the
piece is visually heavy

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