Week 5: Chapter 19, Italy & Spain (1600 to 1700)

Question 0

Conversion of St. Paul

Answer 0

Carvaggio (Italian), 1601

• oil on canvas
• placement of the paintings strategic (light in paintings follow natural lighting)
• depicts dirt alleys and dark bars instead of heaven and clouds

Question 1

David

Answer 1

Bernini (Italian), 1623

dynamic, theatrical compositions, private commission

-strength of expression in his face, gives a sense of action, exciting from all angles, space, movement

Question 2

Judith Slaying Holofernes

Answer 2

Gentileschi (Italian), 1620

-oil on canvas

Question 3

façade of San Carlo alle Quattro

Answer 3

Borromini (Italian), 1676

• not a static circle
• hidden window light enhancing illusion of receding space

Question 4

baroque

Answer 4

barroco in Portuguese: irregularly shaped pearl

• spectacular effect through theatrically grandiose scale and elaborate ornamentation (extension of mannerism & Michelangelo’s style)
• captured moments of transformation

Question 5

iconoclasm

Answer 5

destruction of religious imagery

Question 6

tenebrism

Answer 6

use of focused light in deep, dark shadows (more dramatic than chiroscuro)

Question 7

Elisabetta Sirani

Answer 7

taught by father, Bolognese style: elegant, soft, idealized