Warm-up 4-22-15 Ch 25 L3 North Baroque

Respond to the following:1. What time period and region is each work from? 2. Give specific visual evidence and references to any

other artworks to make your claim.Obj: SWBAT describe Peter Paul Rubens’ international style of painting

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• Naturalism• Excessive details • rich light & shadow• Individualized textures--wood grain, drapery, rich textures• Posed figures• Domestic interior?Northern Renaissance

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•Naturalism, Chiaroscuro•Tenebrism—sharply lit scene•Like stage production•Drama, mid-action•Heroic powerful bodiesItalian Baroque, Like Caravaggio

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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 objectsMoral Symbolism—vanitas, portraitsGrand Scale—architecture, sculptureOrnamentationLight—dramatic lightingDrama—climatic moments

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Peter Paul Rubens Elevation of the Cross –Flanders (Catholic)3. In terms of style, What’s Italian Renaissance or Baroque?

4. In terms of style, What’s Northern?

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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” or “international” 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!

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?

still life images--Calvinist beliefs—more demand for symbolic, no overt religious images, Dutch achievements of their travels, scientific accuracy of painting

Portraits--Wealthier middle class, since of power & individualismLandscapes—Dutch took back land from Spain, Dutch Pride--had

relationships with the land, most Dutch families were farmers

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

SettingFiguresNarrativeFashion

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

Master of light and shadowDramatic lighting but creates LESS abrupt and harsh/sharp lightingHe discovered GRADATIONS of light—SOFTER, value scale (slow light to

dark)Focused on IDEA of light—manipulated lighting direction, intensity and distance“Visual quietness”, tranquil meditation

What else about Rembrandt?

Portrayed biblical stories of inward-contemplation

Lets light tell a storyVeiling certain people,

highlighting othersDark backgroundsSelf-portraits—artists

craft, quiet meditation

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

Interior scenes--Household tasks or leisurePrivate lives of prosperous, responsible and cultured citizensHighly idealized depictions of social values

Woman holding a Balance(Judgment Day)Veiled women in fur trimmed jacket withJewels spread on tableScales in perfect balance--balancing of sins with virtuous behaviorLast judgment artwork behind woman—she contemplates her life

4. What is camera obscura? How did Vermeer use camera obscura?

Light from an external scene passes through the hole and strikes a surface inside, where it is reproduced, rotated 180 degrees (thus upside-down), but with color and perspective preserved.

4. How did Vermeer use camera obscura?

Incredibly accurate illusionary image, optical truth

He reworked the camera obscura image, placing figures and furniture in quadrilateral shapes

Impressions of “out of focus” parts of image—like a modern camera could create

Frans HalsDutch Republic

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Technique: Impasto - heavy application of paint like Velazquez – painted with bold strokes of paint, not outlinesSpecialized in portraits, especially group portraits of civic groupsArrangement of figures in his paintings shows social status (sitting vs. standing) (relaxed vs. authoritarian)

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RembrandtDutch Republic

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believed that light creates a character and a mood. Light brushstrokes. Influenced by Hals & Caravaggio (naturalism, drama, tenebrism). New Type of Lighting!!

RembrandtDutch Republic lighting

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Rembrandt lighting:Single light source Soft shadows, like a reflector was used

27Figure 24-44 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, 1632. Oil on canvas,

Dutch Republic: Rembrandt, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp: Patron: commissioned by surgeon’s guild. Function: Group portrait (like Hals), but now a dramatic, narrative sceneComposition of diagonals--Corpse is the “leading line”•action scene of doctors doing what they do •Dark dramatic lighting = tenebrism

CFU2. How does this work present Dutch achievement?

3. How is the work different from Italian Baroque (Caravaggio)?

28Figure 24-44 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, 1632. Oil on canvas,

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OG title: The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq

NIGHT WATCH – for Banquet Room of Musketeers’ Hall

LIVELY militia group getting ready for a parade

Captain gestures to his lieutenant while men load muskets

Girl w/ chicken…Mascot??Dead Chicken=

defeated adversaries

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Figure 24-47 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN, Self-Portrait, ca. 1659–1660. Oil on canvas, approx. 3’ 8 3/4” x 3’ 1”. The Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood House, London.

Dutch Republic: Rembrandt

Deaths of his mother and wife left emotional void

Began painting introspective self-portraits, express mood

Self-Portrait:• Rough edges• Psychological

tension• Penetrating gazes

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JUDITH LEYSTER, Self-PortraitFEMALE PAINTER !!!!Presentation piece for her GuildImpasto brushwork influenced by Hals (whom she knew)Influenced by Caravaggio’s realism:Large figure pressed into the foreground, tenebrismKnown for LIGHT and TEXTURETypically painted scenes of daily life w/ moral themeWHAT IS SHE TELLING US?She’s secure in her craft/skillTurns comfortably to chat with us, while engaged in her workWell-to-do, “fine” clothing, elegant chair tells us that she is a successful, capable artist

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