Ch. 20 Flashcards
Art History 1304 with Bergman-carton at Southern Methodist University
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Created: 2011-05-03
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Peter Paul Rubens, Elevation of the Cross, 1610, Oil on Wood
-foreshortened anatomy and violent action
-combo of Italian Renaissance and Baroque
Peter Paul Rubens, Arrival of Marie d'Medici at Marseilles, 1625, oil on canvas
-a large canvas
-historical-allegorical picture of robust figures in an opulent setting,
-the sea and sky rejoice at her arrival
-**Rubens understood the lavish spectacle appealed to royalty--comes from Catholic church
Anthony Van Dyck, Charles I Dismounted, 1635, oil on canvas
-Van Dyck specialized in court portraiture
-sharp angle of the absolutist monarch so he is looking down at the viewer
Rembrandt, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, 1632, Oil on canvas
-UNUSUAL composition-- corpse diagonally placed, surgeons clustered together on on side
Jan Vermeer, The Letter, 1666, oil on canvas
-used mirrors and the camera obscura to depict opulent 17th-C Dutch domestic interiors
-foremost dutch painter of domestic interiors
Pieter Claesz, Vanitas Still Life, 1630s, oil on panel
-reflects Dutch pride of material possessions, but Calvinist morality and humanity
-skull and time piece symbolize transience
Nicolas Poussin, Burial of Phocion, 1648
-not a specific place or time but idealized setting for a noble theme
-best known for depicting ancient history of ancient landscape
-believed only grand and monumental subjects should be painted
-baroque, classical landscape, an ACADEMIC landscape
Claude Lorrain, Landscape with Cattle and Peasants, 1629
-student of Poussin
-atmospheric and linear perspective to turn Roman countryside with cattle and peasants into an idealized, classical landscape
-this is not as highly valued b/c no moral
Louis le Nain, Family of Country People, 1640, Oil on canvas
-celebrates natural virtue of working class
-grave dignity of family made stoic by hardship
-genre painting, large scale figures
-diff. between France and Dutch was Dutch had a LOT of protestants
-prosperity to Protestant citizenry rejected church art in favor or private portraits, genre scenes, landscapes and still lifes
Frans Hals, Archers of Saint Hadrian, 1633, oil on canvas
-group portrait--shows each individual while retaining action and variety as a whole
-features Velazquez' influence-an informality as seen in "Las Meninas"
-not traditional portraiture
Hyacinthe Rigaud, Louis XIV, 1701, oil on canvas
-impact of the rules set in place of how and what an artist should exhibit
-5'4'' king in heels, made to look taller than he is
Sir Christopher Wren, St. Paul's Cathedral, 1700
-replaced an old gothic church
-facade design from Palladio and Borromini
-dome recalls St. Peter's in Rome
Inigo Jones, Banqueting House at Whitehall, 1620
-Jones admired Palladio, --adopted motifs from the Italian Renaissance
Charles le Brun and Mansart, Galerie des Glaces, 1680
Charles le Brun, Louis le Vau, Claude Perrault, 1670, east facade of the Louvre
-synthesis of French and Italian classical elements, including a central pavilion the resembles an ancient temple front with a pediment
Rembrandt, Night Watch, 1642, Oil on canvas
-most famous group portrait of 17thC
-immense size
-dramatic use of life contributes to animation of this militia group (Rembrandt = use of light and dark for drama)
-company showed rushing about
Grand Manner Portraiture
streaks of "naturalness" but included virtues of honor, value, and love of country
-often depicted contemporaries involved in the great events of the late 18thC
About this deck
By: Piper Werle
Created: 2011-05-03
Size: 18 flashcards
Views: 9
Created: 2011-05-03
Size: 18 flashcards
Views: 9
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