PPT-Baroque, Rococo, &

NeoClassicism By Ms Susan M Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua NY Baroque Art amp Architecture Baroque 1600 1750 From a Portuguese word barocca meaning a pearl of irregular shape. Was born in Paris where it coincided with the reign of Louis 15. th. It was . out-dated . by the 1760s in France, but it continued to impact other parts of . Europe. The . name derives from . rocaille. ROCOCO. Week 14 . After a Renaissance period, the architects of the era started to get bored with the symmetry and same old forms they had been using for the last 200 years. Two main architects were . Louis XIV. Nicolas Poussin. Claude Lorrain. ROCOCO. Antoine Watteau. Francois Boucher. Jean-Honore Fragonard. Bernini. Bust of Louis XIV. 1665. FRENCH BAROQUE. Portrait of . Louis XIV. , 1701.. Adopted the name “le Roi Soleil” (‘The Sun King’). Baroque v Rococo. Baroque. European style of art in 1600’s & 1700’s.. Ornate, detailed, elaborate.. Often had religious theme. . Carvaggio. was an famous Italian Baroque style painter.. Rococo. 1725-1775. What is Rococo?. Derives from the French word . rocaille. , which refers to the delicate scroll of the seashell. Rococo style transitioned the grandeur of the Baroque to the poise and clarity of the Classical. Baroque and Rococo Period. 1600-1750. In history:. Discovery of the telescope by Galileo. Founding of Jamestown settlement in America. Absolute rule by Louis XIV, XV of France. Attempt by pope to make the Catholic religion more popular. From the French . rocaille. and coquille meaning “rock” and “shell” used to decorate Baroque gardens. Scholars are divided on whether Rococo is own style or refinement of Baroque. Rococo – expression of wit and frivolity, although at its best there are more serious, somber and satirical undercurrents.. Introduction to . visual. art. KET Baroque Article Questions. What are the characteristics of the Baroque period identified at the beginning of your reading. ?. The reading states “the Baroque period reflected the turmoil of the time.” Describe at least two events causing this “turmoil”.. barroco. ( Portuguese- irregularly shaped pearl ) and . rocaille. -shell-French artificial shell for a garden). Shift of power from royalty to the aristocrats-. French Academy dictates good taste in all things- copied by other countries (no WOMEN ALLOWED). 1600-1750. Baroque Era. Baroque is a term generally used by music historians to describe a broad range of musical styles in a large geographic area covering much of Europe and lasting for about 150 years between 1600-1750. Chapter 15. After the Renaissance . . . . By 1530 Raphael & . DaVinci. are dead and Michelangelo returns to Florence leaving Rome in the hands of a new generation of talented artists. But they realized they couldn’t just repeat what the great masters of the Renaissance did. . Rococo. Rococo style reached its peak of popularity during the reign of Louis XV. Madame Pompadour –. by Francois Boucher. Madame de Pompadour was the mistress of King Louis XV of France.. Rococo artists depicted lighthearted and often frivolous scenes of “nobles at play”. à voir sur l’art au service de l’instauration du pouvoir absolu de Louis X. I. V: . Le roi danse. , Gérard . Corbiau. , 2000. Les meilleures scènes de danse: . http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=BMvpvDjFvHA.  Baroque that was primarily associated with the religious tensions within Western Christianity: division on Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. In response to the Protestant Reformation of the early sixteen century, the Roman Catholic Church had embarked in the 1550s on a program of renewal known as the Counter - Reformation. As part of the program, the Catholic Church used art of the magnificent display for the campaign. It was intended to be both doctrinally correct and visually and emotionally appealing so that it could influence the largest possible audience..