PPT-DRAMA AND LIGHT: Mannerism, Baroque and Rococo

Chapter 15 After the Renaissance By 1530 Raphael amp DaVinci are dead and Michelangelo returns to Florence leaving Rome in the hands of a new generation of talented artists But they realized they couldnt just repeat what the great masters of the Renaissance did . I.MANNERISM: Mannerism, or rather all those works which are considered to belong to this cathegory today, wasinterpreted as a decadence, a degeneration, a deviation from the norms for a long time. 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”.. Neo-Classicism. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer. Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. Baroque. Art &. Architecture. Baroque. 1600 – 1750. From a Portuguese word “barocca”, . meaning “a pearl of irregular shape”. 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”.. 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”. Chapter 7, Section 4. Mannerism. Mannerism. emerged in Italy sometime in the . 1520s and 1530s. as the . Renaissance came to an end.. It reflected this new environment in art by deliberately . breaking down the High Renaissance principles of balance, harmony, and moderation.. The Flourishing of European Culture . In the midst of religious wars and growth of absolutism, European culture continued to flourish. . The Changing Faces of Art . The artistic Renaissance came to an end when a new movement called Mannerism emerged in Italy in the 1520s and 1530s. .