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Topic 1: The Baroque and The Spanish Golden Era

The Baroque period began in the 17th century and lasted through much of the 18th century. It originated in Catholic countries but also spread to Protestant nations. Notable artists and architects of this period included Bernini, Borromini, Rembrandt, and Shakespeare. The style was characterized by curved lines, rich ornamentation, and combining painting, sculpture, and architecture. It emphasized drama, movement, and emotion over restraint and balance. The Baroque style also spread from Rome throughout Europe, influencing architecture, art, music, and literature during this era.

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Topic 1: The Baroque and The Spanish Golden Era

The Baroque period began in the 17th century and lasted through much of the 18th century. It originated in Catholic countries but also spread to Protestant nations. Notable artists and architects of this period included Bernini, Borromini, Rembrandt, and Shakespeare. The style was characterized by curved lines, rich ornamentation, and combining painting, sculpture, and architecture. It emphasized drama, movement, and emotion over restraint and balance. The Baroque style also spread from Rome throughout Europe, influencing architecture, art, music, and literature during this era.

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Topic 1

The Baroque and the Spanish


Golden Era
The term
Baroque is the name given to European
culture in the period which started in the
17th cent and lasted for most of the 18th
cent
Influenced by the religious conflicts
Catholic countries
Intense spirituality
Crisis (Spain)
Protestant countries
Individualistic way
Economic success

The Milkmaid by Vermeer


Culture
Inspired in
classical forms
But different
Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa
Reality as it was

No hiding
defects
No
idealisation
Movement
Contrast
Literature
Shakespeare
Molire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-_QlzUJBbU&feature=related
Spanish Golden Era
Caldern de la Barca
Lope de Vega
Cervantes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WyO7yDvaJk&feature=related
Music
Vivaldi
Hndel
Bach

Summer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0FTIPilHx8&feature=related
Empiricism Science
Observation+Experimentation
Rationalism
Use of reason
Galileo
Kepler
Newton
Galileo before the Holy Office

Academies of sciences
Baroque in art
Architecture
Buildings were built to attract the attention
of passers-by
How?
Curved lines
Solomonic and spiral columns
Light effects
Recesses and projections
Broken pediments
Light and shade
Rich ornamentation
Combination of
painting+sculpture+architecture
Transparente
of Narciso
Tom in the
Cathedral of
Toledo
Painting
Rembrandt
The Nightwatch
Rome, capital of Baroque
Originated in Rome
Reconstruction of
Rome after Council of
Trent
Objective: Reinforce
the idea of Rome as
capital of the
Christianity
Also a symbol of the
Counter-Reformation
How?
Constructing
large churches
Squares
Avenues
leading to the
main religious
buildings
The best ones
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Francesco Borromini
Bernini
Chosen by the
Popes
Redesigned the
Saint Peters square
and Basilica
2 great colonnades
Baldachin (=pillared
canopy)
Piazza Navona
Borromini
San Carlo alle
Quattro Fontane
Saint Ivo alla Sapienza
Spread of the style: Spain
Rich
ornamentation
Jos de
Churriguera
Churrigueresque
style
Town squares
(Salamanca)
Town square in Salamanca
Spread of the
style: France
Great palaces
Versailles is the largest
and the most famous

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