Created by Mgr. Jaroslava Študentová
emotional
very decorative
curves
gold
play with illusions
the contrast between life and death
The word “baroque” comes from the Italian word barocco which means “irregular” or “curved”. This Latin word was used by Portuguese jewellers for pearls of irregular shapes (barucca)in the first half of the 19th century, the term “baroque” was used by French Classicists as a name for the period of the 17th and 18th century. They did not think that art which originated in this period was of a high quality. They thought it was really ugly so they used this term.
religious motifs, portraits, still lifes
chiaroscuro - the play with light and shade
emotional
typical still life wants to show us the contrast between life and death (a worm in an apple)
We can often see deep emotions in the faces of the portrayed people
Caravaggio, Diego Velázquez, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt van Rijn, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Pietro Da Cortona, Andrea Pozzo. Karla Škréta, Petr Brandl and Václav Vavřinec Reiner Škréta, Reiner
It appeared mainly in the 17th and 18th century, in Italy but it quickly spread to Western Europe and other parts of Europe as well as colonies.
dynamic, emotional
Bach, Vivaldi, Handel
Palaces, churches, chateaux (chateus), summer houses
beautiful gardens full of statues, fountains, trees, bushes /bušiz/, flowers
richly decorated, many statues, curves, stylized motifs
Santini, Borromini, The Dientzenhofer family
Decoration, religious motifs
Religious sculptures - very emotional, depictions of suffering people, very richly depicted clothes (drappery)
Braun, Brokoff - Czech lands
Bernini, Borromini
Jan Blažej Santini (he built many churches in our country- the most famous is his Zelená hora near Žďár nad Sázavou which is in UNESCO.
He designed many churches in Moravia as well as Bohemia. (the church in Křtiny, the monastery in Kladruby, Želiv or Plasy) and many many others.
His buildings are believed to carry some mysterious messages.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini is considered to be one of the most influential sculptors.He influenced the look of Baroque statues because almost all sculptors were influenced by him.
a sculptor
Kuks - the hospital - He made the statues decorating the hospital
the statues on the Charles Bridge
the typical baroque palace
beautiful gardens full of decorations and fountains
the seat of the French Emperors
a symbol of luxury and decadence