Art History: BVA 312 - 05/03/2016 (Sister Wendy: Baroque-episode 5 and 6)

Episode 5

Spain - 1600

El Greco - Trained as a Byzantine artist 

1.the burial of Count Orgazi 

15th feet high 

the church seems to be dominating the landscape 

Peter Paul Rubens- Home Athens (Spanish Catholic) 

1. Peace and war 

Allegories: is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning such as life, death, love, virtue etc... *meaning on the meaning on meaning

The symbolic figure, treasures, fruits, animals, depicting the world is safe. 

peace for the children, do not want war to happen ever again. England and Spain to be peaceful, but failed. 

Married to a beautiful woman, Helena foments, the young wife he painted her over and over again. FAT was a fashion, silky white skin. Painted her as herself, not depicting any god or spiritual figure. 

Episode 6

Netherlands 

the dutch shows daily life. portrays light in space, of the peasants.

Vermeer living in Delft. Always painting in silent although the environment was busy and noisy.

Only to look at his work.

He gives the audience more freedom in telling the story before the painting, more likely a mystery to the picture.

The woman in blue reading a letter

The woman could be reading a letter from her husband, far from home. Or a letter from her mother, missing her daughter. You will never know, it is more of a mystery.

Light is the only actor, pureness of white shining on the subject. 

Rembrandt(Miller's son)

* master and Chiaroscuro (bring depth in darkness)

example: Adoration of the shepherds (1646)

- introducing two light source, forming 3D sensation. 

Always painted his portrait. He painted the stillness, not motion. 

facial expression is the most important, stillness on the face. 

Portraits of his early forties. 

-moves to Amsterdam met Saskia, his wife. 

Rembrandt and Saskia 

Hendrika. the body thoughts, the story of the batheses, King David. Highlights with her looks, emotion, how he captures the complexity of being a human.

Madrid (Spain)-Golden age

Philip the fourth, genuinely love of art.

Velazquez painted mainly portraits, blended with a mythological character.

There's an article on this painting, saying its the first ever Photobomb. Always find a way to include himself in any of his paintings. 

Las Meninas and the Hapsburg depicts the little princess, her maids, the King and Queen, everyone. He painted everyone on scene. The child is not in the center, but the reflection of the King and Queen is. He was depicted in the picture. During that era, only a nobleman is able to be in the painting. 

He captures time as an essence, it is in eternity, what has happened will always stay there.

His love for painting gives life to his image along with his emotion. Velazquez was given the red cross award before he dies. 

Fun facts why the rich will always be rich is because they kept pairing up and marrying the family

The Spinners 

Another great work by Valezquez was the Spinner, merging Greek mythology with commoners. As if he wanted to convince his audience that one is equal to god. Notice there is only one people looking towards us while everyone is working on their own business. He wanted his audience to fully engage with him in the picture. 

French Golden Age, Rome 

Rome is in love with the classical world

Nicolas Poussin. 

Young woman symbolized painting. He was the most poetic artist.

Rebecca and Eleazer. 

Showing kindness. Facial expression is still important. The background symbolized the distance Rebecca was traveling for a royal marriage. 

-Trust in a relationship 

Claude Lorrain 

Shows landscape with classical buildings. About biblical or mythical. 

The father of psyche Sacrificing at the Milesian Temple of Apollo

Idealized landscape with tender light and sparkling water, a utopia 

Vermeer 

Master of light, composition. 

-uses camera obscure 

The art of painting, transform to the muse of history. 

like we are having a privileged view from the studio. 

the painting has a depth of field. 

***Light***

Amazing dimension with light. 

the important of painting: because of the history. 

Painting is an artificial imagery, everything was staged. 

he was forgotten in the 19th century, Hitler collecting art works.

The girl with pearl earrings. 

Why people are fascinated by this painting? 

Representation of a type of person, no identity. People are questioning who possibly be the person in the painting. Highlight earrings, Blue and gold colour in contrast. Her gaze with the audience, caught our attention. 

Like Mona Lisa, why are they so famous. 

-The gaze

-Mystery 

Movie: Tim's Vermeer 

Homework: Number 2: Velasquez and El Greco (10 Mins), Powerpoint (8-10 slides minimum, 15 slices max. Video a min long. Source: Book, not wiki as primary resource, khan/museum academy) 

min 2 books. 

Biographical details, work details, art movement they are part of, media, working style, who did they work for? Church or Royalty? Commissions? Major works of art, what are your favorite works of this artist/movement. How their artwork relates to you.)

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* quite interested on the last question.