BARROQUE:
Began in the
seventeenth and eighteenth century, Emerged on the European
reform ,
thoughts arose
*For that man knew of its
existence.
IT WAS CHARACTERIZED:
*Many paintings , sculptures
and architectural works were performed
* Hint of Baroque pintuta
SOME OF THE PAINTINGS MOST REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS ERA
*The meninas, 1656, diego velazquez
Las Meninas is a painting in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. Its complex and enigmatic composition raises questions about reality and illusion, and creates an uncertain relationship between the viewer and the figures depicted. Because of these complexities, Las Meninas has been one of the most important in the barroque.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Supper at Emmaus The
Nightwatch , 1642 , painted in 1601
ARCHITECTURE
*Pope Alexander VII commissionedBernini in 1655, to decorate itsCathedra Petri, piazza & approaches
*Interior of the Basilica of the Fourteen
Holy Helpers, Bad Staffelstein, Bavaria.
Designed by Balthasar Neumann, it was
built 1743-72. An excellent example of
Late Baroque German architecture.