
Explore the renaissance as the predecessor to baroque art and architecture, meet masters like Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Luca Giordano, and practice life drawing in a focused sketchbook portfolio.
Trace the renaissance as a rebirth in Florence, highlighting humanity, perspective, and proportion, and the rediscovery of Greek philosophy and Roman architectural principles like the golden mean.
Analyze how Joto Debone narrates biblical scenes in the Arena Chapel, Padua, through observed faces, clothing, and anatomy, linking Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo art.
Explore 17th-century Baroque art and architecture from Italy to Europe during the Counter-Reformation. Examine Caravaggio's dramatic lighting, Bernini's grandeur, and Dutch realism with Vermeer and Steen.
Explore the 17th-century Baroque origins with Bernini and Rubens, Caravaggio’s strong light and dark contrasts, and Holland’s realism in landscapes and still lifes.
Caravaggio revolutionizes Italian Baroque painting with intense chiaroscuro and naturalism, capturing crucial moments in gospel scenes like the calling of Saint Matthew and the conversion of Saint Paul.
Explore Bernini's baroque sculpture and architecture, from dramatic multi-figure compositions to the four rivers fountain in Rome, highlighting anatomy, drapery, and subtractive carving.
Explore Artemesia, a leading baroque female artist, blending realism in self-portraits and biblical scenes such as Judith and Holofernes, Salome, and the Annunciation, reflecting Caravaggio's influence.
Explore guido reni’s italian baroque painting, famed for bright, color-rich figures and luminous highlights; the lecture surveys works like the baptism of christ and st. michael arcangel, noting foreshortening.
Study how Ribera and Giordano, influenced by Caravaggio and the counter reformation, build expressive figures through life drawing, anatomy, underpainting, and gradual glazes to model light and form.
Pietro da Cortona embodies Italian Baroque painting and architecture, using one point perspective and foreshortening to create depth and architectural illusion in ceiling frescoes.
Explore Salvator Rosa and the italian baroque through unorthodox landscapes, religious themes, and masterful realism; examine how Rosa's neoclassical touches sit beside romantic seascapes influenced by Claude Lorrain and Turner.
Luca Giordano, a major Neapolitan artist of the Italian Baroque, uses observation to render the human figure in diagonal compositions with vivid reds and blues, influenced by Ribera and Cortona.
Explore the transition from seventeenth-century baroque to eighteenth-century rococo through works by Sebastiano Richi, highlighting dynamic compositions, light handling, and sculptural female figures like Venus and Cupid.
Explore the course catalog for Caravaggio and the great masters of Baroque art to discover connections across this program.
Caravaggio and the Great Masters of Baroque Art. Introduction, Italian Baroque Art refers to the body of work by Italian Painters and Sculptors during the 17th Century. Introduction to the Renaissance, The Baroque and Baroque Art and Architecture, Giotto di Bondone, 1267 – 1337, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610, Annibale Carracci, November 3, 1560 – July 15, 1609, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 7 December 1598 – 28 November 1680, Artemisia Gentileschi, July 8, 1593 – c. 1656, Guido Reni, 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642, Jusepe de Rivera, 17 February, 1591 (bap.) – 2 September, 1652, Pietro da Cortona, 1 November 1596 or 1597 – 16 May 1669, Salvator Rosa, June 20 or July 21, 1615 – March 15, 1673, Luca Giordano, 18 October 1634 – 3 January 1705, Sebastiano Ricci, 1 August 1659 – 15 May 1734. The term baroque was introduced by art critics to describe a wide range of styles and artists from the seventeenth century. The Baroque was born in Italy, and later adopted in France, Germany, the Netherlands, England and Spain. The Counter-Reformation was a comprehensive effort composed of five major elements: Reactionary defense of Catholic sacramental practice , Ecclesiastical or structural reconfiguration, Religious orders, Spiritual movements, and Political dimensions. As the 17th century progressed the Baroque style spread to the Protestant countries. Baroque is a term that applies to art, architecture, music and theater. The Catholic Church was the leading patron of the arts across much of Europe. The goal of much art in the Counter-Reformation, especially in Rome and Flanders, was to restore the predominance and centrality of Catholicism. In areas where Catholicism predominated, architecture and painting, and to a lesser extent music, reflected Counter-Reformation goals.
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