Group 5

ENGLISH 7

ADAZ A, DEL MAR, ACAC

Characteristics
of Baroque and
Rococo Art
ARTHUR C. NEILSEN
 BAROQUE

TERMS “over-dramatic”
“overly decorated”
The term Baroque once had
a negative meaning

•R O C O C O
•"Playful"
•"decorative style of art"
Baroque Art
• So ug ht to o verw hel m the
vi ew er
• Emphasiz ed grandeur
• Em o ti o n
• Mo vem ent
• Spacio usness and unity
surro undi ng a them e
• Energ y
• U sed stro ng co ntrasts of
l i g ht and shado w to
enhance dram ati c ef f ects
•The Calling of
Saint Matthew
(1599 – 1600)

Used strong
c o nt r a st s o f light
and shadow to
enha nc e dr a ma t ic
effects
The Triumph of
the
Immaculate by
Paolo de
Matteis

Emphasized
grandeur
The Raising of
the
Cross (1609 -
1610)

Energy
 Movement
Grandeur
light and shadow
The Raising of
the
Cross (1609 -
1610)

Energy
Baroque architecture
• highly dec o r ative
• t hea t r ic a l s t yle
• ir r egula r
• o ddly - s ha ped pearl
• ext ravagant
• defo r m ed
• a bno r m a l/unusual
Church of the
Gesù

theatrical style
Interi or of the
Basilica of the
Fourte e n Holy
Helpers,

ext r a v a ga nt
unusual
Rococo Art
• L i g h t e r , m o r e de l i c at e
• Fe at h e r y f o l i ag e : Fan t as y
l an ds c ape s
• Br i g ht o r past e l colors
• E xc e s s i ve o r n am e n t at i o n
• E l e g an t
 Jean -Antoi n e
Watteau, Pilgri
mage to
Cythera (1717)

F ea t her y fo lia ge:

Fant a s y la nds c apes
Jean -François
de Troy, T he
Declaration of
Love (1731)

Br ight o r pa s t el
c o lo r s
 François
Bouche r , Trium
ph of
Venu s (1740)

Light er , m o r e
delic a t e
Rococo architecture
• ela bo r a t e det a il
• intricate patterns
• serpentine design work
• a sy mmet r y
• lighter
• o ld - ba sed c o lo r pa let t es
Burea u D anton
de l’Hôtel de
Bourvallais

ser pent ine des ign

wo r k
o ld - ba s ed c o lor
pa let t es
 Salon de la
Princes s e

ela borate deta il

int r ic a t e pa t t erns
Analysis of
Ecstasy of St.
Teresa by
Bernini
ARTHUR C. NEILSEN
St. Theresa of
Cardinal Federico
Eroticism
Grandeur