Chapter 24
Italy & Spain 1600-1700
Baroque & Rococo Art
Caravaggio
Tenebrism
Naturalized religious imagery
Makes viewers active participants
Chiaroscuro
Dramatic & theatrical
Velazquez
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Major patron king Philip IV (Hapsburg)
Wanted prestige, thought of himself as royalty
Caravaggio an influence
“Las Meninas” most renown of his works
Genre painting
A Spaniard
ROCOCO
• Came with the French, aristocratic surge of
power
• Softer style primarily seen in interior design
• Rococo = rocaille = shells & stones which
were used to decorate interiors
Maderno, Santa Susanna, Rome, 1603
Maderno, Saint Peter’s, Vatican City, 1612
Aerial view, St. Peter’s, Piazza designed by Bernini, 1667
Bernini, Baldaccino, St. Peter’s, 1633
Bernini, Scala Regia (Royal Stairway), Vatican City, 1666
Bernini, David, 1623
Bernini, Ecstast of St. Teresa, Cornaro Chapel, 1652
Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, 1667
Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, dome, 1641
Borromini, Chapel of Saint Ivo, Rome, 1642
Carracci, Flight into Egypt, 1604
CarracciLoves of the Gods, 1601
Caravaggio, Conversion of St. Paul, 1601
Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew, 1601
Caravaggio, Entombment, 1603
Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1620
Cortona, Triumph of the Barberini, 1639
Battista Gaulli, Triumph of the Name of Jesus, 1679
SPAIN
Ribera, Martyrdom of Saint Philip, 1639
Zurbaran, Saint Serapion, 1628
Velazquez, Water Carrier of Seville, 1619
Velazquez, King Philip IV of Spain, 1644
Velazquez, Surrender of Breda, 1635
Velazquez, Las Meninas, 1656