EUROPEAN BAROQUE CULTURE 
BAROQUE CULTURE
BAROQUE ART
SPANISH BAROQUE ART
SPANISH GOLDEN AGE
The Baroque was a cultural movement. Developed in europe throughout the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century. Great advances were made.
SCIENCE
LITERATURE
PHILOSOPHY
MUSIC
Claudio Monteverdi
Antonio Vivaldi
Domenico Scarlatti
Operas
Musical compositions with theatre
Novels
Theatre
Poetry
Tragedy
Tragicomedy
Comedy
Main theoretical approaches
René Descartes
Baruch Spinoza
Francis Bacon and John Locke
rationalism
pantheism
God and nature were identical
Empiricism
The scientific method
Observing nature
Create an hypothesis
If the hypothesis was correct, verify it with an experiment
Advanced in
physics
medicine
astronomics
mathematics
Cartesian by Descartes
The sun is the centre Galileo Galilei
Gravitation Isaac Newton
Double circulatory system William Harvey
The works produced in this period tell us a lot about society and people's way of thinking in this era.
POETRY
THEATRE
NOVEL
The best novel of history
Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes
1605
Spanish language
picaresque novel
El Lazarillo de Tormes
Francisco de Quevedo
La vida del Buscón
two great poets
Luis de Góngora
Francisco de Quevedo
culteranismo
use of cultured language
conceptismo
use of expressions with a double meaning and a satirical tone
popular among the working classes
the works were in verse
main subjects
love
honour
touches of humour
most important playwrights
Calderón de la Barca
Tirso de Molina
Lope de Vega
organises works logically
El caballero de Olmedo
religious plays
La vida es sueño
tragicomedies
El burlador de Sevilla
ARCHITECTURE
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
BAROQUE ART
artistic style
emerged in Italy
developed durin the 16th, 17th and 18th century
characterised by
expressiveness
curved features
decoration
It symbolised
a break with the balance and harmony of the Renaissance
Baroque style varied in countries
Catholic countries
Protestant countries
linked to the Counter-Reformation
use art to strengthen people's faith
accessible, emotive and dazzling style
rich in decoration
favoured a austere style
less decoration
religion less influential
bourgeoisie main patrons
buildings aimed to reflect a sense of movement
Fragmented features
Open spaces
Curved features
Decorative features
main buildings
Palaces
Gardens and squares
Churches
classicist style
Baroque elements
rich decoration
expensive materials
Saint Peter's Basilica
by Bernini
constructed a baldachin
small altar supported by columns with spiral shafts
Baroque style
emerged in Italy
with the construction of religious buildings
Saint Charles of the Four Fountains by Borromini
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
Chiaroscuro
Naturalism
Realism
Expressiveness
The use of diagonal lines
Theatricality
strong contrasts in light and shade
represent reality faithfully
situations and scenes of daily life
intense emotions
not symmetrical
combining figures and artistic features
European Baroque sculpture
Italian Baroque painting
French Baroque painting
Flemish Baroque painting
Dutch Baroque painting
sculpture gained importance
was the central feature
parks
facades
squares
In Italy
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was the most famous figure
The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa and Apollo
marble
France
more classicist
decorate the Palace of Versaille
Two main styles
Tenebrism
Caravaggio
strong contrasts of light and shade
one of the most important painters
The Calling of Saint Matthew
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
examples of classicism
classicist style the important
Annibale Carracci
frescos in Palazzo Farnese
important artists
Nicolas Poussin
Le Nain
scenes of peasants
Holland
bourgeoisie main patrons
less religious works
more portraits and scenes of daily life
Rembrandt
chiaroscuro
Rubens
movement
portrayal of nudes
colour
famous works
The Judgement of Paris
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus
The Three Graces
ARCHITECTURE
SCULPTURE
Characteristics
PAINTING
Rich decoration
greater expressiveness
predominance of religious themes
Religious architecture
Civil architecture