1. Notebook Quiz will begin in 3 minutes!
Don’t ask to go get your notebook because…. you can’t

2. Get out notebook paper when done
Notebook Quiz
You need to chart AND graph the following two exams:
Drama and Architecture
First Semester Final
Renaissance Exam
I will be checking the following:
Characteristics of Renaissance Art
Renaissance Theater Notes
25 minutes
Get out notebook paper when done

3. Get out notebook paper when done
Notebook Quiz
I will be checking the following:
Characteristics of Renaissance Art
Renaissance Theater Notes
25 minutes
Get out notebook paper when done

4. Baroque
The Baroque period began in 1600 in Rome when Catholic popes began to finance magnificent cathedrals and works to display their faith’s triumph after the Counter-Reformation.
The church wanted to attract new worshippers by overwhelming them with theatrical, “must see” architecture.

5. The Baroque Era-What’s happening in the world?
30 Years War
Started out as a religious war between the Catholics & Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire but changed to a political war involving the following countries and regions: the Ottoman Empire, Austria, Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, France, Spain, & Sweden
Results: Treaty of Westphalia and a rise in nationalism
Protestant Reformation/Catholic (Counter) Reformation
Martin Luther “thesis” against the Catholic Church
Influences Art:
Catholic- religious subject matter
Popes wanted to remake Rome as the cultural center of the western world.
Council of Trent suggested that religious art: be directed toward clarity, realism, and emotion to increase understanding, make it more meaningful to everyday life, and to arose piety and fervor.
Protestant- avoids religious subjects in favor of landscapes, etc.
Increased Trade
New desires- growth of slavery
New wealth= new patrons beyond courts and churches
New Science theories
Sun at the center of the universe

6. Baroque 101- Art Style Most sumptuous and ornate in the history of art
Art was expanded into everyday life.
Light was used to create an emotional impact.
Classical elements were used without classical restraint
Visual art was supposed to speak to the illiterate rather than the well-informed.

7. Baroque
Architecture

8. Baroque
Architecture affirmed the power of people with absolute authority through the structures and decorative programs of palaces, churches, public and government buildings, scientific and commercial buildings, & military installations.
Baroque Basics
When
Where
Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, France, England
Big Names
Bernini, Borromini, Wren, Vanbrugh, Le Vau
Style
Massive, opulent, colorful
Features
Broken contours, dramatic vistas, lavish ornament, dynamic effect
Patrons
Absolute monarchs, catholic church
Distinguishing Traits
Plastic treatment of surfaces, fusion of architecture and sculpture
Triumph
Creation of total environment for maximum emotional effect
Elements
Serpentine columns, irregular facades, oval plans

10. Renaissance vs. Baroque
Since the Baroque architects now knew how to use the structures, they made them decorative.
B-arch’s emphasized the Renaissance’s use of symmetry and harmonious proportions, but their designs revealed a new sense of dynamism and grandeur.
Renaissance architects has sought to engage the intellect, with their focus on divine sources of geometry, while their successors aimed to overwhelm the senses and emotions.
Baroque mastered the unification of the visual arts.

11. Renaissance vs. Baroque
Country
Renaissance
Baroque
Italy
Florence: Early Renaissance, Static, orderly, harmonious, delicate, serene; High Renaissance, Epic scale, elaborate, Mannerism (tense)
Motion and emotion, synergy of arts, vast scale, dramatic lighting, rich materials
France
Classical overlay on châteaux
Severe Neoclassicism, stiff symmetry, then Rococo frivolity
England
Palladian geometry in county homes
Large scale, orderly, decorative
Spain
Simple, severe, monumental
Excessive surface decoration
Germany/Austria
Gables, stubby columns inspired by Italy
Theatrical, pastel, gilded, Rococo churches and palaces with profuse ornament

12. Baroque
Homes

13. Baroque Furniture

14. Baroque Furniture

15. A Baroque Room

16. Baroque Architecture Activity
Task Rotation
Listen for directions on which tasks to complete
If at any point you receive answers from someone on independent work, you will receive a zero.
Due at the last 5 minutes of class

17. Exit Slip: Complete on Your Own Piece of paper
1) The Baroque Era’s art emphasized clarity, emotion, and realism due to the influence of what historic event?
2) Visual art was supposed to speak to the ___________ rather than the _____________.
3) How did Renaissance architecture differ from Baroque architecture?
4) Name an example of the following:
Italian Architecture
Spanish Architecture
French Architecture
British Architecture
5) Which of the buildings mentioned above would you like to visit the most? Why?