1. What was baroque painting like?
Author paints lights and
shadows
Realism; figures have physical defects
There are a variety of subjects,
religion or mythology , scenes from
daily life.
There are paintings of inanimate
objects
The calling of Saint Mathew by Caravaggio
2. A sense of movement and
energy
Strong emotions, which are
expressed through gestures.
El rapto de las Sabinas (Rubens)
3. Authors and Schools
• Caravaggio: He was the
most oustanding Italian
painter. His characters
were inspired by ordinary
people
• His characters were
inspired by ordinary
people with all their
imperfections.
• His technique has been
called Tenebrism, which
was a form of
Chiaroscuro, or the use
of light and shade.
• Cuadro(la muerte de la
Virgen, Caravaggio)
4. The Dutch School
• It was greatly influenced
by the taste of the
merchants, whose lives
were reflected in the
paintings they paid.
• Rembrant was the
master of Chiaroscuro
and his portraits were
very realistic.(Cuadro
Ronda de
Noche, Rembrant)
5. Vermer
• He is specialised in
interior scenes in
bourgeois homes.
• He paints The Time
and light.
6. The Flemish School
• It was greatly
influenced by Italian
painting in its
naturalism, or realism,
and in attention to
detail.
• Rubens and his
disciple, Van Dyck
,with their colorful and
elegant portraits.
7.
8. What was the Golden Age of
Spanish painting?
• The 17th is the
Golden Age of the
Spanish baroque was
one of the most
important schools
and in order to help
the Counter-
Reformation, many
paintings have
religious themes.(
Martirio de San
Felipe de Ribera)
11. Diego Velazquez.
• He is one of the best
painters of the world.
• As the official painter
in the court of Philip IV
in Madrid. He painted
many members of the
royal family
• On his trips to Italy, He
learned the technical
perfection later shown
in his masterpieces.
