Baroque Art Explanation

BAROQUE ART EXPLANATION
 The Baroque style is characterized by exaggerated motion and clear detail used to
produce drama, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature,
dance, and music.
 The Baroque started as a response of the Catholic Church to the many criticisms that
arose during the Protestant Reformation in the 16th-century. The seat of the Catholic
Church in the Vatican saw in art an opportunity for reconnecting with the people wherein
moost of the 16th-century was marked by religious conflicts.
 The word “baroque” comes from the Portuguese word barroco meaning misshapen pearl,
a negative description of the ornate and heavily ornamented music of this period
 Baroque artist loved to play with light and colours
 Baroque art started in the early 17th century and ends until the 1740s.
SAN CARLO ALLE QUATTTRO FONTANE CHURCH

 The word “baroque” comes from the Portuguese word barroco meaning misshapen pearl,
a negative description of the ornate and heavily ornamented music of this period.
 It was commissioned in 1634 and was built during 1638–46, except for the tall facade,
which was added about 1677. Built to fit in a cramped and difficult site, the church has
an unusual and somewhat irregular floor plan in the shape of a Greek cross defined by
convex curves.
 The plan for San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane demonstrates Baroque aesthetic sensibility
because of its innovative spatial geometry. The oblong or “pinched oval” plan deviates
from the Classical geometry that is characteristic of previous High Renaissance
architectural plans. The main altar is situated in direct sight line of the main entrance to
the church. Two side altars form a squeezed cross-plan, while the columns and
entablatures of the wall decoration offer undulating and rhythmic lines throughout the
interior space. Instead of a rounded dome, Borromini stretched the church’s dome to
heighten the tension of the space. The interior decoration of the dome contributed to this
tension by exaggerating the implied perspective of the coffers as they move toward the
central lantern at its apex. Hidden windows, a characteristic feature of Baroque
architectural and sculptural complexes, are fitted into the base of the dome to illuminate
its interior.
BORROMINI BACKGROUND
 Francesco Borromini (1599–1667) came from a lower-class background but quickly built
a name for himself by taking on small commissions for churches around Europe.
Borromini became known as a father of baroque architecture after completing his first
solo project – San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane.[5]
 Borromini first found his interest in architecture through his travels to Milan, in which his
father sent him to observe stonecutting. His interest lead to years of architectural and
sculptural training which caused a growing debt to his father. Borromini fled to Rome to
avoid his debt and found himself becoming an architectural star pupil under renowned
Italian architect Carlo Maderno.
TREVI FORUNTAIN
 The Trevi Fountain is one of the oldest water sources in Rome. The fountain dates back
to ancient Roman times, since the construction of the Aqua Virgo Aqueduct in 19 B.C.
that provided water to the Roman baths and the fountains of central Rome.
 The Trevi Fountain is a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian
architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini and several others. Standing
26.3 metres high and 49.15 metres wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and
one of the most famous fountains in the world.
 The Trevi Fountain is the most famous and the largest fountain in Rome. It has a width
of 20 meters and a height 30 meters. ... It marks the end point of the three road junction
that leads to Acqua Vergine (previously known as Aqua Virgo), one of the aqueducts
which once served as the water source of the Ancient Rome.
 The main thing to know is that the global theme of the Trevi Fountain is the abundance
and health that water brings. The main theme of the Trevi Fountain Rome is water and
the good it brings. Oceanus, not Neptune, represents all the earth's waters.
 The fountain is charitable.
TRIVIA
 According to legend, tossing one coin into the Trevi Fountain means you'll return to
The Eternal City (Rome), tossing two coins means you'll return and fall in love, and
tossing three coins means you'll return, find love, and marry.
ARTIST
 Nicola Salvi or Niccolò Salvi (6 August 1697 (Rome) – 8 February 1751 (Rome) [1]) was
an Italian architect; among his few projects completed is the famous Trevi
fountain in Rome, Italy.
 Salvi became an architect only after studies in mathematics and philosophy. His mentor
in architecture was Antonio Canevari, who served also as consulting architect of the king
of Portugal. In 1728, Canevari left for Lisbon, and Salvi continued his commissions in
Rome. Among these were ephemeral decorations and small decorative projects. In Rome,
the patronage for building of large structures had declined relative to the past century.
APOLLO AND DAPHNE
 Apollo and Daphne is a life-sized Baroque marble sculpture by Italian artist Gian
Lorenzo Bernini, executed between 1622 and 1625. Housed in the Galleria Borghese in
Rome, the work depicts the climax of the story of Apollo and Daphne in Ovid's
Metamorphoses.
 this piece depicts the savage, sexual hunt of a goddess by a god. Bernini expresses
Proserpina's pain and sorrow, as Pluto clutches at her tender skin, in the form of an
agonized expression and single tear.
 It was believed that, as the God of both medicine and plague, Apollo could heal people as
well as cause disease by shooting people with his arrows. Daphne was a Naiad Nymph in
Greek Mythology, and was the daughter of a river god. She was famous for being
incredibly beautiful and for catching the eye of Apollo.
 In this sculpture, Bernini depicts the mythological drama that occurs between Apollo, god
of music and poetry, and Daphne, a virginal nymph. The artist was likely inspired by the
classical sculpture Apollo Belvedere (circa 2nd century CE) as well as the ancient Roman
poet Ovid’s rendition of the myth. In Ovid’s telling, the story begins with a pissing
contest between two male gods: After Apollo insults Eros (or Cupid), Eros takes revenge
by orchestrating a scene of unrequited passion and possession. He shoots a golden arrow
into Apollo, which makes him fall desperately in love with Daphne, then embeds a leaden
arrow in her, enhancing the repulsion she feels towards her pursuer.
 What is the story of Apollo and Daphne?

Daphne was a Naiad Nymph in Greek Mythology, and was the daughter of a river god.
She was famous for being incredibly beautiful and for catching the eye of Apollo. ... In
retaliation, Eros fired two arrows: a gold arrow that struck Apollo and made him fall in love
with Daphne, and a lead arrow that made Daphne hate Apollo.
GIOVANNI LORENZO
 Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 1598 – 28 November 1680) was an Italian sculptor
and architect. While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was more
prominently the leading sculptor of his age, credited with creating the Baroque style
of sculpture.
 As an architect and city planner, he designed secular buildings, churches, chapels, and
public squares, as well as massive works combining both architecture and sculpture,
especially elaborate public fountains and funerary monuments and a whole series of
temporary structures (in stucco and wood) for funerals and festivals.
 he was a painter (mostly small canvases in oil) and a man of the theater: he wrote,
directed and acted in plays (mostly Carnival satires), for which he designed stage sets
and theatrical machinery. He produced designs as well for a wide variety of
decorative art objects including lamps, tables, mirrors, and even coaches.

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 What is the story of Apollo and Daphne?

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