ARTHIST 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Antirrhinum, Peter Paul Rubens, Johannes Vermeer
14 Feb 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Baroque period: artworks created in 17thc western europe. Catholicism was the dominant religion in the countries we"re looking at today. Art had strong connections w/ religion and were made to strengthen religious. Important centre for religious french people in rome. Contarelli chapel: the chapel that"s the closest to the altar one the left-hand side. Named after the french cardinal cointerel who left money for the decoration of the space. Determined the subject matter --> the life of st. matthew. In 1599, michelangelo merisi (caravaggio), received a commission for three oil paintings on canvas that were meant to be mounted on the chapel walls. Christ entering the room, raising his hand in a gesture. Matthew sits among the tax-collectors and christ invites matthew to follow him. Artists in this period were asked to create works that supported the council of trent: a series of decrees that developed out of meetings in the 16thc in the towns of trent and bologna.
