IRH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Classical Order, Francesco Borromini, Contarelli Chapel
16 May 2016
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Vanitas: depicting the uselessness of things, the vanity of life, and the passage of time, reminds us of a moral story but is not religiously based. History paintings became apparent: human beings doing a act from the past. Borromini: san carlo: classical orders and entablatures, extreme plasticity (word used to describe. Baroque art) because it looks like the surface has been pulled and manipulated to give a dramatic quality: whole thing is a unit that is self contained and uni ed - comparable to. Carracci: ceiling, palazzo farnese: more secular commissions (like this), paintings are stuck on ceiling with sculpture dividing it, evidently shows baroque classicism - strongly related to michelangelo"s work. Friday, november 6, 2015: calling of st. mathew. Has hand gesture form michelangelo"s adam and god. Strong and dramatic contrast between dark and light: st. matthew (writing the gospel) Dirty feet facing you, angel is writing for him.
