HUM 223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Michelangelo
8 Jun 2018
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Baroque Culture of Catholic Europe
Expressing Reformed Catholicism
•Poetic and artistic style reflected the emotionalism of reformed Catholicism
•Primary concern was the emotions of the Christian faith
•Emotional reflection is evident in the secular artwork of southern Europe as well
Catholic Mysticism
•Teresa of Avila—excerpt pg. 41
•Richard Crashaw—excerpt pg. 41
•What does a personal experience with God feel like?
Expressing Catholic Mysticism
•Gianlorenzo Bernini’s The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
•Mannerism—emphasis on style rather than content
•Style intended to provide an emotional reaction to the scenes depicted
•Baroque—added ornateness
•What message does this statue convey?
•Describe her experience based on her facial expressions.
•What does this say about the intensity of a personal encounter with God?
•Baroque art and architecture were designed interactively
•Bernini’s sculpture was the centerpiece to the Coraro Chapel
•Purpose was to create an immersive experience for prayer and contemplation
•Object of devotion at the ceiling
Michelangelo Buonarroti
•The Last Judgement (1534-41) was started 20 years after the ceiling
•How is this imagery different than the ceiling?
•Purpose is to reflect the intensity of the Last Judgment
Development of Baroque Style
•Evolution of Mannerism
•“baroque is associated with such features as ornateness, spatial grandueur, and theatrical
flamboyance” (pg. 46).
•Common use—to express religious or political symbolism in paintings and sculpture
•Baroque as a theatrical art—idea is to place the viewer in the moment
•Use of light and perspective to highlight the action
Caravaggio
•Crucifixion of St. Peter
•Expresses the emotions of the moment
•Audience perceives the emotions of the characters
•Story matters—content matters
•Note the use of light to convey the scene
•Goal is to make the audience feel likes they’re there
•St. Peter as an ordinary person
•Bacchus
•Note the light falling on the Greek god
•What is happening in the picture?
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