ART H 112 Lecture 6: 2:13
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Art and architecture in 17th century italy: baroque, naturalism. More concerned with imitation of nature, than of upholding an ideal. Susanna, rome 1603: some classical elements, pediments, fa ade is flat, without much depth. Francesco borromini, sana carlo alle quattro fontane, rome, 1638-41: undulating fa ade - alternating concave and convex forms, more heavenly space, dynamic, space! Bernini, piazza, saint peter"s, rome, 1656, 67: he does the piazza, square, open space like two open arms, double colonnade. Maderno, fa ade, st. peter"s, rome, 1606-1612: big vertical statement, new aesthetic of the period, sculpted balustrade, pilasters, different marbles. G. l bernini, baldacchino, st. peter"s, rome, 1624-33: baldachhino. Supposed to look like a woven broacde with gold threads. Bernini, pluto and proserpina, 1621-22: persephone in the underworld. Bernini, apollo and daphne, 1622-5: she is transformed into a tree, apollo is just catching up to her as she is transforming, can look at it from any point of view.
