Baroque Period
Annotated Bibliography
Chaffee, Kevin. "Baroque sights, sounds at the gallery." The Washington Times,
The National Gallery of Art set up a spectacular exhibit of the Baroque period that included scale models of baroque-era churches, palaces, military forts and grand public buildings. They had problems getting nearly 300 guests through the enormous exhibit. The huge exhibit took up the length of two entire corridors on the main and ground floors of the West Building. http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=8134619
Baroque in Art and Architecture." The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed. 2000.
This encyclopedia article outlines the emphasis of the baroque period on painting, sculpture, and architecture. The article explains how painters and sculptors from the baroque era expanded on the naturalistic tradition reestablished during the Renaissance and often combined different materials within a single work to simulate each other. Dividing the baroque period into the early baroque period (1590-1625), high baroque (1625-1660) period and late baroque period (1660-1725), this article explains the importance of each period to the baroque era.
Baroque: Origins of the term and concept." The Grove Dictionary of Art Online.
Oxford University Press, Accessed [15 December 2003])
http://www.groveart.com
This article asserts that our understanding of the term "baroque" has an important bearing on our understanding of the period, however, it also addresses the ambiguity that has followed the term. For example, to see Baroque as merely a reaction against Renaissance is not entirely right. For the sake of better understanding the Baroque era, this article defines baroque art as partly eclectic and partly naturalistic and traces the origins of this meaning back to the beginning of the 17th century.
Baroque Painting." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
Columbia University Press, 2003. http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/ent/A0856853.html
This encyclopedia article informs the reader of the characteristics that defined baroque painting that expanded on the naturalistic tradition and was reestablished during the Renaissance. The Baroque period was characterized by paintings of still life, as well as genre scenes by artists like Claude Lorrain, Jacob van Ruisdael, Willem Kalf, and Jan Vermeer. The text also asserts that painters like Caravaggio were significant to the era for their contributions naturalistic artwork of "unidealized, ordinary people." Baroque painting was characterized by the manipulation of color for its emotional effects. The article gives examples of this type of manipulation as well.
Bent, Geoffrey. "Bernini: Sould of an Age." The North American Review (1999):
68. University of Iowa.
Geoffrey Bent boldly claims that "only the Romans had a greater influence on Rome than artist Gianlorenzo Bernini. In this article, Bent studies the Baroque sculpture of Bernini and its influence and impact on Rome in the early 17th century. During his lifetime, Bernini was assigned the care of public fountains and even the Papal Throne from eight different popes. Bent outlines the qualities that made Bernini such a famous sculptor, including his palpable virtuosity and the fact that he was the "greatest storyteller in stone" - he made everything appear so real, building each figure around a single "dramatically potent" gesture. For example, in Pluto Abducting Prosperina, Bernini constructs the two figures like a Y, separating as the struggle rises, "with Pluto all assertive muscle and Propseria resisting softness." Bent gives other examples of this characteristic in Bernini's work as well. Bent also applauds Bernini's ability to heighten sensuality and passion through his work, making him, as Bent suggests, "nothing less than the soul of his age."
Characteristics of the Baroque style." The Grove Dictionary of Art Online.
Oxford University Press, Accessed [15 December 2003])
http://www.groveart.com
Baroque, the characteristic style of the 17th and 18th centuries, is most observed by appearances rather than essences. In this article, we learn about the dramatic, realistic illusionism of the baroque style. We learn about the expression of unity on baroque styles, as well as the ability of baroque art to raise a person's awareness from a sensory level to a spiritual level.
This text addresses these issues in the work of Rembrandt, Van Dyck and Bernini.
Divisions of the Baroque Period." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
Columbia University Press, 2003. http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/ent/A0856856.html
This encyclopedia article divides the Baroque period into three distinct time frames and explains each period, including the major contributors to Baroque art in each era. It also addresses the spread of baroque from Europe to the New World.
Earls, Irene. Baroque Art: A topical dictionary. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood
Press,1996.
This topical dictionary assists those interested in the topics used by artists during the 17th century (Baroque history). The book is a reference source for identifying and understanding...
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