HUM 1020 University Of South Florida The Baroque Style in the Visual Arts Essay
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The Baroque Style in the Visual Arts
17th Century Visual Art
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View the PowerPoints in the Web Assignments for Chapter 10. Many of the links lead to videos on the artists below.
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Learn more about some of the influential works from this time period:
• Gianlorenzo Bernini (Italian sculptor)
• Caravaggio (Italian painter)
• Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian painter)
• Bernini, The Ecstasy of St. Teresa (sculpture)
• Bernini, The Baldacchino (sculpture)
• Bernini, David (sculpture)
• Caravaggio, The Conversion of St. Paul (painting)
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• Gianlorenzo Bernini (Italian sculptor)
• Caravaggio (Italian painter)
• Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian painter)
• Bernini, The Ecstasy of St. Teresa (sculpture)
• Bernini, The Baldacchino (sculpture)
• Bernini, David (sculpture)
• Caravaggio, The Conversion of St. Paul (painting)
Respond in writing to the following questions after reading Chapter 10, viewing the Web Assignments, and looking at the resources above.
- Examine works by Caravaggio, Bernini, and Gentileschi. How does the baroque style build on mannerism to reflect the religious and political changes of the seventeenth century? Be specific.
- Choose three works most representative of Baroque “piety and extravagance”. Please explain why these works represent the Baroque individually by providing specific characteristics.
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