Teaching four art movements: Baroque, chiaroscuro, realism, idealism as the relate to Diego de Velazquez, the court painter to Philip IV of Spain, one of the main characters in the autobiographical novel, I, Juan de Pareja, by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
Teaching four art movements: Baroque, chiaroscuro, realism, idealism as the relate to Diego de Velazquez, the court painter to Philip IV of Spain, one of the main characters in the autobiographical novel, I, Juan de Pareja, by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
The Galleria Borghese is the home of an extraordinary collections of large number of unique masterpieces, dating from antiquity. In 1807 nearly all the archaeological collection was sold by Camillo Borghese to his brother-in-law, Napoleon, becoming an essential part of the Louvre collection in Paris. Some of the pieces sold have been replaced by later acquisitions. The gallery is uniquely located in the middle of a park, serenely blending architecture and nature. Recent restoration, which took over a decade of work, of the build was completed in 1997. Among it collections are half a dozen of paintings by the young Caravaggio, Titan’s painting of ‘Sacred and Profane Love’. Several works by Raphael, some of the best sculpture by Bernini, include the David, Apollo and Daphine etc. It is one of the world most exclusive gallery.
Jacques Louis David (1749—1825) was a very important painter during the late 18C and the early 19C painting. He was the master of Neo-classicism and later Romanticism. At time he was some what artistic Czar of the time. Neoclassicism was a ‘modernising’ artistic movement of the time after the decline of the aristocratic art of Rococo. In 1782 he became an Academician and in 1784 he returned to Rome to paint the Oath of the Horatii (1785), an important painting in the history of painting. It was more like the underground art of its days. During the French Revolution, he became a Deputy and involved with the politics of the day. Many well-known painters of the early 19C were his pupils, including Gerard & Ingres. As a painter, his portraits were supreme. Due to the changing politics of France, he imposed self-exile and cut off from the main stream of Romanticism in France.
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was from an Antwerp family. In 1591 he became a pupil Verhaecht, a landscape and decorative painter. In 1600 Rubens went to Italy and became a Court painter to Duke of Mantua. He travelled widely in Italy and visited many of the great cities. He spent time studied the works of Titan and Michelangelo. On return to Antwerp he was appointed as the Court Painter to the Spanish Governor of Netherlands, a post he held for the rest of his life. In Antwerp he built himself an Italianate palace and married Isabella Brandt in 1609. Afterward he became perhaps the most energetic and fruitful career in the history of art that made him the most important artist in Northern Europe and the greatest Baroque painter of Northern Europe.
The most learned, inventive and productive artist in the history of the northern Baroque, Rubens’s talent was extraordinary. The range of his work was colossal, encompassing portraiture, allegory, religious painting, landscapes and designs for ornament, tapestry, books and prints. A diplomat and scholar, his intelligent use of iconography was never rivalled, perfectly matching allusions to a patron’s aspirations, while his emotive religious works were actively intended as part of the Catholic armoury against the onslaught of the Protestant Reformation
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69) was born in Leydon, Holland, the son of a miller. He spent a year at Leyden University. Later he set up shop in Leyton and became a follower of Caravaggio. His earlier known works known to us are dated in 1626. His paintings is well-known for the contrast between light and darkness, just as Caravaggio. After he became famous his works were sought after all over Europe. Rembrandt flourished and spent a fortune acquiring artistic curiosities.
Van Dyck was among the greatest and the most successful portraitists who has ever lived. He dazzled 17C contemporaries not only in his native Netherlands but also in Italy and above all in England. His influence on subsequent portrait painting in Britain proved so great that it lasted to the beginning of 20C.
The Gallery was brought into existence, in 1651 by a Papal brief issued by Giambattiste Pamphilj, elected to the papal throne in 1644 as Innocent X. He placed the paintings and furnishings of Palazzo Pamphilj in Piazza Navona under the encumbrance of entail. The collection was enlarged later in 1647 by marriage to the Borghese. Today the gallery has a fairly large collection of around 400 paintings, including works by Rapheal, ?Tintoretto, Titian, Caravaggio, Bernini and some Flemish masters. It most famous painting is by Velazquez’s portrait of Pope innocent X.
Slideshow complements Gardner's Art Through the Ages (Global) textbooks. Prepared for ART 102 - Montgomery County Community College - Jean Thobaben - Adjunct Instructor.
Few painters have achieved success so early and remained so successful throughout their lives as Velazquez. Even in his teens he was acclaimed as a master painter. By the age of 24 he had become Court Painter to King Philip IV. For nearly 40 years he produced an incomparable series of the king and of other figures at court. H e created an art as moving and as varied as any in Europe and less comfined to its age than many other, seemingly freer, painters.
The Galleria Borghese is the home of an extraordinary collections of large number of unique masterpieces, dating from antiquity. In 1807 nearly all the archaeological collection was sold by Camillo Borghese to his brother-in-law, Napoleon, becoming an essential part of the Louvre collection in Paris. Some of the pieces sold have been replaced by later acquisitions. The gallery is uniquely located in the middle of a park, serenely blending architecture and nature. Recent restoration, which took over a decade of work, of the build was completed in 1997. Among it collections are half a dozen of paintings by the young Caravaggio, Titan’s painting of ‘Sacred and Profane Love’. Several works by Raphael, some of the best sculpture by Bernini, include the David, Apollo and Daphine etc. It is one of the world most exclusive gallery.
Jacques Louis David (1749—1825) was a very important painter during the late 18C and the early 19C painting. He was the master of Neo-classicism and later Romanticism. At time he was some what artistic Czar of the time. Neoclassicism was a ‘modernising’ artistic movement of the time after the decline of the aristocratic art of Rococo. In 1782 he became an Academician and in 1784 he returned to Rome to paint the Oath of the Horatii (1785), an important painting in the history of painting. It was more like the underground art of its days. During the French Revolution, he became a Deputy and involved with the politics of the day. Many well-known painters of the early 19C were his pupils, including Gerard & Ingres. As a painter, his portraits were supreme. Due to the changing politics of France, he imposed self-exile and cut off from the main stream of Romanticism in France.
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was from an Antwerp family. In 1591 he became a pupil Verhaecht, a landscape and decorative painter. In 1600 Rubens went to Italy and became a Court painter to Duke of Mantua. He travelled widely in Italy and visited many of the great cities. He spent time studied the works of Titan and Michelangelo. On return to Antwerp he was appointed as the Court Painter to the Spanish Governor of Netherlands, a post he held for the rest of his life. In Antwerp he built himself an Italianate palace and married Isabella Brandt in 1609. Afterward he became perhaps the most energetic and fruitful career in the history of art that made him the most important artist in Northern Europe and the greatest Baroque painter of Northern Europe.
The most learned, inventive and productive artist in the history of the northern Baroque, Rubens’s talent was extraordinary. The range of his work was colossal, encompassing portraiture, allegory, religious painting, landscapes and designs for ornament, tapestry, books and prints. A diplomat and scholar, his intelligent use of iconography was never rivalled, perfectly matching allusions to a patron’s aspirations, while his emotive religious works were actively intended as part of the Catholic armoury against the onslaught of the Protestant Reformation
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69) was born in Leydon, Holland, the son of a miller. He spent a year at Leyden University. Later he set up shop in Leyton and became a follower of Caravaggio. His earlier known works known to us are dated in 1626. His paintings is well-known for the contrast between light and darkness, just as Caravaggio. After he became famous his works were sought after all over Europe. Rembrandt flourished and spent a fortune acquiring artistic curiosities.
Van Dyck was among the greatest and the most successful portraitists who has ever lived. He dazzled 17C contemporaries not only in his native Netherlands but also in Italy and above all in England. His influence on subsequent portrait painting in Britain proved so great that it lasted to the beginning of 20C.
The Gallery was brought into existence, in 1651 by a Papal brief issued by Giambattiste Pamphilj, elected to the papal throne in 1644 as Innocent X. He placed the paintings and furnishings of Palazzo Pamphilj in Piazza Navona under the encumbrance of entail. The collection was enlarged later in 1647 by marriage to the Borghese. Today the gallery has a fairly large collection of around 400 paintings, including works by Rapheal, ?Tintoretto, Titian, Caravaggio, Bernini and some Flemish masters. It most famous painting is by Velazquez’s portrait of Pope innocent X.
Slideshow complements Gardner's Art Through the Ages (Global) textbooks. Prepared for ART 102 - Montgomery County Community College - Jean Thobaben - Adjunct Instructor.
Few painters have achieved success so early and remained so successful throughout their lives as Velazquez. Even in his teens he was acclaimed as a master painter. By the age of 24 he had become Court Painter to King Philip IV. For nearly 40 years he produced an incomparable series of the king and of other figures at court. H e created an art as moving and as varied as any in Europe and less comfined to its age than many other, seemingly freer, painters.
“Caravaggio (1571-1610) is one of the most revolutionary figures in art. His intense naturalism almost brutal realism and dramatic lighting had a wide impact on European artists, including Orazio Gentileschi, Valentin de Boulogne and Gerrit van Honthorst. Each absorbed something different from Caravaggio, propagating his style across Europe. But by the mid-17C, Caravaggism was at odds with a prevailing preference for classicism and the reputation of these artists waned, not be revived until the mid-20C.” Beyond Caravaggio Introduction.
Caravaggio was one of the most extraordinary characters in the history of art. He was the prototype of the turbulent Bohemian artist, his explosive personality helping to obscure the traditional elements of his paintings. His dramatic use of light and shade and uncompromising realism creating a new pictorial vocabulary for European art. From c1599 he drew on High Renaissance and even antique models, with his decorum defying realism. His influence was indeed greatest on artists in areas of Flemish artistic ascendancy. It is almost impossible to overestimate the influence of Caravaggio.
He was not only the most powerful and influential Italian painter of the 17C, but also one of the prototypes of the idea of the artist as a rebel outside the normal conventions of society, punctuated by disputes with patrons about his unconventional treatment of religious themes. Caravaggio was one of the few real revolutionaries who really changed the history of painting. His aggressively realistic and dramatically lit paintings swept away the remains of the late Renaissance Mannerist style. He marked the beginning of the Baroque painting. Fiercely original Caravaggio had left us a basket of rotting fruits and an aging Madonna that no artist had followed.
Caravaggio was one of the most extraordinary characters in the history of art. He was the prototype of the turbulent Bohemian artist, his explosive personality helping to obscure the traditional elements of his paintings. His dramatic use of light and shade and uncompromising realism creating a new pictorial vocabulary for European art. From c1599 he drew on High Renaissance and even antique models, with his decorum defying realism. His influence was indeed greatest on artists in areas of Flemish artistic ascendancy. It is almost impossible to overestimate the influence of Caravaggio.
He was not only the most powerful and influential Italian painter of the 17C, but also one of the prototypes of the idea of the artist as a rebel outside the normal conventions of society, punctuated by disputes with patrons about his unconventional treatment of religious themes. Caravaggio was one of the few real revolutionaries who really changed the history of painting. His aggressively realistic and dramatically lit paintings swept away the remains of the late Renaissance Mannerist style. He marked the beginning of the Baroque painting. Fiercely original Caravaggio had left us a basket of rotting fruits and an aging Madonna that no artist had followed.
The Museum of Capodimonte is situated on the Capodimonte hill of Naples overlooking the Bay of Naples. The building is surrounded by a beautiful park. It is part of the Galleria Nazionale of paintings as well as a museum, with palatial rooms to visit. It is one of the largest museum in Italy and one of the most under-rated in its class. Its collection covers works of the period between 13C to 20C, including older works from the Farnese ‘primitive’ paintings. Simone Martini, Raphael, Titan, Caravaggio, Masaccio, Lorenzo Lotto, Giovanni Bellini, Giorgio Vasari and many others famous names are included in its collection.
The building is surrounded by a beautiful park. Friendly warning. It is located on the Capodimonte Hill outside of the main city. If you go to visit the gallery you must take the public transport to get there, but watch out for pick pockets. So be careful and hide your money well.
The Pinacoteca Nazionale of Bologna is one of those provincial gems in a country full of artistic treasures. It collection is stunning, fully documented the history of the city in its contribution to Italian art. The gallery is housed in the old Jesuit convent. It is located within walking distance from the city centre, in the university district. Its original formation is much older and linked to the foundation of the modern academy and the new university. Its included some of the major paintings produced in city, with emphasis on works by the Bologna School of painters. Among it wide collection are works by famous artist like Giotto, Franca, the Carracci family of painters, Raphael, Reni and Perugino, with paintings spanning from Gothic to the 18C. The majority of the images were taken during my visit to the city in 2017.
Its collection is primarily makeup of 16C and 17C Italian Baroque paintings with a noticeable Dutch pcollection, but it does cover a range of European printings before the 19C. If you are in Rome and only have time to visit one painting gallery in Rome then I would recommend you to visit this one. The Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica or National Gallery of Ancient Art has two sites in Rome - Barberini Gallery and the Corsini Gallery. The Barberini’s collection is more comprehensive and much larger than the Corsini Gallery, which more like an annex to Barberini.
The National Gallery of Ireland founded in 1854 houses an impressive collection of over 15,000 artworks. Spanning the history of western European art from around 1300 to the present day, the collection includes well-known artist from Mantegna and Titian to Monet and Picasso, including various schools and era.
Although the museum is one of the youngest in the United States, it is fairly large and comprehensive museum, a significant representation of European art, ranging from antiquity to the present day. The museum was inaugurated only in 1965. However, a large part of the collection came from the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art, which was established a century earlier. The museum is also known for its Modern art items as well.
Exploring the Mindfulness Understanding Its Benefits.pptxMartaLoveguard
Slide 1: Title: Exploring the Mindfulness: Understanding Its Benefits
Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
Mindfulness, defined as the conscious, non-judgmental observation of the present moment, has deep roots in Buddhist meditation practice but has gained significant popularity in the Western world in recent years. In today's society, filled with distractions and constant stimuli, mindfulness offers a valuable tool for regaining inner peace and reconnecting with our true selves. By cultivating mindfulness, we can develop a heightened awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and surroundings, leading to a greater sense of clarity and presence in our daily lives.
Slide 3: Benefits of Mindfulness for Mental Well-being
Practicing mindfulness can help reduce stress and anxiety levels, improving overall quality of life.
Mindfulness increases awareness of our emotions and teaches us to manage them better, leading to improved mood.
Regular mindfulness practice can improve our ability to concentrate and focus our attention on the present moment.
Slide 4: Benefits of Mindfulness for Physical Health
Research has shown that practicing mindfulness can contribute to lowering blood pressure, which is beneficial for heart health.
Regular meditation and mindfulness practice can strengthen the immune system, aiding the body in fighting infections.
Mindfulness may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity by reducing stress and improving overall lifestyle habits.
Slide 5: Impact of Mindfulness on Relationships
Mindfulness can help us better understand others and improve communication, leading to healthier relationships.
By focusing on the present moment and being fully attentive, mindfulness helps build stronger and more authentic connections with others.
Mindfulness teaches us how to be present for others in difficult times, leading to increased compassion and understanding.
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Focusing on the breath and mindful breathing can be a simple way to enter a state of mindfulness.
Body scan meditation involves focusing on different parts of the body, paying attention to any sensations and feelings.
Practicing mindful walking and eating involves consciously focusing on each step or bite, with full attention to sensory experiences.
Slide 7: Incorporating Mindfulness into Daily Life
You can practice mindfulness in everyday activities such as washing dishes or taking a walk in the park.
Adding mindfulness practice to daily routines can help increase awareness and presence.
Mindfulness helps us become more aware of our needs and better manage our time, leading to balance and harmony in life.
Slide 8: Summary: Embracing Mindfulness for Full Living
Mindfulness can bring numerous benefits for physical and mental health.
Regular mindfulness practice can help achieve a fuller and more satisfying life.
Mindfulness has the power to change our perspective and way of perceiving the world, leading to deeper se
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The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
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Why is this So? ~ Do Seek to KNOW (English & Chinese).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma teaching of Kamma-Vipaka (Intentional Actions-Ripening Effects).
A Presentation for developing morality, concentration and wisdom and to spur us to practice the Dhamma diligently.
The texts are in English and Chinese.
2 Peter 3: Because some scriptures are hard to understand and some will force them to say things God never intended, Peter warns us to take care.
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The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
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In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
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What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
1. --Born near Milan in 1571 as Michelangelo Merisi --Known as Caravaggio because that city, a small farming community east of Milan, was the family home --His father died in 1577, leaving him to be raised by his mother --Apprenticed to the painter Simone Peterzano in Milan in 1584; Peterzano claimed to have studied under Titian in Venice --Unknown if Caravaggio completed his apprenticeship, and no art work from this period is attributed to him CARAVAGGIO Caravaggio by Ottavio Leoni by Simone Peterzano
2. --In late 1580s left Milan; he may have fled the city because he killed someone, and there are notations indicating that he had spent a year in a Milanese prison --In the early 1590s, his mother died and her property was sold; Caravaggio took his part of the inheritance and went to Rome CARAVAGGIO Caravaggio by Ottavio Leoni by Simone Peterzano
3. --Worked for minor painters who sold small devotional images and portraits on the streets --Went to work for Giuseppe Cesari (the Cavalier d’Arpino), a well-known artist who had worked for Pope Clement VIII --It was noted that Cesari employed Caravaggio to paint fruits and flowers; unknown whether he participated in Cesari’s papal commissions CARAVAGGIO: EARLY DAYS IN ROME Still life (1590s)
4. CARAVAGGIO: EARLY WORKS—Cardinal del Monte Cardsharps (c.1594-95) --Sold through a dealer to Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte --Del Monte was from a powerful, wealthy, and influential family. He was a known connoisseur of the arts and practitioner of alchemy. His public reputation was good, but in fact he was known to cavort with women of ill-repute, and was also a homosexual pedophile. --Del Monte becomes Caravaggio’s first important patron
5. Concert of Youths (c.1595) “ Love is always in the company of music.” Cupid (wings) Grapes: wine CARAVAGGIO: EARLY WORKS—Cardinal del Monte Unused violin and sheet music: invitation to the viewer to join them
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7. CARAVAGGIO: BAROQUE REALISM Supper at Emmaus (c.1600) Baroque Realism: --High degree of realism in textures, forms, effects, characterizations --Lack of idealization of figures; appear as lower- class or common types --Penchant for drama --Dark and shallow spaces penetrated by a hard, exterior spotlight --Frequently austere, somber --Even mystical events given a visceral, physical reality --Interest in the psychology of an event --Lack of traditional symbolism
8. CARAVAGGIO: CONTARELLI CHAPEL --Cardinal Matteu Cointrel (Contarelli) died in 1585; left money to decorate a chapel in San Luigi dei Francesi (St. Louis of France), the French national church in Rome. --The will stipulated that the work was to be finished under the supervision of a member of the Crescenzi family, and a contract had been signed for paintings involving St. Matthew (the cardinal’s patron saint) with the artist Girolamo Muziano. --Muziano never completed the work; a contract was signed with a Flemish sculptor, but his works were not considered satisfactory.
9. CARAVAGGIO: CONTARELLI CHAPEL --In 1591, a contract was signed with Giuseppe Cesari (Cavalier d’Arpino). He completed the vault with prophets and scenes involving St. Matthew. Drawings were made for the side walls but the artist was increasingly involved in papal and other commissions, and by 1599 had completed nothing more in the chapel. --The priests of San Luigi became annoyed at the delays and asked the pope to intercede. He put the work under Vatican jurisdiction and, with the influence of Del Monte, Caravaggio in 1599 signed a contract to complete the paintings. By Giuseppe Cesari
11. CARAVAGGIO: CERASI CHAPEL --In 1600 (a papal jubilee year), Caravaggio received another important commission for a private chapel, from Tiberio Ceraso (the papal treasurer), in Santa Maria del Popolo --Commission obtained through the influence of Vincenzo Giustiniani. who had been superseding Del Monte as Caravaggio’s most important patron and protector --The commission also involved Annibale Carraci, who painted the vault and altar
14. CARAVAGGIO: VIOLENCE, LEGAL PROBLEMS --May have left Milan and the north for Rome because he killed someone; apparently spent a year in prison in Milan. --In Rome, initially stayed with a priest named Monsigner Pucci, but he had to leave after he beat the priest up because he didn’t like the salad he was fed. --Part of a street gang in Rome, but was protected from legal charges by his patrons. The gang’s motto was “without hope or fear” and they were led by a notorious felon. The gang was famous for street fights, duels in brothels, and singing bawdy songs at old ladies.
15. CARAVAGGIO: VIOLENCE, LEGAL PROBLEMS --Known for expert swordsmanship (and tennis playing). --Arrested frequently for charges of violence and concealed weapons. --Used even prostitutes as models for religious figures. --Described by one by biographer as spending half his time painting and the other half out on the street with a sword looking for someone to fight—said he was impossible to get along with. --Arrested and tried for libel (he wrote scandalous verses about another painter), but released.
16. CARAVAGGIO: VIOLENCE, LEGAL PROBLEMS --Arrested for beating up a waiter in a restaurant with a plate of hot artichokes, but released. --Arrested for throwing rocks at the police. --Assaulted a rival painter, slashed his paintings, and stuck his head through the hole in one of the canvases and started screaming obscenities at him. --Fled to Genoa in contempt of court after beating up another man after an argument about a prostitute; a pardon was arranged but upon his return was evicted from his apartment for throwing rocks at his landlady.
17. CARAVAGGIO: VIOLENCE, LEGAL PROBLEMS --In 1606, kills a man named Rancuccio during an argument over a tennis match. --In contempt of court, he flees Rome for Naples as a wanted man.
18. 1607: Goes to Malta; wants to join the Knights of St. John CARAVAGGIO: ON THE RUN Alof de Wignacourt (Grand Master) with a Page (1607)
19. CARAVAGGIO: MALTA AND THE KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN Alof de Wignacourt (1607) --Realizing the prestige that Caravaggio’s paintings could potentially bring his order, Alof de Wignacourt start campaigning for his admittance. He even asks for and receives papal permission to overlook the murder. --After a 12-month novitiate, Caravaggio is accepted into the order. Most knights, who were from noble families, were expected to pay a hefty initiation fee. Caravaggio cannot do this, but instead paints for them an altarpiece of the order’s patron, John the Baptist.
20. CARAVAGGIO: MALTA AND THE KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN --Caravaggio runs afoul of, perhaps assaults, one of the leading knights. --He is stripped of his knighthood and thrown in a dungeon. --He escapes the dungeon and, in disguise, escapes the island of Malta. --Goes to Sicily.
21. CARAVAGGIO: SICILY --While painting the Lazarus, forces workmen to dig up a corpse so he can use it as a model, and forces them to hold it in pose while he paints. When he unveils the painting it is criticized, and he reportedly takes out a dagger and slashes it to pieces, claiming it was not properly appreciated. He then paints a second version. --A teacher sees him watching young boys on a playground; the artist claims he is taking notes for a painting, but the teacher asks him to leave. Caravaggio bashes him over the head with a rock. --Decides to return to Naples.
22. CARAVAGGIO: LAST DAYS --In Naples, attacked by 4 men; badly wounded, and his face reportedly so maimed as to be unrecognizable. --Wants to return to Rome and the protection of his friends and patrons. --Cardinal Fernandino Gonzago, a friend of Giustiniani and del Monte, arranges a pardon on the murder charge. --Goes by boat to Port’Ercole, intending to go on from there to Rome; detained by the captain of the guard there, who wanted to confirm his pardon and safe conduct pass. --Since his ship had departed, and his paintings were on board, he tried to catch up with it by crossing a swamp.
23. CARAVAGGIO: LAST DAYS --Crosses 100 kilometers of swamp land but misses his ship. --In crossing the swamp, he had contracted an unknown disease and severe fever. --July 18, 1610: in a small town south of Rome died from the disease he had contracted in the swamp.
24. DIEGO DE VELAZQUEZ Y SILVA (VELAZQUEZ) John the Evangelist (1618) Old Woman Frying Eggs (c.1620)
25. VELAZQUEZ: SEVILLE Seville --An important commercial center in southern Spain; by 1600, it was one of Europe’s largest cities, with a population of over 100,000 --The only official Spanish port for shipping with the New World; a cosmopolitan city which attracted residents from all over Europe --As its commercial prestige grew, it also became a leading art center
26. Old Woman Frying Eggs (c.1620) VELAZQUEZ --Born 1599 in Seville, died 1660 in Madrid. --Little known about his early life; evidence suggests both sets of his grandparents may have belonged to a lower order of nobility. --Apprenticed to Pacheco in 1610, and admitted into the painter’s guild in 1617. --Married Pacheco’s daughter Juana in 1618
28. VELAZQUEZ: BODEGONES Old Woman Frying Eggs (c.1620) --From “bodega,” which at the time referred to a cheap inn or eating place --genre subjects involving food with still-life elements and lower class figures; typically kitchen, cooking, or eating scenes --Popular form of genre painting in 17 th -century Spain --The word became expanded and is sometimes used to refer to Spanish still-life painting in general
31. VELAZQUEZ: BODEGONES—Religious content The Kitchen Maid with the Supper at Emmaus (c.1618) Recognition of Christ (faith) Lack of recognition, absorbed in worldly cares (lack of faith)
33. VELAZQUEZ: BODEGONES—Religious content Kitchen Scene with Christ in the House of Mary and Martha (c.1620) Reminding her, per the example of Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, not to be so preoccupied with worldly duties that she forgets spiritual ones
34. SPANISH STILL LIFE PAINTING—Religious interpretations Symbolic of Christ’s Passion? Darkness: creates a contemplative context to explore covert meanings? Carrots: nails from the cross; discolored like rusted metal? Cardoon: scourge; tinged red as if tainted by blood? Sanchez Cotan: orders as Carthusian in 1603
35. Still Life with Lemons by Zurbaran (1633): Marian meanings Roses: symbol of the Immaculate Conception Lemons: fidelity and love Orange blossoms: purity SPANISH STILL LIFE PAINTING—Religious interpretations
36. VELAZQUEZ: MADRID --Had gone to Madrid in 1622, trying to catch the attention of the new king, Philip IV; he was not successful --Returned to Madrid with the same objective in 1623, but with the backing of Seville natives who had assumed prominent positions in the king’s court --In October 1623 he is put on the payroll as a royal painter and moves permanently to Madrid Madrid
37. THE COUNT-DUKE OLIVARES (GASPAR DE GUZMAN) Equestrian Portrait of the Count-Duke Olivares by Velazquez (1634)
38. Las Meninas (1658-60) Velazequez: dies in 1660 VELAZQUEZ: IN QUEST OF NOBILITY—Las Meninas
39. VELAZQUEZ: IN QUEST OF NOBILITY—Las Meninas Las Meninas (1658-60) The red cross: symbol of the Order of Santiago
Editor's Notes
no patrons for car’s early works, sell on street
alcehmy—one of his compounds apparently killed someone; wear boy’’s underpants around neck as an ascot
so startsdoing paintings for del monte, and often kind of sxual ones involving young boys—allegories of music were typical, but her young boys instead of usual girls as muses—music considered sensual, erotic—old saying
lizards poisonous, so deadly bite of love. anyway, here developing in these works a highly realizistic and dramatic style, and also a very dark paletter, will be transferred over with more prudent results to his religious paintins
realism,low class
FIRST BECOMES PROMINENT,BRINGS HIS NEW STYLE TO PUBLIC AWARENESS NEAR TURN OF CENTURY, CONTARELLI CHAPEL. HAS BEEN LIVING IN PALACE OF DEL MONTE
FIRST BECOMES PROMINENT,BRINGS HIS NEW STYLE TO PUBLIC AWARENESS NEAR TURN OF CENTURY, CONTARELLI CHAPEL. HAS BEEN LIVING IN PALACE OF DEL MONTE
supposed to be ethiopia, but not very ethiopian, retold in pseudo contemp stories
this done a little later, maybe 1602 adds it, they must not have liked the first one becaue maybe too close to angel or something, kind of untraditional to showangel interacting that physically, maybe want something more conservativr, notice in other has a halo, in first does not, so that’s a conservative touch that on his own by that time car would not have probably included.
him, blinded on the ground by the heavenly light, the horse and servant oblvious
while saul is psychological, peter is all physical, hard physical baroque realism
very counter ref, very humbel, really promotes virgin, moved maybe too humble, too baroque realism
very counter ref, very humbel, really promotes virgin, moved maybe too humble, too baroque realism
very counter ref, very humbel, really promotes virgin, moved maybe too humble, too baroque realism
very counter ref, very humbel, really promotes virgin, moved maybe too humble, too baroque realism
leaves naples, decides he wants to be a knight, maybe to save his soul or something, or maybe he is just crazy, hard to understand his motives. presitge? maybe he thinks as a knight can get a pardon for his crimes in rome? used to be on rhodes, now on malta, would fight muslims. latter day crusading order. they did fight off a potential turkish invasion there at great odds. religious knights. many young nobles would become knights, and knighthood was a noble thing, and he is not a noble, plus religious order, dedicated to j the b, have to take a vow of poverty, obedience and chastity. he goes to malta at their invitation, starts doing portraits of them, here the grand master, no doubt they are happy to have best painter in europe sitting there on their island working for them.
leaves naples, decides he wants to be a knight, maybe to save his soul or something, or maybe he is just crazy, hard to understand his motives. presitge? maybe he thinks as a knight can get a pardon for his crimes in rome? used to be on rhodes, now on malta, would fight muslims. latter day crusading order. they did fight off a potential turkish invasion there at great odds. religious knights. many young nobles would become knights, and knighthood was a noble thing, and he is not a noble, plus religious order, dedicated to j the b, have to take a vow of poverty, obedience and chastity. he goes to malta at their invitation, starts doing portraits of them, here the grand master, no doubt they are happy to have best painter in europe sitting there on their island working for them.
his largest painting—almost 20 feet wide, in cathedral in malta. guy points down to the charger. actually experimenting with a new style, still a drama,but more of the whole tense feeling of it, not the drama of the shooting blood.
according to golden legend, urusula refused to be wife of pagan king of the huns and he had her shot at close range, here the bow string still sways
could have been attacked by any number of people, people sent by the knights, friends of guy he murdered, or any of a number of people he had pissed off
could have been attacked by any number of people, people sent by the knights, friends of guy he murdered, or any of a number of people he had pissed off
AMONG THOSE INFLUENCED BY THE BAR REALISM OF CAR IS A YOUNG PAINTER IN SEVILLE, VELAZ, WHO WILL GROW INTO THE GREAT NAME OF SPAN ART AND ONE OF THE GREAT NAMES IN THE HISTORY OF ART—here are some early works, one relig, one not, a kind of kitchen piece called a bodegon
AMONG THOSE INFLUENCED BY THE BAR REALISM OF CAR IS A YOUNG PAINTER IN SEVILLE, VELAZ, WHO WILL GROW INTO THE GREAT NAME OF SPAN ART AND ONE OF THE GREAT NAMES IN THE HISTORY OF ART—here are some early works, one relig, one not, a kind of kitchen piece called a bodegon
AMONG THOSE INFLUENCED BY THE BAR REALISM OF CAR IS A YOUNG PAINTER IN SEVILLE, VELAZ, WHO WILL GROW INTO THE GREAT NAME OF SPAN ART AND ONE OF THE GREAT NAMES IN THE HISTORY OF ART—here are some early works, one relig, one not, a kind of kitchen piece called a bodegon
these seem to bear a debt to some of the early caravaggios, both religious and not, realism, low class characters, everyday scenes, car even turns religious scenes into what seem like ordinary scenes, still life elements
these were also a chance for him to really show off his ability to paint natural objects, tour de force of naturalism
LAST COMM FROM A SEVILLE MONASTERY, HIS STYLE GOING OUT OF STYLE
like san cot sense of quietude, darkness that seems to point to a produndity beyond the physical objects themselves, table has a presence to it like an altar. formally strong, lemon on left in saucer points eye to baskedt, and then leaves archup and over point to cup—there is also a passage from deutoronomy that has been associated with this, pick up the fruit from the ground.
HIS MAIN POINT OF ENTRÉE WAS GASPAR DE GUZMAN, COUNT-DUKE OLIVARES, WHO HAD BECOME THE HEAD OF THE KING’S GOVT AND HAD RESIDED IN SEVILLE AND STILL HAD LOCAL TIES. PROBABLY NOT JUST OUT OF TE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART THAT OLIVARES HELPS VELAZ GET IN, BECAUSE HE WAS A SHWRED GUY WHO PROBABLY RECOGNIZED EVEN WHILE THE KING WAS AT A YOUNG AGE THAT HE WOULD HAVE A SINCERE PASSION FOR ART LIKE PHILIP II, SO FINDING HIM A GREAT YOUNG PAINTER WOULD SCORE POINTS.—v later repays that debt in part with this sensational portrait of him, one of the really fine equest ports., and by the way, there is an alternate version of it that you might someday see
decorating court meeting place for french and spanish to sign peace treaty, end long war, comes back to madrid, takes sick and dies, and his funeral was attended by dignataries, nobles, churchmen, as fitting a person of his rank—after all, he did get that knighthood right before he dies. and there is a legend, whether true or not we can’t know, but this story persists, that he finished this painting before the knighthood. if so, that red cross on his chest is not appropriate, because mark of order of santiago, would only have been allowed to have that after he was knighted, and if so, not original part of painting, so legend that after he died, philip himself, out of respect and debt to his servant and friend, picked up a brush himself and painted it on.
and this forms the backdrop for his most famous painting—some of you may choose this as assignment, so I won’t go too deep into it, but I will outline the basic parameters and some of the meaning which have been derived—one of the most complex paintings ever conceived, esp. in relation to the viewer, so let’s start by talking about some of the main characters