Baroque Art Exam 1: Image Identifier Questions

Farnese Gallery Ceiling Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

Early Italian Baroque

Location: Palazzo Farnese, Rome

Time Period: 1597-1600

Materials: Fresco

Artist: Annibale Carracci

classical, which is acceptable since it was for a gallery, not a church.

looks to Titian for Bacchus and Ariadne

The Last Communion of St. Jerome

Early Italian Baroque

Location: Pinacoteca Nazionale, Balogna

Time Period: 1594-95

Materials: oil on canvas

Artist: Agostino Carracci

cropped scene meant for devotional purposes, in the wake of the Counter-Reformation

The Cardsharps

Early Italian Baroque

Location: 

Time Period: 1595

Materials: oil on canvas

Artist: Caravaggio

Judith and Holofernes

Early Italian Baroque

Location: 

Time Period: 1599

Materials: oil on canvas

Artist: Caravaggio

shows fully developed tenebrism, aims for realism but still looks statuesque 

The Calling of Saint Matthew

Early Italian Baroque

Location: 

Time Period: 1599-1600

Materials: oil on canvas

Artist: Caravaggio

displays realism by using a contemporary setting, to allow the viewers to conceptualize the scene in a setting they would be familiar with

The Seven Acts of Mercy

Early Italian Baroque

Location: Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples

Time Period: 1606

Materials: oil on canvas

Artist: Caravaggio

meant to display the believe of reaching salvation through faith and work, with representations of charity to show the purpose of the church in Naples

Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes

Italian Baroque

Location: 

Time Period: 1611-12

Materials: oil on canvas

Artist: Orazio Gentileschi

Despite being influenced by Caravaggio, Orazio’s works were calmer and more closely aligned with ideals of the renaissance 

Susanna and the Elders

Italian Baroque

Location: 

Time Period: 1610

Materials: oil on canvas

Artist: Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia strays from the typical depiction of Susanna, rather than portraying her as a seductress, she is shown to be a frightful victim.

shows her strong understanding in depicting female anatomy

Aurora

Italian Baroque

Location: 

Time Period: 1613-14

Materials: fresco

Artist: Guido Reni

meant to show the essence of classical work, specifically sculpture, for the private residence of Cardinal Orgesi

lacks depth to stay in tradition of early classical works

Last Communion of St. Jerome

Italian Baroque

Location: 

Time Period: 1612-14

Materials: oil on canvas

Artist: Domenichino

a more dramatic scene than that of Augustino’s Last Communion

more emphasis on St. Jerome’s emaciated body and near-death state

Aurora

Italian Baroque

Location: 

Time Period: 1621-23

Materials: tempera

Artist: Guercino

extreme use of illusionism

Guernico possibly taking inspiration from Venetian painting

St. Cecilia

Early Italian Baroque Sculpture

Location: 

Time Period: 1600

Materials: marble

Artist: Stefano Maderno

St. Cecilia is an important saint during the time of Counter-Reformation due to her martyrdom

looked to declining/deceased figures of the classical world

St. Veronica

Italian Baroque Sculpture

Location: St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome

Time Period: 1629-32

Materials: marble

Artist: Francesco Mochi

meant to be a devotional image for the church, Mochi criticized for its overt drama, tying it with more classical ideals rather than ideals of Counter-Reformation

Apollo and Daphne

Italian Baroque Sculpture

Location: 

Time Period: 1622-25

Materials: marble

Artist: Gianlorenzo Bernini

shows the climax of a mythological scene with much movement, showing Bernini’s influence of the classical world and theatrical world

David

Italian Baroque Sculpture

Location: 

Time Period: 1623-24

Materials: marble

Artist: Gianlorenzo Bernini

lacks biblical accuracy to the true depiction of David, but meant to show the drama within the climax of the story and David’s spiritual strength as he slays Goliath

St. Longinus

Italian Baroque Sculpture

Location: 

Time Period: 1629-38

Materials: marble

Artist: Gianlorenzo Bernini

rests opposite to Mochi’s St. Veronica

directly references the lance that pierces Christ during Crucifixion

Portrait Bust of Cardinal Scipione Borghese

Italian Baroque Sculpture

Location: 

Time Period: 1632

Materials: marble

Artist: Gianlorenzo Bernini

one of the most intimate portraits of the Baroque period

the first version presented to the Cardinal contained a crack in the marble

Il Gesu

Italian Baroque Architecture

Location: Rome, Italy

Time Period: 1568-73(Nave)

Materials: 

Artist: Giacomo della Porta

Classical influence in the exterior and possible Spanish influence, as the Jesuit order originated in Spain by St. Ignatius

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontaine

Italian Baroque Architecture

Location: Tome, Italy

Time Period: 1638-41(interior)1665-67, 1675-77(facade)

Materials: 

Artist: Francesco Borromini

Although classically inspired, Borromini used unique coffering of the dome. Borromini made stylistic choices such as these to set himself apart as this was his first public commission

Sant’Andrea al Quirinale

Italian Baroque Architecture

Location: Rome, Italy

Time Period: 1658-76(dome and facade)

Materials: 

Artist: Gianlorenzo Bernini

Inspired by the Pantheon with the oculus and coffering, his stylistic choices for the interior served as a backdrop to compliment the sculptural works he planned to include