Humanities ch 10

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Served as choirmaster at the Capella Giulia in the Vatican and composed the Mass for Pope Marcellus.

Braghettoni

Term assigned to those who painted draperies over the 'offensive' areas of the nude figures in Michelangelo’s Last Judgement.

Correggio's painting Jupiter and Io

Created as part of the set of paintings commissioned by Frederico Gonzaga of Mantua.

Appearance of Jupiter in the painting commissioned by Frederico Gonzaga of Mantua

Jupiter appears to Io as a cloud.

The Way to Perfection

Book written by Teresa of Avila, describing the ascent of the soul to union with the Holy Spirit.

El Greco

Artist who painted The Resurrection, featuring mannerist qualities and decorous draperies.

Innovative qualities of Don Quixote

Using everyday speech, creating complex character portraits, presenting solemn narrative free of affectation, juxtaposing comic scenes.

Author of Spiritual Exercises

Ignatius of Loyola, who called on Jesuits to develop all of their senses.

Cornaro Chapel

Site in the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome where Bernini completed the sculptural program.

Michelangelo Merisi (Caravaggio)

Artist who painted The Calling of Saint Matthew for the Contarelli Chapel.

Saint Peter in The Calling of Saint Matthew

Standing beside Christ.

Artemisia Gentileschi's works

Painted five versions of Judith and Holofernes and dramatized stories of several other Biblical women.

Seventeenth-century Venice

The center of musical innovation and practice in Europe.

Giovanni Gabrieli

First composer to specify dynamics by indicating 'piano' for soft and 'forte' for loud.

Italian music during the seventeenth century

Became the international language of music due to Venice's popularity.

Orfeo orchestra

Required three dozen instruments, including ten viols, three trombones, and four trumpets.

Antonio Vivaldi

Composer most closely associated with the concerto musical forms and creator of The Four Seasons.

The View of Haarlem from the Dunes of Overveen

Considered a landscape painting.

Jan Steen

Artist known for genre scenes, including The Dancing Couple.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer of the Brandenburg concertos.

Louis XIV

Known as the 'Sun King'.

Architecture of the seventeenth-century France

Designed to convey the absolute power of the monarchy.

Charles Le Brun

Chief painter to Louis XIV and directed the decorations of the Palace of Versailles.

Andre Le Notre

Landscape architect in charge of the grounds at the Palace of Versailles.

Peter Paul Rubens

Painted The Arrival and Reception of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles.

Tennis match wager

Louis XIV and Armand-Jean du Plessis wagered the painting collections of Poussin and Rubens.

Nicolas Poussin

Artist who painted Arcadian Shepherds.

Jean-Baptiste

Head of the Royal Academy of Music and creator of the operatic genre Tragedie en Musique.

Gigue

A lively dance, fast in tempo, typically using a 6/8 meter.

Ballet Positions

First: heels touching; Second: heels apart; Third: one foot in front; Fourth: feet apart, one in front; Fifth: heel against the big toe.

Sarabande

A slow and stately dance with an accent on the second beat, in triple meter.

Minuet

An elegant triple-time dance of moderate tempo, popular during its age.

Moliere

Author of Tartuffe, faced disfavor in the French Court for ridiculing people.

first

• heels touching, feet forming a straight line

second

heels wide apart, feet forming a straight line

third

one foot in front of the other with heel against the instep

fourth

• feet apart, one in front of the other, heels in line

fifth

• one foot in front of the other with the heel against the joint of the big toe

James II

•  lost the throne during the Glorious Revolution of 1688

Diego Velazquez

created Las Meninas and became the only artist permitted to paint Spain’s King Philip IV

Luis Nino

created Our Lady of the Victory of Malaga, which employs brocateado, a technique extremely popular among the Cuzco painters

Louis XIV

created the French Academy of sciences in 1666

Louis XIV

Following the lead of King Charles II of England, who had chartered the Royal Society in 1662