Baroque Art Vs' Impressionism

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Baroque ArtVs. Impressionism
Texas Essential Knowledge Skills
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Baroque Art

• Baroque Art developed in Europe around
  1600, as an reaction against the intricate and
  formulaic Mannerism that dominated the Late
  Renaissance. Baroque art is less complex, more
  realistic and more emotionally affecting than
  Mannerist art.

Rembrandt, The Mill
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Artists of the Baroque Period

• Baroque Art was developed by Caravaggio,
  Gianlorenzo Bernini and Annibale Carracci, among
  others. This was also the age of Rubens,
  Rembrandt, Vermeer and Velazquez.

Remberandt The Denial Of Peter
Vermeer The Letter
Caravaggio Lute Player
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Impressionism
Impressionism is a light, spontaneous manner
of painting which began in France as a reaction
against the restrictions and conventions of the
dominant Academic Art. The hallmark of the style
is the attempt to capture the subjective
impression of light in a scene.
Curran, On the Heights
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Artists of Impressionism Period

• The core of the earliest Impressionist
  group was made up of Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley
  and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Others associated with
  this period were Camille Pissarro, Frederic
  Bazille, Edgar Degas, Gustave Caillebotte,
  Edouard Manet, and the American Mary Cassatt.

Renoir
Lilla Cabot Perry Lady with a Bowl of Violets
Claude Monet
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TEKs

• 117.55. Art, Level IV.
• (3)  Historical/cultural heritage. The student
  demonstrates an understanding of art history and
  culture as records of human achievement. The
  student is expected to
• (A)  identify and illustrate art history as a
  major source of interpretation
• (B)  analyze and evaluate the influence of
  contemporary cultures on artworks and
• (C)  evaluate a selected career in art,
  justifying the choice.
• (4)  Response/evaluation. The student makes
  informed judgments about personal artworks and
  the artworks of others. The student is expected
  to
• (A)  develop evaluative criteria for selecting
  artworks to include in a portfolio and senior
  exhibition that demonstrate a high level of
  creativity and expertise in one or more art
  areas and
• (B)  analyze a wide range of artworks to form
  conclusions about formal qualities, historical
  and cultural contexts, intents, and meanings.

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