Idealistic realism of Renaissance

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Idealistic realism of Renaissance
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Baroque Art 1600-1750 AD

• New interest in light
• More action depicted in paintings
• Increased drama

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Deposition by Caravaggio
LIGHT
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Las Meninas or Maids of Honor by Velasquez 1656-9
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David by Bernini 1623 AD , 67
ACTION
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Conversion of St. Paul by Caravaggio 1600-01
AD 90x69
DRAMA
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LIGHTACTIONDRAMA
Triumph of the Barberini by Pietro da
Cortona 1633-39 AD ceiling fresco Palazzo
Barberini, Rome