Baroque Theatrics

Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/revolutionary-war/patriots/betsy-ross.jpg
Betsy Ross managed her husband’s suffering upholstery business after his death, and became a maker of flags. According to legend, a committee headed by George Washington asked Ross to design and make the first American flag in 1776.

The Associated Students of Chaffey College (ASCC) is sponsoring a free bus trip to the J. Paul Getty Museum of Art at the Getty Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 8, 2011. The trip is open to students who have paid the college service fee. Students can reserve a seat now at the Student Activities office and must bring their tuition payment printout and ID when they sign up for the trip. Seating is limited so don't delay. Sponsored by the Associated Students of Chaffey College and funded by the college service fee.
Quiz #2 will available on moodle Friday, September 23 and must be completed by 11:55 pm on Monday, September 26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes

Artemisia Gentileschi. Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes. c. 1625.
http://www.dia.org/object-info/0573dd3e-1079-4ce3-8262-78b0e1e68331.aspx?position=212

 

more on Judith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenebrism and chiaroscuro
chiaroscuro = contrast between light and dark
tenebrism = use of strong chiaroscuro and artificially illuminated areas to create dramatic contrast of light and dark in a painting
     
Boldly illuminated figures
set against dark backgrounds

Conversion of St. Paul

Caravaggio. Conversion of St. Paul. 1601.
http://www.albany.edu/scj/jcjpc/vol6is3/st-paul.html

Lucretia

Artemisia Gentileschi. Lucretia. 1621.
http://www.artinthepicture.com/paintings/Artemisia_Gentileschi/Lucretia/

Single light sourc that is
usually outside of the picture plane
Use of unidealized bodies
and non-professional models
Theatrical and dramatic composition
 
Those who followed Caravaggio's style were called "the Caravaggisti"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judith

Lavinia Fontana.   Judith and Holofernes.  1613.
http://all-history.org/religion1judaism6.html

Judith

Elisabetta Sirani.  Judith with the Head of Holofernes. c. 1660.
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/s/sirani/elisabet/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judith Slaying Holofernes
Judith

Artemisia Gentileschi.
Judith Decapitating Holofernes. 1614 - 20.
https://faculty.rpcs.org/pittengerj/images/judith.jpg

Artemisia Gentileschi.
Judith Decapitating Holofernes. c. 1618.
Hayum, Andrea. "Orazio & Artemisia." Art in America. September 2002: 104 - 113, 145 & 147.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judith Slaying Holofernes

Caravaggio. Judith Slaying Holofernes. c. 1599.
http://www.sai.msu.su/wm/paint/auth/caravaggio/judith.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anguissola Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting

Sofonisba Anguissola. Self-portrait. 1561.

Artemisia Gentileschi. Self-Portrait as the
Allegory of Painting. 1630s.
 
allegory = the representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learning Communities
Sofonisba Anguissola
Maria Sibylla Merian
Lavinia Fontana
Opus Anglicanum
Artemisia Gentileschi
Christine de Pizan
Anne Hathaway
Rachel Ruysch
Judith Leyster
Elisabetta Sirani

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Types of Questions:
- Multiple Choice
- Image identification (title, artist, date)
- True or False
- Fill in the Blank
* If your group is unable to complete 10 questions and answers by the end of class, communities may submit questions to the instrctor's mailbox in CAA 302 or by email by Thursday, September 22. If submitting via email, please type the questions into the body of the message - Do NOT attach - and remember to include the names of ALL of your group members!