European Art & Culture th in the 17 Century Unit One/Ch. 15 AP European History Mannerism Break down of Renaissance principles (balance, harmony, moderation) Deliberate distortion Michelangelo, Pontormo, Parmigianino, El Greco Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time by Bronzino, c. 1545; National Gallery, London. Jacopo Pontormo, Entombment, 1528 Santa Felicita Florence, Italy Giambologna, Rape of the Sabine Women, 1583, Florence, Italy El Greco, Laocoon, 1614, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Baroque Began in Rome in late 16thC Catholic Reformation Classical ideals with spiritual feeling Peter Paul Rubens The Last Judgement 1617 Peter Paul Rubens (1577 – 1640) Peter Paul Rubens The Lion Hunt 1621 Peter Paul Rubens The Disembarkation at Marseilles 1625 Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 – 1680) The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa 1652 Santa Maria della Vittoria Rome, Italy Piazza San Pietro 1667 Vatican City Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, 1651 Piazza Navona Rome, Italy Baldacchino, 1623 - 34 St. Peter’s Basilica Caravaggio (1572 – 1610) The Crucifixion of Saint Peter, 1601. Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome. Conversion of Saint Paul, 1601, Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome. Trevi Fountain, 1762 Nicola Salvi Rome, Italy French Classicism 17th C – France replaced Italy as cultural leader of Europe Return to classical values of High Renaissance Louis XIV’s Style – Versailles Nicolas Poussin The Death of Germanicus 1628 Dutch Realism Coincided with Golden Age Realistic portrayal of everyday secular life Johannes Vermeer (1632 – 1675), Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 – 1669) Judith Leyster A Boy and the Girl with an Eel and at Cat Rembrandt The Night Watch 1642 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The Syndics of the Drapers Guild 1662 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Vermeer The Geographer 1669 Frankfurt, Germany Girl with a Pearl Earing 1665 The Hague European Theatre Elizabethan England William Shakespeare Spain Lope de Vega France Racine, Moliere