Baroque Period - Artists

Each of you will write a one-page paper* about a different Baroque artist. You will be doing this in the library today.

• LaRay - Pietro da Cortona
• Martin - Annibale Carracci
• Ashley - Johannes Vermeer
• Johnathan - Frans Hals
• Nick - Pietro da Cortona
• Joni - Diego Velazquez
• Hannah - Artemesia Gentileschi
• Alice - Rembrandt van Rijn
• Bonnie - Nicolas Poussin
• Lauren - Claude Lorrain
• Kira - Anthony Van Dyck
• Mindy - Bernini
• Ryan - Peter Paul Reubens
• Carmella - Caravaggio
• Brayden - Francisco de Zurbaran
• Sydney - Lavinia Fontana

*single spaced, 10-point font

Opening Paragraph

Who is this artist? Tell us their biographic information (birthdate, birthplace, type of artist - painter, sculptor, etc.) Who were their contemporaries - who did they learn from, study with, work with, etc?

Paragraphs 2 & 3

What was this artist's style? What were distinguishing characteristics that separated this artist from his/her contemporaries? What kinds of themes or subjects did he or she focus on (landscape, portraits, etc.)

Paragraphs 4-5

Why is this artist considered a part of the Baroque Period? What were defining characterists of Baroque art, and how does your artist fit into this period?

Paragraph 6

How has this artist influenced art today? What are some modern examples of art or architecture that is influenced by this artist?

Paragraph 7 / Summary

What do you particularly enjoy about this artist? Please be specific.

When you are finished, please do the following:
1. Print out and turn in to Justin.
2. On your blog: post your paper, with the post title Baroque Art - Name of your artist.
    On the same blog post, please include at least three pictures of this artist's work.

Art History - Baroque

Each of you must include two pages on Baroque Art.

You must each work in your own sketchbook. You can tape or glue watercolor paper in as well if you would like...

Individually, in your sketchbook, respond to these questions:

When - what period of time?

Where - what part of the world? Be as specific as possible.

Who - who were well-known artists from this period? What were their best-known works?

What - what the the defining characteristics of this period? what sort of motifs, colors, shapes, recurring elements, artistic styles, and themes do you see? Once again, please be specific.

How - how did artists in this period differ from the previous Renaissance Period - for example, how did materials, politics, and economics affect the kind of art that was made?

Why - why is this period important? how has it influenced the world today? what modern examples can you think of that have been influenced by this Baroque period?

In your sketchbooks, please respond to these questions using both WORDS and IMAGES - in other words, write out your response, but using pencil, charcoal, watercolor, and/or pen, show us visually some examples from this period.

Watercolor Portrait Assignment

Click here to open assignment in Google Docs.

Renaissance Groups

Group 1 -

Brayden

Kira

Nick

Mindy

Group 2 -

Carmella

Johnathan

Sydney

Lauren

Group 3 -

Hannah

Joni

Ryan

Ashley

Group 4 -

Martin

Alice

LaRay

Art History - Renaissance

Group 1 - Early Renaissance
Group 2 - High Renaissance (South)
Group 3 - Northern Renaissance
Group 4 - Mannerism

Sketchbook

Remember to purchase a sketchbook and bring it to class for the beginning of Semester 2!

It can be a "black book" like the one I showed in class (hardbound). You can get them for $8-15 at Fred Meyer or Art Media (depending on the size you choose).

Or it can be a wirebound sketchbook like the ones on the Integrated Art bookshelves.

It should not be lined paper - it should be blank for sketching and drawing.

Merci!

Project Post - Additional Notes

Please read the post below - most of you have already posted to your blogs by the deadline. Thank you.
Those of you who have not...need to do so today. Read through carefully - you need to respond to each of these, including critiquing your own project using the Elements and Principles of Design as a foundation.

Also, this is a link to a folder of images from the Friday before break. Choose 3-5 of these images that are representative of your project. Post these on your blog as well (same post).

When you have completed the write-up on your own, go to the other blogs and respond to each of their projects. You do not need to respond in the same amount of detail as you did on your own, but you should come up with a short, constructive paragraph assessing their project, also using the Principles and Elements of Design as a basis.