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

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