Art History (Lesson17/4): Cortona,Rosa,Dolci,Strozzi,Gaulli,Giordano,Pozzo,Elsheimer,Duquesnoy,…

Art History (Lesson 17/4) : Pietro da Cortona,Salvator Rosa,Carlo Dolci,Bernardo Strozzi,Giovanni Battista Gaulli,Luca Giordano,Andrea Pozzo,Adam Elsheimer,Francois Duquesnoy,Gerrit van Honthorst

The dominant artistic style of the 17th century was Baroque, a bold, theatrical style characterized by movement, intense emotion, and dramatic contrasts in lighting. Originating in Rome to celebrate the renewed power of the Catholic Church, it spread to Spain, Portugal, Germany, and France, where it also came to represent the grandeur and power of monarchs, notably Louis XIV of France.
The Low Countries adopted a more restrained version of the Baroque style, leading to a golden age of Dutch painting dominated by portraits, landscapes, and scenes of everyday life. Early in the 18th century the Baroque style NAVZekSiesIU] Ol) ec1o10(c10m o\ adatom pale) gem i(e]aycaatey-]ac-1e me lave melgarslan(-\aite) Rococo style associated initially with the court of Louis XV of France. Light, shimmering colours and swirling forms were used with wit and elegance in paintings, sculptures, and dazzling frescoes for palaces and churches. A renewed interest in the art of ancient Greece and Rome and the Tavile(-alex-meo)im atom iali(e|aiccialan\=lalemr-m e)a)](eysvele)alier=] mente \Y{-laalsyayt promoting the power of human reason, led to a rejection (o} Mn oLexereron- cel lnle maat-manlielel(Movmial-Mitsiqamer-lanUlaalamic\ elle of a revived classical style: