northern baroque
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Protestant Reformation
• Before the Reformation, 90% of Dutch art was religious in content
• Afterwards, this flipped to only 10%!– This led to the development of brand-new secular
genres of painting…
Popular New Genres!
• Portraiture (Paintings of people [this one isn’t new, but it becomes more popular than ever])
• Genre Paintings (Scenes of daily life)• Landscape (Images of nature)• Architecture (Church Interiors, etc.)• Still Life (Arrangements of inanimate
objects)
New Genres
• Throughout Unit 2, think about how these new genres can convey a subtle spiritual message without overt religious subject matter.
Camera ObscuraA box with a lens and mirror. Predecessor of the modern camera. Did not produce a
print or fixed image but allowed user to trace images in real time on a flat surface. MAY have been used by Vermeer and others to create convincing sense of perspective (but
there is no solid proof).
Rembrandt van Rijn
Self-Portrait
1628
Rembrandt is a true innovator. Each of his paintings is a fresh, lively take on an existing genre. Notice how he reverses tenebrism here and plays with experimental textures.
Rembrandt
Self-Portrait
1668
He paints himself as an artist rather than a nobleman to advance the image of his career (which was not as well respected in the north).
Rembrandt, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, 1632
A straightforward group portrait becomes a genre painting in Rembrandt’s capable hands. See also The Night Watch (next slide).
Characteristics of Flemish Art
• Heavily influenced by Italian Baroque and Renaissance ideals– Flanders remains Catholic – Peter Paul Rubens studied in Italy
• Also heavily influenced by Northern tradition of depicting details of daily life
Look for elements of both!
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