Baroque Architecture Or, a World in Motion St. Lawrence, 28/09/2012 Sunday, September 30, 2012 Course Outline Movements of the Renaissance Michelangelo and Mannerism Bernini and Borromini From the Renaissance to the Baroque: facades From the Renaissance to the Baroque: St. Peter s Key Notions -Colossal -Greek/Latin cross -Plan (axial and central) 1
Movements of the Renaissance 1400-80 1480-1520 1520-1600 1600+ -Brunelleschi -Bramante -Palladio -Alberti Early High Late Renaissance Mannerism Baroque -Michelangelo -Romano -Della Porta -Maderno -Bernini -Borromini Europe, 1500 Source: 6 Michelangelo (1475-1564) Or, Beyond the High Renaissance into Mannerism 2
Michelangelo, The New Sacristy San Lorenzo Church, 1520, Florence Source: 10 & 2 High Mannerism Baroque Michelangelo, The New Sacristy San Lorenzo Church, 1520, Florence Mannerism -Subversion of Orders -Alternation in pediments -Hanging motifs Source: 10 & 2 High Mannerism Baroque Brunelleschi, Pazzi Chapel; Michelangelo, The New Sacristy In common 1. Pietra serena 2. Pendentives 3. Decorative pilasters 4. Square/circle Differences 1. Doors 2. White walls 3. Lines on floor 4. Tiled floor 5. Superimposition of Orders Source: 7 & 10 Early Mannerism 3
Capitoline Hill Michelangelo, Rome, 1538 Source: 2 High Mannerism Baroque Michelangelo, Capitoline Hill Senate Building Capitoline Hill Michelangelo, Rome, 1538 Source: 7 High Mannerism Baroque 4
Étienne Dupérac (1525-1604), Capitoline Hill Engraving, 1568 Source: 7 High Mannerism Baroque The Baroque With Bernini and Borromini Sant Andréa al Quirinale Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), Rome, 1658-70 Source: 9 High Mannerism Baroque 5
Bernini, Sant Andréa al Quirinale Altar and Plan Bernini, Sant Andréa al Quirinale Dome High Mannerism Baroque Francesco Borromini (1599-1667) Saint Charles of the Four Fountains Rome, 1638-44 ; façade, 1665 6
Borromini, Saint Charles of the Four Fountains Dome and Plan Source: 12 High Mannerism Baroque Facades From the High Renaissance to the Baroque Guidetto Guidetti, Santa Catarina Rome, 1564 Source: 7 & 8 High Mannerism Baroque 7
Il Gesu Giacomo Della Porta, Rome, 1568-1575 Santa Suzanna Carlo Maderno, Rome, 1597 Martino Longhi, Saint Vincent Rome, 1646-50 Source: 7 High Mannerism Baroque 8
A History of Facades Source: 7 St. Peter s From the High Renaissance to the Baroque Bramante, St. Peter s Rome, 1505 Raphael, Julius II, 1511-12 High Mannerism Baroque 9
Michelangelo, St. Peter s Rome, 1547-64 Source: 8 Late Mannerism Michelangelo, St. Peter s: Canopy (Bernini, 1624-1633, Gilded Bronze, 30 m high) Source: 8 Dome is Mannerist Altar is Baroque Carlo Maderno (1556-1629), St. Peter s Rome, 1606-1612 10
Bernini, St. Peter s Rome, 1656 Suggested readings -Gombrich, The Story of Art, 167-174; 215-219; 273-275; 331-350; 361-365 -Adams, Exploring the Humanities, p. 338-350; 374-375; 391-392 -Cleaver, Art, an Introduction, p. 180-222 -Fiero, The Humanistic Tradition, vol. 3. p. 51-53; 71-78 -Kleiner, Gardner s Art through the Ages, p. 632-638; 653-655; 689-700; 737-746 Bibliography and Sources 1. Adams, Exploring the Humanities 2. Bradbury, Kirsten. Michel-Ange 3. Cleaver, Art, an Introduction 4. Fiero, The Humanistic Tradition, vol. 3 5. Gombrich, The Story of Art 6. Kleiner, Gardner s Art through the Ages 7. University Laval Course Notes 8. www.wikipedia.com 9. www.bluffton.edu 10. www.wfu.edu 11. www.abhvio.us 12. www.rome-guide.it 11