Renaissance vs.

Baroque Art

How are they different?

How are they different?

Renaissance vs. Baroque

Order Rationalism Nature Symmetry Emotional Ornate Dynamic dramatic Asymmetric

Other art styles

Mannerism
Arose in the later Renaissance A reaction to the pure naturalism and order of Renaissance Pursues emotional effect through artificial qualities

Mannerism

Mannerism

El Greco

Rococo
Arose in the late Baroque period Lighthearted, playful, intended to please the senses A reaction to the formality of Louis XIVs court

Rococo

Rococo

The Flow and Evolution of European Art

1350 1450 1550 1650 1750

Renaissance

Mannerism Baroque Rococo

Italian Baroque
The Ecstasy of St. Theresa
Gianlorenzo Bernini

Italian Baroque
The Crucifixion of St. Peter
Michelangelo Caravaggio

Flemish Baroque
Descent from the Cross

Peter Paul Reubens

Flemish Baroque
Charle I with M. de St. Antoine
Anthony van Dyck

Dutch Baroque
The Night Watch

Rembrandt van Rijn

Dutch Baroque
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee

Rembrandt van Rijn

Dutch Baroque
The Milkmaid

Johannes Vermeer

English Baroque

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews Thomas Gainsborough

Baroque Architecture

St. Pauls Cathedral, London Christopher Wren

Baroque Architecture

Queluz National Palace, Lisbon, Portugal

Baroque Architecture

Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin

Baroque Architecture

The Palace of Versailles

Baroque Architecture

The Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia

Baroque Architecture

The Smolny Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia

Baroque Architecture

Basilica di Superga near Turin, Italy

Baroque Architecture

Basilica of St. Peters, Rome