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The cultural and artistic developments of the 17th and early 18th centuries are best known as “the Baroque”; however, this clever blanket term fails to show the broad range of developments seen in this relatively short period of time and such an expansive area. ... Furthermore, advances made in the sciences and international trade helped make the Baroque a time of not just political change, but of social and philosophical as well. ... By the end of the Baroque all of the major trade routes had been established. ... The impact of the Baroque was large; however, different from country to country. ... Major portions of the Italian Baroque were aimed at the reconstruction of Catholicism’s predominance and centrality. Dutch Baroque pieces are largely an exhibition of their artistic prowess yet have an underlying wanting for acceptance, due to their recent separation from Spanish control. ...
While in the Italian Renaissance artists focused on precise, classical models; the Italian Baroque embraced a more dynamic and energized aesthetic. ... Rome’s significance as the “cradle” for the Italian Baroque further solidifies this connection with the church. As a result, remnants of the Baroque are prevalent throughout Rome in both Architecture and Painting. Perhaps the most influential figure in the shaping of the Italian Baroque was Gianlorenzo Bernini. An architect, a sculptor and a painter, Bernini became one of the largest figures in Baroque art and was perhaps its most characteristic artist. ... Peter’s underwent a Baroque transformation. ... However, Bernini’s plaza fails to encapsulate the extensive use of motion and action found within Baroque painting. In Baroque art, the sense of time becomes more integral to the success of the work, and no one mastered this better than Bernini, as you can see in his sculpture David. ... It is this momentary stance, this momentary pose that encapsulates the essence of the Italian Baroque. ... The facial expression, with the ferocious expression of effort, only further augments the sense of action not found in the previous depictions of David and the direction of the Baroque. ... This trait of the Dutch Baroque is not a coincidence of the economic success found in the Netherlands at the time.
Approximate Word count = 1737
Approximate Pages = 6.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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