Baroque and Classicism

The Baroque style in art that flourished in the seventeenth century is characterized by intense senses, monumental decors, and even a kind of artistic sensationalism (Hunt, Martin and Rosenstein 473). It is a movement that was heavily embellished and rattling complex, primarily beca delectation it wanted to evoke a strong sense of emotion from the viewer. The artists who subscribed to this fractionicular movement embraced dynamism, theatricality, and elaborate ornamentation, all used to big effect, often on a grandiose scale (Klein 649). The term itself is believed to keep come room the Portuguese word barroom, which referred to an irregularly shaped pearl. It slimly fitting, as baroque carvings, particularly, have many complex textures as part of their ornamentation. A prime subject of the baroque style in sculpture is the playact of Italian sculptor Giant Lorenz Bernie, Ecstasy of SST. Teresa of ?vial. The sculpture is intelligibly baroque, first in terms of its form. Loo king at the sculpture, it is easy to meet how diverse the visual textures are in Berings work. The large, thick folds of the clothing of SST.Teresa contrasts with the lighter, gossamer texture of the clothing of the angel piercing her with an arrow. These textures are also clearly discernible and different from the smoky texture of the cloud below, the smooth, porcelain-like skin of two SST. Teresa and the angel, and the ordered rays representing God behind the primary figures. This diversity in textures is a manifestation of the baroque styles obsession with ornamentation, as the complexity it creates is almost enkindle to the viewer. Another aspect of Berings work that exemplifies the baroque is its whitetail presentation of emotion.The excerption of the subject matter is already lends itself to such theatricality, since the sculpture is depicting the SST. Teresa in one of her trances after her conversion to Catholicism after the death of her father, which she describes as b eing caused by the fire-tipped arrow of divine love that an angel had comprise repeatedly into her heart (Klein 654). The emotion on her face as rendered by Bernie is one of an almost sexual climax, on display for e realone to see. This equation of an orgasmic, painful pleasure is a means to let the viewer understand on hysterical terms the transcendent experience of the divine.Only the baroque style, with its emphasis on emotion can capture and manifest such a state. classicism is an art movement that was also popular during the seventeenth century, but more than so in France, compared to the primacy of the baroque in Italy. It was espoused by the French king, Louis cardinal as the preferred style for French artists. Classicism reflected the ideals of the art of antiquity geometric shapes, order, and harmony of lines took precedence over the sensuous, exuberant, and emotional forms of the baroque Hunt, Martin and Rosenstein 510). It recalls the unsullied period, which in t he arts refers to the traditions of the Greeks and the Romans. thither is a stronger emphasis on equalizer and straight lines in classicism, which embody the order and reason prized among artists that subscribe to this movement. The work by French artist Nicholas Poisson, Discovery of Achilles on Gyros, is an excellent example of classicism. Looking at the forms in the painting, it is easy to see how ordered everything is. There is a dominance of straight lines, not only in the untainted architecture depicted behind Achilles and his sword, but also in the poses fabricated by the figures.The arms of the women are carefully positioned to create straight lines. The use of color is also very harmonious and ordered, as Poisson uses complementary colorize of blue and orange to make the clothing pop out. The skin woodland of the all the women are also clearly fairer than that of the men, so as to make the viewer clearly recognize differences in gender. There is a intelligible lack of emotion in the painting, as the facial expressions of the figures are very stoic and subdued.