Tag: Baroque
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680): Genius of the Baroque
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was a sculptor and architect whose work fundamentally transformed the artistic landscape of 17th-century Baroque Europe. He created works that broke free from classical restraint, introducing unprecedented movement and theatrical drama into stone, and he was able to create moments of intense emotion and action in static marble. His masterpiece Apollo and…
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Domenico Scarlatti: The Baroque revolutionary
The Baroque composer Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) is regarded today as one of the most original and influential figures in the history of keyboard music. Though not as famous in his own time as Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel—all born in the same year!—his innovations and the style of his 550 keyboard sonatas greatly…
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Becoming Judith: The connection between Italian Baroque and anatomy lab
Emily NghiemDetroit, Michigan, USA Art and medicine are not two things that seem to fall together naturally. When considering an example of medicine depicted in art, a reasonable and literal choice would be Thomas Eakins’ The Gross Clinic, where a team of doctors is performing live surgery before an intently fascinated audience. So many depictions…
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Tithonus and Eos
Emilio MordiniParis, France The Pio Monte della Misericordia, a building in the historic center of Naples, is today a museum that exhibits important paintings such as Caravaggio’s The Seven Works of Mercy and many Neapolitan Caravaggists. Here the visitor may come across a large painting of a gorgeous, blonde woman rising from pink and blue…