Baroque
Movement, contrast and viewer involvement - in different cultural contexts.
Key ideas
Baroque is often associated with diagonals, expressive light and the complex interplay of painting, sculpture and architecture. Catholic orders, court culture and the city market created different conditions. Vermeer's chamber stage is not similar in rhythm to Bernini's monumental group.
Looking deeper
Outside Europe, Baroque forms were transformed by local craftsmen and clients, including in colonial societies. It is therefore useful to talk about multiple and global histories of the Baroque. Compare not only the external effect, but also the social conditions of production.
Bernini, "The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa"; Caravaggio, The Calling of the Apostle Matthew.
Find the work in the museum's official catalog and start with a description of the visible details.Determine how the work directs the viewer's attention.
External educational material or museum catalogue. The above review is not a literal translation of the source.