The stylistic diversity of art of the 17th-18th centuries. Style diversity of art of the 17th-18th centuries

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In Europe, the process of dividing countries and peoples has ended. Science has expanded knowledge about the world. The foundations of all modern natural sciences were laid: chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology, astronomy. Scientific discoveries of the early 17th century completely shattered the image of the universe, at the center of which was man himself. If earlier art affirmed the harmony of the Universe, now man was afraid of the threat of chaos, the collapse of the Cosmic world order. These changes also affected the development of art. The 17th – 18th centuries are one of the brightest pages in the history of world artistic culture. This is the time when the Renaissance was replaced by the artistic styles of Baroque, Rococo, Classicism and Realism, which saw the world in a new way.

ARTISTIC STYLES Style is a combination of artistic means and techniques in the works of an artist, an artistic movement, an entire era. Mannerism, Baroque, Classic, Rococo, Realism

MANNERISM Mannerism (Italian manierismo, from maniera - manner, style), a movement in Western European art of the 16th century. , reflecting the crisis of the humanistic culture of the Renaissance. Outwardly following the masters of the High Renaissance, the works of the Mannerists are distinguished by their complexity, intensity of images, mannered sophistication of form, and often sharp artistic solutions. El Greco "Christ on the Mount of Olives", 1605. National. gal. , London

Characteristic features of the Mannerism (pretentious) style: Sophistication. Pretentiousness. An image of a fantastic, otherworldly world. Broken contour lines. Light and color contrast. Lengthening figures. Instability and difficulty of poses.

If in the art of the Renaissance man is the ruler and creator of life, then in the works of Mannerism he is a small grain of sand in the chaos of the world. Mannerism covered various types of artistic creativity - architecture, painting, sculpture, decorative and applied arts. El Greco "Laocoon", 1604 -

Uffizi Gallery Palazzo del Te in Mantua Mannerism in architecture expresses itself in violations of the Renaissance balance; the use of architecturally unmotivated structural solutions that cause the viewer a feeling of anxiety. The most significant achievements of Mannerist architecture include the Palazzo del Te in Mantua (the work of Giulio Romano). The building of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence is designed in a mannerist spirit.

BAROQUE Baroque (Italian: barocco - whimsical) is an artistic style that prevailed from the late 16th to the mid-18th centuries. in the art of Europe. This style originated in Italy and spread to other countries after the Renaissance.

CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF THE BAROQUE STYLE: Splendor. Pretentiousness. Curvature of shapes. Brightness of colors. Abundance of gilding. An abundance of twisted columns and spirals.

The main features of Baroque are pomp, solemnity, splendor, dynamism, and life-affirming character. Baroque art is characterized by bold contrasts of scale, light and shadow, color, and a combination of reality and fantasy. Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Church of the Mother of God of the Sign in Dubrovitsy. 1690 -1704. Moscow.

It is especially necessary to note in the Baroque style the fusion of various arts in a single ensemble, a large degree of interpenetration of architecture, sculpture, painting and decorative arts. This desire for a synthesis of arts is a fundamental feature of the Baroque. Versailles

CLASSICISM Classicism from lat. classicus - “exemplary” - an artistic movement in European art of the 17th -19th centuries. , focused on the ideals of ancient classics. Nicolas Poussin "Dance to the Music of Time" (1636).

CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF CLASSICISM: Restraint. Simplicity. Objectivity. Definition. Smooth contour line.

The main themes of the art of classicism were the triumph of social principles over personal principles, the subordination of feelings to duty, and the idealization of heroic images. N. Poussin “The Shepherds of Arcadia”. 1638 -1639 Louvre, Paris

In painting, the logical development of the plot, a clear balanced composition, a clear transfer of volume, with the help of chiaroscuro the subordinate role of color, and the use of local colors acquired the main importance. Claude Lorrain “The Departure of the Queen of Sheba” The artistic forms of classicism are characterized by strict organization, balance, clarity and harmony of images.

In European countries, classicism existed for two and a half centuries, and then, changing, was revived in the neoclassical movements of the 19th – 20th centuries. Works of classicist architecture were distinguished by strict organization of geometric lines, clarity of volumes, and regularity of layout.

ROCOCO Rococo (French rococo, from rocaille, rocaille - a decorative motif in the shape of a shell), a style movement in European art of the 1st half of the 18th century. Church of Francis of Assisi in Ouru Preto

CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF ROCOCO: Refinement and complexity of forms. The whimsicality of lines and ornaments. Ease. Grace. Airiness. Flirtyness.

Originating in France, Rococo in the field of architecture was reflected mainly in the nature of the decor, which acquired emphatically elegant, sophisticatedly complicated forms. Amalienburg near Munich.

The image of a person lost its independent meaning, the figure turned into a detail of the ornamental decoration of the interior. Rococo painting was predominantly decorative in nature. Rococo painting, closely associated with the interior, developed in decorative and easel chamber forms. Antoine Watteau “Sailing to the Island of Cythera” (1721) Fragonard “The Swing” (1767)

REALISM Realism of the serpent (French réalisme, from late Latin reālis “real”, from Latin rēs “thing”) is an aesthetic position according to which the task of art is to capture reality as accurately and objectively as possible. The term “realism” was first used by the French literary critic J. Chanfleury in the 50s. Jules Breton. "Religious Ceremony" (1858)

CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF REALISM: Objectivity. Accuracy. Specificity. Simplicity. Naturalness.

Thomas Eakins. “Max Schmitt in a Boat” (1871) The birth of realism in painting is most often associated with the work of the French artist Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), who opened his personal exhibition “Pavilion of Realism” in Paris in 1855. In the 1870s. realism was divided into two main directions - naturalism and impressionism. Gustave Courbet. "Funeral in Ornans." 1849 -1850

Realistic painting became widespread outside France. In different countries it was known under different names, in Russia - itinerant movement. I. E. Repin. "Barge Haulers on the Volga" (1873)

Conclusions: In the art of the 17th – 18th centuries, various artistic styles coexisted. Heterogeneous in their manifestations, they still had unity and community. Sometimes completely opposite artistic decisions and images were only original answers to the most important questions in the life of society and man. It is impossible to express unambiguously what changes happened by the 17th century in people’s perception of the world. But it became obvious that the ideals of humanism did not stand the test of time. The environment, surroundings and reflection of the world in movement became the main thing for the art of the 17th – 18th centuries.

Basic literature: 1. Danilova G.I. World artistic culture. Grade 11. – M.: Bustard, 2007. Literature for additional reading: 1. Solodovnikov Yu. A. World artistic culture. Grade 11. – M.: Education, 2010. 2. Encyclopedia for children. Art. Volume 7. - M.: Avanta+, 1999. 3. http: //ru. wikipedia. org/

Complete test tasks: There are several answer options for each question. The answers that are correct, in your opinion, should be noted 1. Arrange the following eras, styles, movements in art in chronological order: a) Classicism; b) Baroque; c) Renaissance; d) Realism; e) Antiquity; f) Mannerism; g) Rococo

2. Country - birthplace of Baroque: a) France; b) Italy; c) Holland; d) Germany. 3. Match the term and definition: a) baroque b) classicism c) realism 1. strict, balanced, harmonious; 2. reproduction of reality through sensory forms; 3. lush, dynamic, contrasting. 4. Many elements of this style were embodied in the art of classicism: a) antique; b) baroque; c) gothic. 5. This style is considered lush, pretentious: a) classicism; b) baroque; c) mannerism.

6. Strict organization, balance, clarity and harmony of images are characteristic of this style: a) rococo; b) classicism; c) baroque. 7. Works of this style are distinguished by intensity of images, mannered sophistication of form, sharpness of artistic solutions: a) rococo; b) mannerism; c) baroque.

8. Representatives of classicism in painting. a) Delacroix; b) Poussin; c) Malevich. 9. Representatives of realism in painting. a) Delacroix; b) Poussin; c) Repin. 10. Periodization of the Baroque era: a) 14th -16th century. b) 15-16 centuries. c) 17th century. (late 16th - mid 18th century). 11. G. Galileo, N. Copernicus, I. Newton are: a) sculptors b) scientists c) painters d) poets

12. Match the works with the styles: a) classicism; b) baroque; c) mannerism; d) rococo

The 17th century turned out to be surprisingly favorable for the development of artistic culture. The successes of natural science have significantly expanded and complicated the idea of ​​the world as a boundless, changeable and contradictory unity. There was a dominant feeling of man's inextricable connection with this world, his dependence on the surrounding reality, on the conditions and circumstances of his existence. That is why not only man becomes the bearer of artistic creativity, but also the entire diversity of reality, its complex connections with man. Accordingly, the themes of artistic creativity and plot repertoire became richer, new independent genres and styles were developed, and those that had developed in previous cultural eras developed and deepened. In the 17th century, almost simultaneously, styles emerged that had a national character and embraced different types of art - classicism and baroque.

Classicism is represented in literature by such names - P. Corneille, J. Racine, J. B. Moliere (France), D. Fonvizin (Russia); in painting - N. Poussin, C. Lauren (France); in sculpture - E. M. Falconet (France), Thorvaldsen (Denmark); in architecture - J. A. Gabriel, C. N. Ledoux (France); in music - K.V. Gluck, W.A. Mozart (Austria).

Prominent representatives of the Baroque style in literature were Calderon (Spain), D. Milton (England); in painting - P. P. Rubens (born in Germany), in architecture - L. Bernini (Italy); in music - J. S. Bach, G. F. Handel (Germany), A. Vivaldi (Italy).

European art of the 18th century combined two different antagonistic principles: classicism and romanticism. Classicism meant the subordination of man to the social system, while developing romanticism sought to maximize the individual, personal beginning. However, the classicism of the 18th century changed significantly compared to the classicism of the 17th century, discarding in some cases one of the most characteristic features of the style - antique classical forms. In addition, the “new” classicism of the Enlightenment, at its very core, was not alien to romanticism.

An important new beginning in the art of the 18th century was the emergence of movements that did not have their own stylistic form and did not feel the need to develop it. This largest cultural movement was primarily sentimentalism, fully reflecting the Enlightenment ideas about the original purity and kindness of human nature, which are lost along with the original “natural state” of society, its distance from nature. Sentimentalism was addressed primarily to the inner, personal, intimate world of human feelings and thoughts, and therefore did not require special stylistic design. Sentimentalism is extremely close to romanticism; the “natural” person it glorifies inevitably experiences the tragedy of a collision with natural and social elements, with life itself, which is preparing great upheavals, the premonition of which fills the entire culture of the 18th century.

One of the most important characteristics of the culture of the Enlightenment is the process of replacing the religious principles of art with secular ones. In the 18th century, secular architecture for the first time took precedence over church architecture throughout almost all of Europe. The invasion of secularism into religious painting in those countries where it previously played a major role is also obvious - Italy, Austria, Germany. Genre painting, reflecting the artist’s everyday observation of the real lives of real people, is becoming widespread in almost all European countries, sometimes striving to take the main place in art. The ceremonial portrait, so popular in the past, gives way to the intimate portrait, and in landscape painting the so-called “mood landscape” appears and spreads in different countries (Watteau, Gainsborough, Guardi).

A characteristic feature of 18th-century painting is the increased attention to the sketch not only among the artists themselves, but also among connoisseurs of works of art. Personal, individual perception and mood reflected in a sketch sometimes turn out to be more interesting and cause a greater emotional and aesthetic impact than the finished work. Drawings and engravings are valued more than paintings because they establish a more direct connection between the viewer and the artist. The tastes and requirements of the era also changed the requirements for color paintings. In the works of 18th-century artists, the decorative understanding of color is enhanced; a painting should not only express and reflect something, but also decorate the place where it is located. Therefore, along with the subtlety of halftones and delicacy of colors, artists strive for multicolor and even variegation.

The product of the purely secular culture of the Enlightenment was the style "rococo", which received the most perfect embodiment in the field of applied art. It also manifested itself in other areas where the artist has to solve decorative and design problems: in architecture - in planning and interior design, in painting - in decorative panels, paintings, screens, etc. Rococo architecture and painting are primarily focused on creating comfort and grace for the person who will contemplate and enjoy their creations. Small rooms do not seem cramped thanks to the illusion of “playing space” created by architects and artists who skillfully use various artistic means for this: ornament, mirrors, panels, special colors, etc. The new style has become primarily the style of poor houses, into which, with a few techniques, he introduced a spirit of coziness and comfort without emphasized luxury and pomp. The eighteenth century introduced many household items that give a person comfort and peace, preventing his desires, making them at the same time objects of true art.

An equally significant aspect of the culture of the Enlightenment was the appeal to capturing human sensations and pleasures (both spiritual and physical) through artistic means. Among the greatest thinkers of the Enlightenment (Voltaire, Helvetius) one can find “gallant scenes” in which protest against the sanctimonious morality of the time sometimes develops into frivolity. In France, from the very beginning of the 18th century, both the public and critics began to demand from new art, first of all, “pleasant.” Such requirements were imposed on painting, music, and theater. “Pleasant” meant both “sensitive” and purely sensual. Voltaire’s famous phrase “All genres are good, except the boring” most clearly reflects this requirement of the time.

The tendency of fine art to be entertaining, narrative and literary explains its rapprochement with the theater. The 18th century is often called the “golden age of theatre”. The names of Beaumarchais, Sheridan, Fielding, Gozzi, Goldoni constitute one of the most striking pages in the history of world drama.

The theater turned out to be close to the very spirit of the era. Life itself moved towards him, suggesting interesting plots and collisions, filling old forms with new content. It is no coincidence that it was during the Age of Enlightenment that the famous Venetian carnival became not just a holiday, but precisely a way of life, a form of everyday life.

Music occupied an important place in the hierarchy of spiritual values ​​in the 18th century. If the fine art of Rococo strives, first of all, to decorate life, theater - to expose and entertain, then the music of the Enlightenment amazes a person with the scale and depth of analysis of the most hidden corners of the human soul. The attitude towards music is also changing, which in the 17th century was just an applied instrument of influence in both the secular and religious spheres of culture. In France and Italy, in the second half of the century, a new secular form of music, opera, flourished. In Germany and Austria, the most “serious” forms of musical works developed - oratorio and mass. The achievement of the musical culture of the Enlightenment era is undoubtedly the work of Bach and Mozart.

The Age of Enlightenment is characterized by a craving for adventure, adventure, travel, and the desire to penetrate into a different “cultural” space. It found its manifestation in magical operas with many extraordinary transformations, in tragicomedies, fairy tales, etc.

An outstanding contribution to the history of world culture was the publication of the fundamental “Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Crafts”, begun D. Diderot(1713-1784) and D'Alembert. The Encyclopedia systematized the most important scientific achievements of mankind and approved a system of cultural values ​​that reflected the most progressive views of that time.

He fully reflected the signs of the time, all its complexity and inconsistency - philosopher, naturalist, poet and prose writer - Voltaire. One of Voltaire's most profound and satirical works "Candide, or the Optimist" fully reflected the general trends in the development of educational literature.

The founder of educational romanticism in literature - J. J. Rousseau. His moral and aesthetic ideals were fully reflected in his most famous and significant novel "The New Eloise" The followers of Russianism were Karamzin (“Poor Liza”), Goethe (“The Sorrows of Young Werther”), Chaderlos de Laclos (“Dangerous Liaisons”).

The Age of Enlightenment was a major turning point in the spiritual development of Europe, influencing almost all spheres of socio-political and cultural life. Having debunked the political and legal norms, aesthetic and ethical codes of the old class society, the enlighteners did titanic work to create a positive system of values, addressed primarily to man, regardless of his social affiliation, which organically became part of the flesh and blood of Western civilization. The cultural heritage of the 18th century still amazes with its extraordinary diversity, richness of genres and styles, depth of understanding of human passions, greatest optimism and faith in man and his mind.

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Artistic culture of the 17th – 18th centuries.

Stylistic diversity of art of the 17th – 18th centuries

• MHC 11, part 2.
• Module 1
• Lesson 1
• MHC teacher Smirnova Olga Georgievna
• 1 sq. category
• Municipal educational institution "Klimovskaya Secondary School"

El Greco healing of a man born blind 1570 Dresden Gallery

So much news in twenty years Both in the sphere of stars and in the form of planets, The universe crumbles into atoms, All connections are broken, everything is crushed into pieces. The foundations have been shaken, and now Everything has become relative for us. John Donne

Prerequisites for the emergence of new styles

Renaissance

New styles

• The world is one

• Scientific discoveries of the early 17th century completely shattered the image of the universe.
• Man is an insignificant grain of sand in the universe
• Chaos, collapse of the cosmic world order
• Tragedy, skepticism

• Man is the measure of all things (Renaissance)
• Harmony of the Universe

• Humanism

New styles

Mannerism

Mannerism

Baroque

Baroque

Rococo

Rococo

Classicism

Classicism

Realism

Realism

Mannerism (characteristic features)

• Refined, virtuosic technique
• The tension and pretentiousness of images caught in the power of supernatural forces
• Refusal to depict the real world and retreat into a fantastic, otherworldly world
• Broken, “serpentine” contour lines
• Sharp play of light and color contrasts
• Unexpected juxtaposition of large and small plans
• Pile of naked bodies
• Unusual lengthening of figures or, on the contrary, a clear decrease in details
• Instability and difficulty in poses

Martyrdom of Saint Mauritius.

1580 – 1583

• The main goal of Baroque is the desire to surprise, to cause amazement
• Like mannerism, baroque conveyed the tension of conflict, the spirit of contradictions
• But the desire for the revival of harmony in human life is much more pronounced
• Man is obsessed with the desire to identify and understand the main laws of life development
• The thirst for life and fear of death are combined with the instinct of self-preservation
• Heroic deeds bordering on tragedy and horror. Man before a choice
• Understanding the futility of existence, the frailty of life

What's life? Fleeting shadow, buffoon, Furiously noisy on the stage And an hour later forgotten by everyone; fairy tale In the mouth of a fool, rich in words And ringing phrases, but poor in meaning. William Shakespeare

Main themes of the Baroque

• Human torment and suffering
• Mystical allegories
• The relationship between good and evil, life and death, love and hate, thirst for pleasure and retribution for them

Character traits

• Emotional intensity of passions
• Dynamism and “anxiety” of silhouettes
• Picturesque entertainment
• Exaggerated splendor of forms
• Abundance and heap of fancy details
• Using unexpected metaphors
• At the same time, the Baroque revived some common features of the Renaissance: a broad affirmative character, energetic optimism, a holistic, consistent view of the world, a commitment to ensemble and synthesis of arts

Age of Enlightenment Classicism

Main topics:

• The triumph of public principles over personal
• Subordination of feeling to duty
• Idealization of heroic images

Characteristic features of classicism

• Clarity, directness and simplicity in the expression of content
• Restraint, calmness in emotions and passions
• Striving for an objective reflection of the world around us
• Dignity and rationalism in actions
• Maintaining correctness and order
• The architecture is distinguished by strict organization of geometric lines, clarity of volumes, regularity of layout
• In painting and sculpture and DPI: logical development of the plot, balanced composition, smooth contour line, clear modeling of volume, subordination of color to semantic accents

Rococo (characteristic features)

• Exquisite, complex shapes, fancy lines
• Stylization of the sink. Transforming it into complex curls, into decorations in the form of a shield, scroll, coat of arms or emblem
• Acanthus motif (herbaceous plant stylization)
• In Russia - rocaille – decorative ornaments imitating the combination of fancy shells and strange plants
• Mascarons – molded, carved or twisted masks in the form of a human face or the head of an animal, placed above windows, doors, arches, on fountains, vases, furniture

Plant

Stylization in Rococo style

• Origin: 17th – 18th century
• The principle of realistic art is reflection “like in a mirror”
• At the same time, naturalism and blind imitation of nature are alien to true realism.
• Artists were just learning to see life as it is

Interpenetration and enrichment of artistic styles

Sketch by Bernini

Claude Perrault

• In the art of the 17th and 18th centuries, various artistic styles coexisted
• Heterogeneous in their manifestations, they still had deep internal unity and community
• Often completely opposite artistic decisions and images were only original answers to the most important questions in the life of society and man.

Questions to the topic

• What are the characteristic features and artistic ideals of 17th-18th century art? How have ideas about man and the overall picture of the world changed compared to the Renaissance?
• Tell us about the stylistic diversity of the 17th and 18th centuries. What are their main distinguishing features?