El martirio de san Felipe

EL MARTIRIO DE SAN FELIPE:

Introduction.

The author is José de Ribera, its size is 2.34 x 2.34 m, it was created in 1639, was created in the Baroque and is currently in Madrid, in the museo del prado.

Analisys.

A Baroque style is created with a technique of oil painting and is painted with a perspective of raw, plausible and realistic, depicting the suffering of the martyred Saint. Light plays an important role as shadows give it a touch of drama at the same time that the contrast of the light. It is religious theme and the colors are bright and clear. It has a religious function.

Conclusion.

This author is José de Ribera, the style is barroque, the year of publication is the 17 century and actually, the laction is Spain, Madrid.

The Christ of the Agony.

Sculpture card:

Title: The Chirst of the Agony.
Author: Gregorio Fernández.
Year: 1576-1636.
Style: Spanish Baroque.
Technique: Polychomed wood.
Location: National Museum of Sculpture in Valladolid.
General description: This is sculpture maked by Gregorio Fernández between 1576-1636 made to order from Dule of Lerma.

Analysis:

The name of this sculpture is "The Christ of Agony". It was made by Gregorio Fernández. Gregorio Fernández was a Spanish Baroque sculptor, he used the expression.

This sculpture represented Christ who has just died but still has no closed her eyes and Chirst was his head on a pillow. In the 17th century the society was very religious and church imposes rules Counter.

This is a sculpture that it made by wood. The body is bare but his bones and muscles in a realistic way are marked. The colors of this sculpture are the brown is all over the body as it represents the color of skin and the red that representing the blood. The sculpture represent the drama, you can see that on the face, eyes, mouth, sweaty hair and specially in the bloody wounds. Its function is to arouse feelings in people who are watching the sculpture.

Conclusion:

This sculpture represent much pain and sadness.

Las Meninas.

Painting card:
-Title: Las Meninas.
-Author: Diego Velázquez.
-Year: 1656.
-Style: Spanish Baroque.
-Technique: Oil on canvas.
-Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid.
-General description: The topic of the painting is the portrait of the Infanta Margarita of Austria, who is surrounded by her servants "las meninas".

INTRODUCTION.
Las Meninas, also known as La familia de Philip IV (The family of Felipe IV) was painted by Diego Velázquez. He was a Spanish painter who belonged to the Spanish Baroque. The most important piece of art of Velázquez was Las Meninas, but he also painted other pieces, for example La Rendición de Breda, Portrait of Pope Inocencio X and Las Hilanderas.
The Baroque's main characteristics were the realism and expressivity.
This painting was painted in the 17th century, which was a period of crisis, weakness and wars.


ANALYSIS.
The technique that was used was oil on canvas. It has a linear perspective.
The lower half of the painting is full of characters and the upper half has shadows.
The lights come from the window, which gives importance to the Infanta.
The colors are mainly dark.
The scene is located in the Alcázar in Madrid.
The characters are Velázquez, the Infanta Margarita and her servants, José Nieto Velázquez (the queen's chamberlain), the princess's chaperone and a guardadamas behind the meninas and king Philip  IV and queen Mariana, who are reflected on a mirror.
It is a realistic painting and it has a lot of details, for example the hair of the dog.
Before the 17th century, the artist were not very important, but with this painting we can see that it changed because he painted himself with the monarchy.

CONCLUSION.
Other important artists of the Spanish Baroque were Zurbarán, Murillo and José de Ribera.
This painting is one of the most famous.
I like it because of its realism and it seems like a photo.

The Christ of the Clemenci.

Sculpture Card:

Title = The Christ of the Clemenci.
Author = Juan Martínez Montañéz
Year = 1603-1606.
Style = Spanish Barroque.
Technique = Polychrome and gilded wood.
Localication = Chapel of San Andres in the Cathedral of Seville.
General description = This is the Christ of the Clemenci, a crucified of the most beautiful and perfect of the Spanish Barroque, is the work Summit for many the made by Juan Martínez Montañés, made in polychrome and gilded wood and with a height of 1.90 m.

INTRODUCTION.

This sculpture is the Christ of the Clemency, it was made by Juan Martínez Montañés between 1603 and 1606, the style of this sculpture is the Spanish Barroque.

ANALYSIS

This type of sculpture is a sculpture in high relief, it could be a part this stand, as this straight, but being nailed to the cross is not supported to say that this standing. The technique of using this sculpture is the polychrome and gilded wood. The volume of this sculpture is a geometric volume. Light receiving this sculpture comes mainly to her forehead, to highlight all their characteristics of expression. The function of this sculpture is religious because it is represents a Christ. The theme is Bible, since it represents the story of when Jesus was crucified. This sculpture is very realistic, as are all the traits of Christ, is also naturalistic and represents well the emotions, as is seen in the face of suffering and pain affect because this crucified.

At the time of the Spanish Barroque main technique used was polychrome wood, which is used in this sculpture.
Other important works of the Spanish Baroque and its authors are for example Christ lying made by Gregorio Fernández, or the immaculate conception of the Cathedral of Granada by Alonso Cano.

CONCLUSION

I like this work because it looks great expressions of sculpture and this is very well done.

San Carlo alle quattro fontane.

Architectonic card:

Name: San Carlo alle quattro fontane.

Author: Francesco Borromini.

Year: 1634-1644.

Style: Barroque.

Technique: Stone.

Localitation: Rome.

General description: It is a church, created by Borromini in the ages 1634-1644, the style baroque and the technique is stone.

Introducction:
The name of this arquitecture is "San Carlo alle quattro fontane" The architect is Borromini, he was considered one of the greatest exponents of Roman Baroque. He worked with curved surfaces giving fluidity to the architectural ensemble, sometimes it was with gentle nature and sometimes more dramaticismo, moved away from the trends of his time in the interiors based merely plastered walls, with simple decorations, often gilded, assembled seamlessly with architectural forms. The style of this arquitecture as I said before is Baroque. In the arquitectures of this style, were built many columns, especially Salomonic and the architect was left many open spaces with gardens or squares. What more was done were churches and other religious buildings.

Analysis:

This building is a church, the materials used to build it were stone and nothing else, have diamond-shaped arches are curved, convex and concave, dome follows a succession of ovals. There are two types of light, the overhead light, lantern of the dome and other light sources that are at the base of the dome. It continues being a Church.

Conclusion:

This architecture gives me a lot of strength with his figures and columns and tranquility with its colors.

Apolo and Dafne.

Sculpture card:
-Title: Apolo and Dafne.
-Author: Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
-Year: 1622-1625.
-Style: Baroque.
-Technique: It is made of marble.
-Location: Borghese Gallery, Rome.
-General description: It is an exempt sculpture of round lump. Threpresents Dafne and Apolo, which is a mytholocical topic.




INTRODUCTION
Apolo and Dafne was made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who was an Italian sculptor, architect and painter. He mainly worked in Rome and he is considered one of the most important artist of the Baroque. He had the ability to represent dramatic scenes. Other important works that he did are: Barberini Palace, David and Chair of Saint Peter.
The sculpture belongs to the Baroque. The main characteristics of this style regarding sculpture are:
   -Realistic sculptures.
   -The main topic was religion, but there were others, for example: mythology or portraits.
   -Predominance of diagonals.
   -Expressivity.
It was made in the 17th century, which was a period of wars between Catholics and Protestants.
There was a lot of crisis.


ANALYSIS
It was made of marble and it is and exempt sculpture of round lump. 
The author used diagonals to give realism, as we can see in the next picture:

The light has a dramatic sense because it gives more intensity to the scene.
As I said before, it is a realistic sculpture in which we can see an expression of horror on Dafne's face and a captivated expression on Apolo's face.
It represents a mythological topic.  It is about the Apolo and Dafne's myth, which sais that Apolo ridiculed Eros because of his arch and arrows. Eros was angry and he took two arrows, one made of gold, that produced love and the other one, made of lead, produced hate. He used the arrow made of gold to shoot it to Apolo and the arrow made of lead was used to shoot the nymph Dafne.
Apolo was always chasing her and she was always escaping. And she finally, asked for help to her father and he transformed her into a laurel. 
This sculpture represents the moment in which Dafne is transforming into the laurel.


CONCLUSION
The Baroque was the style which followed the Rennaisance.
I like a lot this sculpture because it is amazing and I think that the representation of the moment in which her is transforming is very difficult.

"La cena en Emaus"

Painting card

Title = "La cena en Emaus"
Author = Caravaggio.
Year = 1596-1602
Style = Barroque.
Technique = Oil on canvas.
Localication = National Gallery de Londres, Londres, Ireino Unido.
General description = It is a painting by the Italian painter Caravaggio. It is oil on canvas measures 140 cm high and 197 cm in width. It is conserved in the National Gallery in London. Is a religious painting.

INTRODUCTION

This painting is called "La cena en Emaus". The author of this painting is Caravaggio. The painting style is baroque, and Caravaggio painted it of year 1596-1602. The supper at Emmaus from London is contemporary San Juan Bautista, and is recognized as the custom of the Roman nobleman Ciriaco Mattei1 for which he paid 150 shields. It was later acquired by Cardinal Scipione Borghese. As was the case with other works of Caravaggio, it caused great controversy due to the form of a religious issue, forcing the author to paint a new version.

ANALYSIS

The technique that has been used in this painting is the oil and is a painted on canvas. The prospect that has is mostly linear. The light goes straight, mostly intensity leads in the heart, since Jesus is exited and the picture is of religious caractyer. Used a small variety of colors, the color that is used in this painting is the target, but also the red is used to highlight Jesus and dark colours in the garments. The composition of this work is symmetrical. The function of this picture is religious. The theme is the Bible, since this painting also can be called the disciples of Emmaus. The figures of this work are realistic, and looks that express emotions, also are naturalistic.

In this century usually both sculptures and paintings are trying to do with straight lines. To others that this painting was considered one of the masterpieces by Caravaggio and then Erwin Olaf, a photographer and filmmaker, he decided to do a series of performances related to this painting.
One of the paintings from this period is the portrait 2 by José Luis Morales and Marín Espasa Calpe, another painting is holy family of the bird by Murillo, another painting is the old woman cooking eggs by Caravaggio.

CONCLUSION

Before the baroque style that had was mannerism, and after the baroque style that came is the neoclassical. To me this painting I like it because the expressions of people looks good and is quite realistic for my.

El rapto de Proserpina

 El rapto de Proserpina:

Title:El rapto de Proserpina.

Author:Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Year:1621-1622

Style:Manierism.

Laction:Borghese Galery.

INTRODUCTION

The abduction of Proserpina is a sculpture created by Bernini in the Mannerist style in the 17TH century in the year 1621 and 1622.

ANALISYS

It is a sculpture that wants to explain the Roman myth of Proserpina, daughter of Jupiter and the earth goddess, was kidnapped by Pluto and Hells by Pluto felt love for her. In the work there are several surprising aspects to Excel as Proserpina hit in face of Pluto trying to resist her abduction and as it gives the feeling of stretching him face and fingers of Pluto by Proserpina leg strength to abduct her, these features make the work of Bernini a fantastic sculpture, also a violent and dynamic nature is seen in her. The light is very important in this sculpture playing the role of highlighting the ways to give life. The material with which it is built is just stone and marble. It has a mythological and violent themes in which Persephone is forced to abandon the world and a mother who wants to. It was commissioned by Scipione, whose gift it to Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi.

CONCLUSION

Is a sculpture of Bernini of the XVII century and explain the leyend of the abduction of Proserpina(Perséfone in the greek mythology).