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AP European History AMSCO Guided Notes

2.7: Art of the 16th Century: Mannerism and Baroque Art

AP European History
AMSCO Guided Notes
2.1 Contextualizing 16th- and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments
2.2 Luther and the Protestant Reformation
2.3 Protestant Reform Continues
2.4 Wars of Religion
2.5 The Catholic Reformation
2.6 16th-Century Society and Politics
2.7 Art of the 16th Century: Mannerism and Baroque Art
2.8 Causation in the Age of Reformation and the Wars of Religion

AP European History Guided Notes

AMSCO 2.7 - Art of the 16th Century: Mannerism and Baroque Art

Essential Questions

  1. How and why did artistic expression change from 1450 to 1648?
I. Mannerist and Baroque Artists

1. What were the primary reasons monarchies, city-states, and the Catholic Church commissioned works of art during the 16th century?

A. Mannerism

1. What is Mannerism and how did it differ from High Renaissance artistic principles?

2. How did the Protestant Reformation influence the development of Mannerism?

1. Tintoretto

1. How did Tintoretto challenge Renaissance artistic traditions and what made him significant in Venice?

2. El Greco

1. What were the distinctive characteristics of El Greco's artistic style and what influenced his approach?

2. How did the Counter Reformation and Inquisition affect El Greco's work?

B. Baroque

1. What is Baroque art and how did it combine Renaissance traditions with religious influences from the Reformation?

2. How did Catholic rulers and clergy use Baroque architecture and sculpture to advance their political and religious goals?

3. How did Protestant Baroque art differ from Catholic Baroque art in subject matter and patronage?

1. Caravaggio

1. What innovative techniques did Caravaggio use in his religious paintings and how did they differ from traditional approaches?

2. How did Caravaggio's work serve as a bridge between Mannerism and Baroque styles?

2. Artemisia Gentileschi

1. What made Artemisia Gentileschi historically significant and what subjects did she specialize in?

2. How did Gentileschi use lighting in her paintings to enhance emotional impact?

3. Gian Lorenzo Bernini

1. What were the key characteristics of Bernini's sculptural style and how did it convey emotion and movement?

2. What major architectural project did Bernini complete and how did he reshape Rome's cityscape?

4. Peter Paul Rubens

1. What were the defining characteristics of Peter Paul Rubens's Baroque paintings and how did he use color and movement?

2. How did Rubens's work serve the Catholic Church and European monarchs?

Key Terms

Mannerism

Baroque

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Tintoretto

Caravaggio

Peter Paul Rubens

El Greco

Artemisia Gentileschi