Caravaggio and the Great Masters of Baroque Art. Introduction, Italian Baroque Art refers to the body of work by Italian Painters and Sculptors during the 17th Century. Introduction to the Renaissance, The Baroque and Baroque Art and Architecture, Giotto di Bondone, 1267 1337, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 29 September 1571 18 July 1610, Annibale Carracci, November 3, 1560 July 15, 1609, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 7 December 1598 28 November 1680, Artemisia Gentileschi, July 8, 1593 c. 1656, Guido Reni, 4 November 1575 18 August 1642, Jusepe de Rivera, 17 February, 1591 (bap.) 2 September, 1652, Pietro da Cortona, 1 November 1596 or 1597 16 May 1669, Salvator Rosa, June 20 or July 21, 1615 March 15, 1673, Luca Giordano, 18 October 1634 3 January 1705, Sebastiano Ricci, 1 August 1659 15 May 1734. The term baroque was introduced by art critics to describe a wide range of styles and artists from the seventeenth century. The Baroque was born in Italy, and later adopted in France, Germany, the Netherlands, England and Spain. The Counter-Reformation was a comprehensive effort composed of five major elements: Reactionary defense of Catholic sacramental practice, Ecclesiastical or structural reconfiguration, Religious orders, Spiritual movements, and Political dimensions. As the 17th century progressed the Baroque style spread to the Protestant countries. Baroque is a term that applies to art, architecture, music and theater. The Catholic Church was the leading patron of the arts across much of Europe. The goal of much art in the Counter-Reformation, especially in Rome and Flanders, was to restore the predominance and centrality of Catholicism. In areas where Catholicism predominated, architecture and painting, and to a lesser extent music, reflected Counter-Reformation goals.I teach lecture courses and studios as I wish they would have been taught to me. Much of the graphic material in my lectures is taken or generated first hand directly by me on site. I teach to learn. I teach subjects as I wish they were taught to me. The Mission Statement. Education is a tool for the improvement of successive generations. I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ConfuciusThis course is designed under the premise that humans should be taught in a way that is modeled after the educational patterns of evolution. The design, development and application of educational systems based on the educational principles of evolution generates a philosophy and methodology of education in synchrony with the evolutionary education system that is firmly and deeply rooted in each of us. Education for evolution is an educational system designed to help propel humans forward in the natural course of evolution. The purpose of education for evolution is to enhance and strengthen the natural evolutionary process of humans through the mechanism of education. The means to achieve this objective is the design of a curricula based on the same educational techniques and strategies used by natural evolution, enhanced and guided by the application of conscious educational decisions.
