Innovations during the Baroque period stylistically departed from the Renaissance. a. Select one work of art from this lesson.

b. Identify the stylistic element characteristic of the Baroque period.

c. Explain how this technique supported the artist’s visual depiction of a story within the artwork.

A.  The Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens

B. The Baroque style is characterized by exaggerated motion and clear detail used to produce drama, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, and music. Baroque iconography was direct, obvious, and dramatic, intending to appeal above all to the senses and the emotions.

C. The use of the chiaroscuro technique is a well known trait of Baroque art. This technique refers to the interplay between light and dark and is often used in paintings of dimly lit scenes to produce a very high-contrast, dramatic atmosphere. The chiaroscuro technique is visible in the painting The Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens. Other important Baroque painters include Caravaggio (who is thought to be a precursor to the movement and is known for work characterized by close-up action and strong diagonals) and Rembrandt.

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