San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane: Borromini’s Masterpiece
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane: A Baroque Masterpiece
Architectural Design
Form: The longitudinal and transverse axes of the plant are exempt, so that the load-bearing function is performed by monolithic columns around the perimeter of the church. The church building was elevated so that all participate in a single pulse with an upward trend. This elevation of the plant gives rise to an entablature cornice shaped in a curve, rising above an intermediate body comprised of a half dome and arches supporting
Read MoreKandinsky’s Composition IV: A 1911 Masterpiece
Composition IV by Wassily Kandinsky
Artwork Details
The title of this painting is Composition IV. The author, Wassily Kandinsky, created it in 1911. The style is abstract art. The theme of this panel is a battle, possibly between knights in a fairy-tale landscape. It has also been interpreted as a struggle between pictorial elements: yellow against blue, and straight lines against curved lines.
Technical Aspects
Supporting elements: The artwork is on fabric, using the oil painting technique. This technique
Read MoreUnderstanding Expressionism: The Scream by Edvard Munch
Expressionism: A Societal Reflection
Expressionism emerged as a powerful artistic movement during times of societal crisis. This analysis focuses on the broad trend of expressionism in Nordic countries, particularly Scandinavia, Germany, and Austria, from the late 19th century to the early 1930s.
Die Brücke: Pioneers of German Expressionism
Key to this movement was the German expressionist group Die Brücke (The Bridge), formed in 1905. They were socially combative, employing violent and arbitrary
Read MoreMedieval Art in France: Gothic Period
Gothic Art
The term “Gothic” was first used during the Renaissance to refer pejoratively to the art of the Middle Ages. It was considered barbaric and inferior in comparison to classical art. Gothic art was born in the heart of France, in the Île-de-France (although the word comes from the Germanic people, the Goths).
Gothic was born around 1140 in France. The first monument of this movement is considered to be the Church of the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis (built by Abbot Suger, advisor of Louis VII
Read MoreLazarillo de Tormes: A Realistic 16th-Century Novel
It is a realistic narrative; facts are recounted as if they had occurred. The border between reality and fiction fades, taking an important step towards the creation of the modern novel by proposing that the work be read as if it were true. It is the starting point of the European realist novel. The characters change throughout the circumstances of their lives, and the protagonist changes from the beginning to the end of the work.
Structure
Foreword and 7 chapters. The latter reveals that the work
Read MoreModernist and 98 Generation Poetry: Features and Trends
The Poetry of Modernism
The poetry of Modernism is an aesthetic renovation of poetic language. It incorporates features from French poetry. Parnassianism emphasizes art for art’s sake, a taste for refined and formal perfection. Symbolism embraces the love of music and the incorporation of symbols, including synesthesia. These sensorial images, introduced by Rubén Darío, are characterized by the pursuit of absolute beauty to escape from everyday reality.
Key Features of Modernist Poetry
- The poet feels