Baroque and Rococo

  Read Janson's History of Art Portable Edition Book 3: The Renaissance through the Rococo, (pages 661-783). If needed, use other sources and cite them in your paper. • View Module 6 PowerPoint Reading Assignment • Write at least 3-page paper (1200 words) covering the following themes: 1. Define the style of Baroque. 2. Analyze Caravaggio’s painting “The Conversion of St. Paul” and explain why it is a Baroque painting. 3. Analyze Bernini’s sculpture “The Ecstasy of St. Teresa.” 4. Write a short biography on Rembrandt. 5. Analyze Rembrandt’s painting “The Night Watch.” 6. Analyze Watteau’s painting “A Pilgrimage to Cythera” and explain why it is a Rococo painting. 7. Write a short biography on Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. 8. Analyze Tiepolo’s fresco at the Kaieseraal in Wurzburg. View the following video clip on Artemisia Gentileschi: https://youtu.be/S5qSwf-GTfs Post your opinion on Baroque as a reflection of a political battle between Catholicism and the Reformation