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The Humanistic Tradition, 4/e
Gloria K. Fiero

The Catholic Reformation and the Baroque Style

Chapter Outline

  1. Historical Context of the Catholic Reformation
    1. the Catholic Reformation in Europe
    2. Catholicism's reach into Asia and Latin America
  2. Catholic Reformation Mysticism
    1. Loyola and the Jesuit order
    2. visions of Saint Teresa
    3. religious ecstasy in the visual arts
  3. Rise of the Baroque Style
    1. roots in mannerism: El Greco
    2. baroque art: Bernini and Caravaggio
    3. Italian Baroque architecture
  4. Early Baroque Music
    1. sacred music: Palestrina
    2. polychoral composition: Gabrieli
    3. the birth of opera: Monteverdi