Examples of Baroque in the following topics:
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- In informal usage, the word baroque describes something that is elaborate and highly detailed.
- The most important factors during the Baroque era were the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, with the development of the Baroque style considered to be linked closely with the Catholic Church.
- The use of the chiaroscuro technique is a well known trait of Baroque art.
- In music, the Baroque style makes up a large part of the classical canon.
- Name the most prominent characteristics of Baroque art and its best known artists
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- Baroque sculpture dominated Italy in the 1600s and was characterized by sculpture in the round.
- Baroque sculpture is associated with the Baroque cultural movement in 17th century Europe.
- In Baroque sculpture, groups of figures assumed new importance, and there was a dynamic movement and energy of human forms—they spiraled around an empty central vortex or reached outwards into the surrounding space.
- Baroque sculpture often had multiple ideal viewing angles and reflected a general continuation of the Renaissance's move away from relief to sculpture created in the round.
- A great deal of Baroque sculpture added extra-sculptural elements; for example, concealed lighting, water fountains, or fused sculpture and architecture that created a transformative experience for the viewer.
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- Baroque painting emerged in the 16th century and became extremely popular in the 17th century; the Roman High Baroque lasted from 1623 to 1667.
- Baroque painting is associated with the Baroque cultural movement, which began in Italy in the 17th century.
- In its most typical manifestations, Baroque art is characterized by great drama, rich, deep color, and intense light and dark shadows.
- Even a classicist painter like Sacchi's pupil Carlo Maratta was influenced in his use of color by the Baroque.
- The principal painter of the Roman High Baroque, a period that spanned several papal reigns from 1623 to 1667, was Pietro da Cortona.
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- 18th century Rococo architecture was a lighter, more graceful, yet also more elaborate version of Baroque architecture.
- Rococo architecture, as mentioned above, was a lighter, more graceful, yet also more elaborate version of Baroque architecture, which was ornate and austere.
- Whilst the styles were similar, there are some notable differences between both Rococo and Baroque architecture, one of them being symmetry, since Rococo emphasized the asymmetry of forms, whilst Baroque was the opposite.
- The styles, despite both being richly decorated, also had different themes; the Baroque, for instance, was more serious, placing an emphasis on religion, and was often characterized by Christian themes (as a matter of fact, the Baroque began in Rome as a response to the Protestant Reformation); Rococo architecture was an 18th-century, more secular, adaptation of the Baroque which was characterized by more light-hearted and jocular themes.
- Rococo architecture also brought significant changes to the building of edifices, placing an emphasis on privacy rather than the grand public majesty of Baroque architecture, as well as improving the structure of buildings in order to create a more healthy environment.
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- The highly theatrical Baroque architectural style dominated Italy in the 1600s.
- The Baroque period of architecture began in the late 16th century in Rome, Italy.
- Other Roman ensembles of the Baroque and late Baroque period are likewise suffused with theatricality and, as urban theatres, provide points of focus within the surrounding cityscape.
- Following the death of Bernini in 1680, Carlo Fontana emerged as the most influential architect working in Rome during the Baroque period.
- Pietro da Cortona restored the edifice of Santa Maria Della Pace, adding a Baroque façade.
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- A particular strand of Baroque architecture evolved in Spain and its provinces and former colonies in the late 17th century.
- Spanish Baroque is a strand of Baroque architecture that evolved in Spain and its provinces and former colonies, notably Spanish America and Belgium, in the late 17th century.
- At the same time, Churrigueresque baroque offered some of the most impressive combinations of space and light.
- A remarkable convergence of Spanish, French, and Dutch Baroque aesthetics may be seen in the Abbey of Averbode (1667).
- Three sides of the Plaza Mayor, well known for its Spanish Baroque architecture.
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- English architecture during the 17th century can be characterized by its use of Palladian, Jacobean, and English Baroque styles.
- Jacobean architecture was prominent in the first quarter of the 17th century, and English Baroque architecture, a distinctly English take on the Italian Baroque style, became prevalent during the later part of the 17th century following the Great Fire of London.
- The later 17th century saw Baroque architecture come to prominence in a style that is termed English Baroque.
- Popular from 1666 to about 1715, English Baroque architecture is characterized by heavy structures adorned with elaborate decoration; compared to the contemporary Baroque of the European continent, however, it tends to be relatively plain, with more Classical subtleties.
- English Baroque architecture, as seen in Chatsworth House, can be characterized by heavy structures adorned with elaborate decoration; however, it tends to be relatively plain, with more Classical subtleties, compared to the Baroque architecture of the continent that was being built at the same time.
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- 17th century painting in France was influenced by Italian Baroque sensibilities as well as the Classical tastes of the powerful monarchy.
- Simon Vouet is known for introducing Baroque style painting to France.
- His work features clarity, logic, order, and clean lines over color, serving as a counterpoint to Baroque style painting.
- Georges de la Tour was a French Baroque painter known for painting religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by candlelight.
- Georges de la Tour was a French Baroque painter known for painting religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by candlelight.
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- During the 17th century, Flanders saw a great deal of rich artistic production which is exemplified in Flemish Baroque painting.
- Baroque art was the prevalent style in 17th century Europe.
- In Flanders, this style is known as Flemish Baroque, where it exemplifies unique traits, largely due to the Catholicism of the region.
- Baroque architecture in Flanders developed quite differently than in the Protestant North.
- Overall, the 17th century in Flanders saw a great deal of rich artistic production, mostly exemplified in Flemish Baroque painting.
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- The style of painting produced in Flanders during the 17th century is known as Flemish Baroque.
- The style of painting produced in Flanders during the 17th century is known as Flemish Baroque.
- Peter Paul Rubens, the preeminent painter of the Flemish Baroque style, had a strong influence on the artistic aesthetic of the 17th century.
- Flemish Baroque painting is notable for the fact that it was separated into different thematic categories, and artists of the time tended to specialize in one of these areas.
- Name different genres within the Flemish Baroque and its representative painters