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Report (Baroque Period)
Report (Baroque Period)
1600-1800 CENTURIES
THE AGE OF BAROQUE
PROPAGANDISTIC ART:
It tries to impress, amaze
& persuade people.
Great interest in DEPICTING FEELINGS, and pursuits DYNAMISM, MOVEMENT &
TENSION
BAROQUE ART FORMS
1. ARCHITECTURE
- Create sensation of movement in buildings.
- It uses of curved lines, spiral, elliptic and oval floor plans,
Solomonic columns, contrast of lights and shadows, recesses and
protrusions, and split pediments.
ITALY GIANLORENZO BERNINI
VERSAILLES PALACE
FRANCE
FOUNTAIN OF THE
FOUR RIVERS
FOUNTAIN OF THE
NEWT
3. PAINTINGS
- Realistic representations.