BAROQUE

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BAROQUE
⮚ The word baroque is a French word ART
• Baroque is well known for its
extravagance and over-the-top style,
of Portuguese origin and means “a
and is still a familiar sight in many
pearl of irregular shape.” European cathedrals and palaces

⮚ A period of artistic styles in ⮚ It was particularly popular in Rome,

exaggerated motion, where it started, and other
drama, tension and European countries such as France,
grandeur Germany, Spain, and Holland.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF BAROQUE ART
⮚ The paintings focus on creating a
⮚Paintings illustrated Catholic sense of drama, and use rich,
Dogma, direct or indirect deep colors contrasted against
Biblical works dark backgrounds

⮚ Architecture use of contrast, ⮚ Architecture was designed

detail, movement, and to create spectacle and illusion
surprise in order to create a
sense of awe in the viewer.
⮚Sculpture typically larger than life size, open central spaces
with high domes overhead

In Music, the concept of common-practice tonality was

invented, it’s the idea of writing music in a certain key
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of
gives
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cathedrals and origin, and
⮚ Traditionally
palaces depicts religious
means “a pearl
CHARACTERISTICS or classical scenes shape.” of irregular

OF BAROQUE ART ⮚ Rich, deep colors, often

contrasting the three
primaries
⮚subjects against dark
backgrounds
 ⮚ Baroque is well known for its ⮚ The word baroque is a
In addition
extravagance to and
theover-the-top
two mainstyle,
characteristics
and of Baroque
French word of Portuguese
painting
is still a familiar sight in many European origin, and means “a pearl
1. grandeur
cathedrals andor sensuality
palaces – (see, for instance,
of irregular
religiousshape.”
works by Peter
Paul Rubens, or the elegant portraits of Anthony Van Dyck)

2. strong emotional content – (see in particular, works by Spanish

Baroque Artists such as Ribera, Zurbaran, even Velazquez; we should note two
other important but contradictory tendencies)

3. naturalism or realism,

4. classicism or 'the ideal'

⮚ Baroque is well known for its ⮚ The word baroque is a
extravagance and over-the-top style, and French word of Portuguese
is still a familiar sight in many European origin, and means “a pearl
cathedrals and palaces of irregular shape.”
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⮚ Baroque is well known for its
extravagance and over-the-top style, and
is still a familiar sight in many European
cathedrals and palaces
⮚ The word baroque is a
French word of Portuguese
origin, and means “a pearl
of irregular shape.”