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Title: Baroque Movement
Description: a detailed breakdown of the art movement called Baroque
Description: a detailed breakdown of the art movement called Baroque
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BAROQUE (1600-1700/1750)
Derives from the ancient Portugese noun “barocco” it can also mean “elaborate”
INFLUENCES
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Catholic Church
Mannerism :excessive adherance to a certain manner
Influenced by other styles
Eccleticism (borrowing)
Rafael Michelangelo and Titian
Carracci: Fanciful, Lively, Celebratory, Non serious, Intricate, Sensual,
Classicism-‐ Restraint, Meticulous-‐ norm transcending, Western ideals and
dignity, Classical proportion
ORIGIN
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Italy-‐ Rome
Renaissance: Rebirth
Relgion/ Rules/ Restraints
NATIVE NATURALISM
Against tradition, convention, authority-‐hostile
SUBJECT MATTER/ THEME
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Violent
Religious themes
Dramatic
Sombre, dark (chiaroscuro, tenebrism), intense
Historical (mythology)
Discourcertion
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
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Scale: massive commisions for religious organisations
Spirituality: Average human elevated
Make work more legible (visual narrative) to the uniformed
Colours range from stark-‐ sensuous-‐ threatening
Emotions, sensuality, vigour
Nude is stressed/ emphasised
2D illusion-‐ awkward foreshortening, optical illusion (light sources)
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Intricate detail
Exhuberant composition
Increase in emotional content
Shock value-‐ heroic figures
ARTISTS
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Painters: Rubens “Adoration”, “The Descent from the Cross”, Gian Lorenzo
Bernini “David” (1623-‐24), “Saint Theresa in Ecstacy” (1645-‐52),
“Fountains” (1598-‐1680)
Architecture-‐ “Ludwigsburg Palace” “Versailes”
PRIMARY AIMS
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Break from classical tradition
Giving meaning to art (message)
Install feelings (realism)
Breakaway from idealisation
FURNITURE
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Curvaceous and softer
Legs were heavy, square or tapered
Furniture decorated with parquetry and “Boulle” in brass, silver and
tortoise shell
Tabletops were done in marble
Woodwork was done in ebony, oak, chestnut and walnut
Upholstery fabrics were done mainly in tapestry, leather, needlepoint,
cane and heavy silks
Title: Baroque Movement
Description: a detailed breakdown of the art movement called Baroque
Description: a detailed breakdown of the art movement called Baroque