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| Term describing a style in art and architecture. It developed in Italy in the late 16th century. | | Term describing a style in art and architecture. Originally developed in Italy in the late 16th century. |
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| Baroque architecture is characterised by symmetry and enormous ornaments. Buildings are often arranged in oval structures which is supposed to appeal to the viewer’s emotions [source?]. The interior is usually decorated with colourful ceiling paintings. The influences of Baroque can be seen in Europe until the 18th century. | | Baroque architecture is characterised by basic symmetry with asymmetrical ornamentation and a combination of many art forms: architecture and painting, music and performance (often with a blurring of boundaries and attempts to play with the perception of the spectators). “Stone and mortar were often blended with statuary and painting; indeed it was difficult to see where one art left off and the other began” (Guisepi n.p.). Probably the most famous example of Italian baroque architecture is St Peter's Cathedral in Rome, designed by Giovanni Bernini (1598-1660). |
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| The leading exponent of the Baroque influenced architecture in Britain was [[Christopher Wren]].
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| | == Sources == |
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| ''Sources'' | | ''The Baroque Era In The Arts''. Ed. R.A. Guisepi. Web. 16 Jun 2013. <http://history-world.org/baroque_era.htm> |
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| "Baroque architecture." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1352473/Baroque-architecture][please indicate access date] | | "1600-1830: Baroque Architecture. History Photo Guide: Baroque Architecture". ''About.com Architecture''. Web. 16 Jun 2013 <http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/ig/Historic-Styles/Baroque.htm> |
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| http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/baroque-81044.html [please format web source in accordance with the English Seminar's style sheet]
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| Baroque Architecture | |
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| Barocco(Ital.) means bizarre. Its Style in architecture was very extraordinary.
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| Features that could be found in Baroque architecture were:
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| Complicated shapes
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| Large curved forms
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| Twisted columns
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| Grand stairways
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| High domes
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| Trompe l'oeil paintings (vgl.Architecture.about.com)[please use the English Seminar's stylesheet and indicate the direct quotations]
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| In British Baroque:
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| Regularity
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| Symmetry
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| Order
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| Massive Stability
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| “great single units placed in theatrical contrast to each other”
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| Ornamentation
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| Dynamics
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| Baroque art like paintings and architecture were based on Italian art, during the Restoration period. You can find similarities between British art, especially in architecture, and Italian buildings.
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| Giovanni Bernini (1598-1660) designed St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome. British architects developed this Italian style further and built and designed buildings similar to these great buildings eg St. Paul`s Cathedral. In Italy the original plan was to use spaces and curving lines. This style became famous in Europe. Many churches and public buildings were designed in the style of Baroque. Its “[…]decorativeness in colored marble, intricate designs, twisted columns, scattered cupolas, imposing facades, and unbalanced extensions or bulges.
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| Stone and mortar were often blended with statuary and painting; indeed it was difficult to see where one art left off and the other began.” (R. A. Guisepi [please use the English Seminar's stylesheet])
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| The British started a kind of competition and somehow wanted to show that they can outplay these former buildings, which were seen as magnificent and well-structured buildings, including beautiful art.
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| Many buildings which were designed and built during the Restoration period overtrumped Italian or French architecture.
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| In Italy, buildings were designed extravagant, especially the Pope wanted churches to be pompous [source?]. Marble was the preferred material.
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| Other countries took up this style to demonstrate power and taste in art. The French Palace of Versailles could be seen as a typical example of Baroque style.
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| In Britain Blenheim Palace was designed similar to this style. It demonstrated power and art. But different to Versailles, Blenheim wasn´t built for the king, but for a noble man.
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| This also demonstrated power and wealth of Britain.
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| Sources:
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| Guisepi, R.A..The Baroque Era In The Arts. Web: http://history-world.org/baroque_era.htm (16.06.2013)
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| http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/ig/Historic-Styles/Baroque.htm (16.06.2013) | |
Term describing a style in art and architecture. Originally developed in Italy in the late 16th century.
Baroque architecture is characterised by basic symmetry with asymmetrical ornamentation and a combination of many art forms: architecture and painting, music and performance (often with a blurring of boundaries and attempts to play with the perception of the spectators). “Stone and mortar were often blended with statuary and painting; indeed it was difficult to see where one art left off and the other began” (Guisepi n.p.). Probably the most famous example of Italian baroque architecture is St Peter's Cathedral in Rome, designed by Giovanni Bernini (1598-1660).
Sources
The Baroque Era In The Arts. Ed. R.A. Guisepi. Web. 16 Jun 2013. <http://history-world.org/baroque_era.htm>
"1600-1830: Baroque Architecture. History Photo Guide: Baroque Architecture". About.com Architecture. Web. 16 Jun 2013 <http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/ig/Historic-Styles/Baroque.htm>