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22 Οκτ 2024 · Some of the qualities most frequently associated with the Baroque are grandeur, sensuous richness, drama, vitality, movement, tension, emotional exuberance, and a tendency to blur distinctions between the various arts.
13 Ιουλ 2024 · Baroque art was omnipresent in churches and religious institutions. Elaborate facades, intricate sculptures, detailed paintings, and adorned churches conveyed a sense of grandeur and divinity. The altarpieces or retablos in Baroque churches displayed scenes from the Bible in a dramatic style.
Discover the Baroque style as it flourished in the Americas, where European and indigenous influences fused to create a distinct artistic expression.
Set on the rocks are four large figures symbolizing the four great rivers of the four quarters of the world -- the Danube for Europe, the Nile for Africa, the Ganges for Asia, and the Plata for the Americas. This model, circa 1650, is an early study for the final design for the Four Rivers Fountain.
The Baroque style used contrast, movement, exuberant detail, deep color, grandeur, and surprise to achieve a sense of awe. The style began at the start of the 17th century in Rome, then spread rapidly to the rest of Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal, then to Austria, southern Germany, and Poland.
The defining characteristics of the Baroque style were: real or implied movement, an attempt to represent infinity, an emphasis on light and its effects, and a focus on the theatrical.
By closely looking at examples of Renaissance and Baroque art, he concluded that Baroque works were characterized by: painterliness—loose brushwork, blurred contours, and color over line; expansiveness—the impression that the artwork continues beyond its borders, oftentimes through the use of diagonals; and
