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Baroque
Characteristics of Baroque
Architecture
Architecture of theatre
A strong movement in 17th &
18th centuries
Elaborate ornaments and
exuberant
e.g. Beauty & The Beast
Interplay of natural lighting,
lighting & shadow
spatially complex
composition
HISTORY & CULTURE 1 (90012)
Baroque
Characteristics of Baroque
Architecture
Blurred physical boundaries
between building elements
Hiding of structural features
Expansive curvaceous form
swirling movements to
create dynamic movements
Plasticity of materials
Sense of mass, complex
interplay of geometry
Combination of architecture,
painting & sculpture
HISTORY & CULTURE 1 (90012)
Baroque
Characteristics of Baroque
Art
Expressive, playing with
emotion
Free/fluidity dynamic
composition
Play with tone and
Contrast light and shadow
with the intention to capture
the emotion and motion
(contrapposto)
Engagement of viewer and
picture
HISTORY & CULTURE 1 (90012)
Baroque
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Magisterial command of the
site
Sense of theatre
Curve & dramatic lighting
Emotional approach faith
Rococo
Rococo was a very playful and decorative style of art that started in
France around 1700 before spreading throughout Europe. Pastel
colours were frequently used and subjects tended to be related to the
leisure pastimes and love scenes of rich people.
Rococo
Characteristics
1720s light curvilinear
decoration
Colour scheme lightened,
mirror surfaces multiplied &
angles softened
Ornament natural forms,
branches, garlands, acanthus
Abstract sinuosity scrolis,
interlace & arabesques
Elegant, lighthearted, gay
manner
Residence at Wurzbug by
Johann Baltasar Neumann
Rococo
Spread to Germany & Austria
Evanescent of Late Baroque
dynamism & geometric
complexity of the 17th century
Italian architecture & post
Louis XIV France
Official style of architecture
dignity & solemn grandeur of
the new France