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This paper looks at particular Baroque architectural works, and discusses the general characteristics of the style. This paper first sets out to explain what is Baroque? As well it sets the parameters for the study. The paper then looks at style, The Baroque City, St. Peter's Square, Intimate Baroque, and Chimerical Baroque.

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"The Religious Background of the Baroque and the Artistic Communication with England
The period which has come to be called the baroque is intriguing because it grew out of a unique set of political, religious and cultural circumstances. Blunt ties the style to origins in Rome for good reason, as the situation surrounding the Catholic church at about 1600 had a lot to do with the origins of the style. The Protestant Reformation of the 16th century had led to deep introspection on the part of the Catholics. The leaders in the church realized that some positive action was necessary in order to avoid further political embarrassment, continued corruption and massive attrition from the church. The Protestants had attacked the church mainly with charges of selling offices of authority, men holding numerous offices simultaneously, and the..."

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This paper examines three masterpieces of Baroque art: Christophre Wren's St. Paul's in London, Inigo Jones's "Queen's House" and Anthony Van Dyck's portrait of Charles I. Characteristics of Baroque art.

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The term Baroque is not one that tends to appeal to most art-lovers in the st century even though many people familiar with contemporary art might in fact have some difficulties in defining exactly what constitutes the Baroque style We just know that it's overly elaborate and impossibly found of the curve and the swirl But while we might well be justified in decrying the art of the Baroque as overly formal impossibly fussy and entirely inauthentic for our own tastes we must also remember the art of every

Tags:English Baroque, art, Architecture, Wren, Jones, Van Dyck

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The paper examines the age of the Baroque and explains how with the coming of this era society no longer focused on pompous pageantry and academic achievement, but instead geared itself towards the uneducated masses with the appeal of the senses. The paper describes how this led to changes in styles of music as well as to changes in the content, style and themes of literature, art, and architecture.

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"A study on this era showed that before the age of the Baroque came about in the 1600's discriminating classes of people reigned freely in Europe. This is the High Renaissance Period which showed much importance to the pageantry and fulfillment of courtiers and nobilities. The very cycle on which the society stood on then began to rebel against this certain kind of social quo and began to change the way of the times, thus giving birth to the age of the Baroque. As Robert Sherrane of the Juilliard School said, the very first emanations of the age's birth is the elevation of musicians from the status of common court entertainers to bona fide artists (Music History 102 http://www.siu.edu/~dfll/German/periods.html). Such a musical revolution then led to the liberation of other budding artists and philosophers which were confined within certain aristocratic limitations in the preceding century."

Tags:music, literature, arts, architecture, peasants

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This paper discusses Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini and provides a brief overview of his life as well as his influence in the Baroque period of art. The author starts off by defining the term "Baroque" and also provides examples of the Baroque style and period. The paper then describes Bernini's early life and his influences. The paper further describes "David", a sculpture depicting biblical David fighting Goliath and states that it is hard to think about the Baroque period and not think of Bernini. This paper includes figures and pictures.

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"Once again, it is hard to think about the word "Baroque" and not think of Bernini. He is undoubtedly one of the best artists of his time and his art has done much to influence and inspire many other artists and architects. What is most interesting, however, about Bernini is what inspired and influenced his own art. Bernini was born right at the beginning of a new era that was dominated by brilliant artists. Even at an early age he showed a taste for art."

Tags:art, history, rome, sculptures, architecture

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This paper shows how architecture had a profound effect on the development of the Industrial Revolution. This paper explores these effects and displays the ways in wish architecture influenced the industrial age. Ancient civilizations such as Egypt and Rome are analyzed as well as architecture from more "recent" 16th century Rome.

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"The impact of architecture on the industrial revolution is as old as time. For the purpose of this discussion we will begin with the architecture of the ancient world. In pre-industrial times those who constructed building also lived in them and they were forced to use whatever material was available and they also had to make their own tools. The idea of using cement to build structures dates back to the Roman Empire but waterproof cement was not created until the 1800's during the industrial revolution, this is just one impact that early architecture had on the industrial revolution. ("Architecture")"

Tags:building, construction, rome, ancient, egypt, Corinthian, baroque

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This paper takes a look at the era known as Baroque. This era was the time period between 1600 and 1750. The paper discusses how the Baroque era is generally associated with extravagant and ornamented art, music, architecture and styles. According to the paper, "Baroque" means "curious, odd, or strange" in French.

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"Baroque music was the period of musical styles that preceded the Classical Music Era, and followed the music of the Renaissance. The majority of what people today will refer to as "Classical Music" actually originated during the Baroque period. Composers from this period include J.S. Bach, George Friedrich Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, and Claudio Monteverdi, some of the most commonly known "household names" in Classical Music. Important innovations were made in music of this time period, such as music theory, diatonic tonality, and the development of imitative counterpoint (Wikipedia "Baroque Music"), so while the music of this era, like the visual art, is known for its ornamental showmanship, it is also vitally important to the development of serious Western music. Like Renaissance music, Baroque music uses a lot of polyphony and counterpoint, but in the Baroque era these same concepts were used in a different way as " the order of these consonances becomes important, for they begin to be felt as chords in a hierarchical, functional tonal scheme." (Wikipedia "Baroque Music") The role of ornamentation increased during the Baroque era and then diminished come the following Classical Era, and the role of the counterpoint which was important during the Baroque Era was also faded out when the Classical Era began. Vocal soloists, dramatic music expression, opera, clear and linear melody, development to modern Western tonality using major and minor scales, and homophony are among other features that typify the music of the Baroque era. Music was also an integral part of theater -- such as the introduction and popularity of opera -- and dance which were popular during the Baroque Era."

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This paper examines how the Baroque period was an age of allegory and how from palaces to pictures, works of art told a story or imparted a message. Popular themes included the life of man or themes that showed humanity's place in a still divinely-ordered cosmos. The paper provides a tour of Baroque art and architecture by looking at such exhibits as the French palace of Versailles, the throne of St. Peter at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, the paintings "Annunciation" by Giovanni Lanfranco, "Las Meninas" by Diego Velazquez and the sculpture "Vanitas" by Pieter Claesz. Pictures of the works are also provided.

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"An excellent place to being our tour of the Baroque is with the French palace of Versailles. Built by Louis XIV over a period of nearly fifty years in the latter part of the Seventeenth Century and the Early Eighteenth, it is a model in stone and brick of the ideals of the Baroque age. [Pretend there is a model of Versailles] The palace, or chateau as it is called in French, was meant as a visible symbol of the king's place at the junction of the human and divine realms. A world in microcosm, it showed the king at the apex of human society while at the same time representing him in natural and transcendent terms. The king is the "sun king," and like the sun, he is the center of the solar system - a new idea in the Baroque, and an example of the influence scientific discovery was beginning to have on European civilization. The sun is represented symbolically throughout the palace, and the state apartments are arranged in a series that is named after the planets. "

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This paper examines the art and cultural developments during the Renaissance and Baroque eras. The writer of this paper describes articles that could be found in a time capsule from the Renaissance era as a rebirth of culture and a renewed interest in the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome while explaining that the Baroque era grew from the Renaissance to promote an individualistic connection with God and spirituality as well as more appeal to emotions and drama. The items from art, music, architecture, philosophy and literature found in the time capsules are indicative of the events taking place during these two time periods.

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"The Renaissance represents the time period between the Middle Ages and the Reformation - roughly the 14th century through the 15th century. Many historians view the Renaissance as a period of intellectual and artistic rebirth in which European culture thrived. The arts would likely be represented in the Renaissance time capsule by oil paintings on canvas or by sculpture. The work of artists such as Da Vinci who use shadow and light to portray three dimensions in their paintings are likely to be found in the time capsule. As such, we could expect to find Da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting. We may also find a sculpture by Michelango such as his famed David sculpture which represents beliefs during the Renaissance about beauty in the nude form being a reflection of God's power."

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This paper explores the two major modes of Baroque art, which are allied respectively with the Catholic and Protestant churches. It defines the art of this period as having a general sense of vitality and an emphasis on creating the illusion of movement. The paper explores the Baroque painting, sculpture and architecture, including the works of Rembrandt, Velasquez and Bernini.

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"Unless we are scholars of art history we may have a somewhat distorted view of what constitutes Baroque art, for the term is often used in common parlance to mean any artistic or decorative object that is overly ornate and adorned with as many fripperies as it can hold. However, the term has actually a very precise definition, which this paper takes up as it explores the two major modes of Baroque art, which were allied respectively with the Catholic and Protestant churches."

Tags:rembrandt, brugge, catholic, protestant, velasquez, bernini