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The paper describes how the baroque era offers various styles of painting that are unified in their reality, details, and the most important aspect of the era: humanism. The paper shows how these three aspects of baroque painting and history define the historical revival of classical thought in this period of European history.

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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 the key aspects of baroque philosophy and painting, which became manifest during the 17th and 18th century. It describes the works of various artist from this period and examines how realism, a strong appeal for decoration and humanism are the key aspects of Baroque painting styles and philosophical discourse. The paper describes the key aspects of the painters and important thinkers of the baroque period as seen in their major works.

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"In conclusion, the baroque era offers various styles of painting that are unified in their reality, details, and the most important aspect of the era: humanism. The underlying reality of life after the medieval period showed signs of the classical revival of Platonic thought and realness, which was previously dominated by the mythic sensibilities of the 16th century and earlier. These three aspects of baroque painting and history define the historical revival of classical thought in this period of European history."

Tags:Platonic, humanity, humanism, European

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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 examines different styles within the Baroque era focusing on three major types: Catholic, Protestant, and academic art. The paper then discusses an example of each type of artistic style. The first is Dutch art of the Protestant Reformation, best represented in the works of Rembrandt van Rijn, especially his important work the "Christ Preaching". The paper explains that the second painting is representative of the Catholic Counter-Reformation, embodied in the work by Jacopo da Empoli called "Three Maries at the Tomb" (1570s). The paper then points out another style that is identified with academic traditions in Italy and France, with examples shown in classical, academic landscapes and allegorical personifications, as in Giovanni Battista Passeri's "Musical Party in a Garden" from the 1640s, oil on canvas. The paper further explains that this differs in that there is no religious iconography or scriptural subject matter in the scene described by the title, set on the outskirts of Rome. The paper concludes that religion was an inspiration and a subject matter, and the particular theological background of the era contrasted Protestant and Catholic images, often of the same biblical passages, and that the academic interest was more in the formal structures of art.

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"The religious subject matter is common in the Baroque era and is treated here in a rather formal style. Rembrandt was noted for his etchings and his drawings, and they are noted for their spontaneity and immediacy. He used drawing first as a means of studying the visual world and of storing motifs for use in paintings and etchings. More than this, though, he saw drawing as an art for its own sake. His draughtsman ship was marked by linear and tonal accents such as are seen in the Self-Portrait and again in Christ Preaching, with both marked by the careful formation of tonal accents, seen here especially in the clothing worn and in the relationship among the numerous people in the audience and Christ, standing in the center of the frame with hands raised as he explains some concept to the throng."

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This paper discusses the special characteristics of the Baroque era and makes a comparison of Bernini's sculpture of St. Teresa with Bach's Sonata 2.

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Renaissance and Baroque are no doubt the Golden Age in the history of humankind. The quantity of prominent figures in the both periods is innumerable. It is impossible to analyze even the minute part of their works in one short research. This research takes into consideration the major aspects of musical culture of the specified ages and focuses on finding differences between the two ages.
A) Introduction: Renaissance and Baroque
B) General Discussion
1) The Historical Background and Key Features of Renaissance
2) Baroque Age and its Characteristic Trends
3) Comparison of the Periods
4) The Great Composers of the Two Ages
C) Conclusion

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"The art historian Giorgio Vasari first used the term "Renaissance" in 1550. He used the word rinascita (Italian for rebirth) to describe the return of the ancient Roman manner of painting in the works of Giotto di Bondone. The word Renaissance acquired a wider meaning in the eighteenth century when Voltaire characterized the period between fourteenth and sixteenth centuries in Italy as the great age of human cultural achievement. In the nineteenth century, Jules Michelet and Jakob Burckhardt distinguished the era of Renaissance as a prominent historical period, which gave birth to the modern age. Everything started with the interest to antique culture of ancient Greece and Rome: imperishable beauty of ancient statues appeared before the eyes of the man after archeological digs, undertaken on the territory of Eternal city. The word "Renaissance" has to be understood in a wider meaning. It does not only describe the return of ancient culture, but it also symbolizes the unprecedented ascension of the literature, painting and architecture, as the golden age of human genius. Neither of the epochs produced such a great quantity of prominent figures in every sphere of culture. There are still no more notorious and respected painters, than Leonardo da Vinci, Rafael, Michelangelo. Fine arts depict the ideals of Renaissance most brilliantly. "

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The paper relates that the Renaissance and the Baroque eras together mark a period of more than three hundred years, with the Renaissance extending from about 1400 to 1600, and the Baroque from 1600 to about 1750. The paper discusses how the first part of this period saw a revival of classical learning, so much of what might be found in the time capsule from this era would be the texts and artworks that would be the inspiration for the works to be produced by new artists of the Renaissance period and some of the works they produced. The paper then discusses how the Baroque expanded on the forms of the Renaissance and did so in a more emotional and expressive manner.

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"The Renaissance and the Baroque eras together mark a period of more than three hundred years, with the Renaissance extending from about 1400 to 1600, and the Baroque from 1600 to about 1750. The first part of this period saw a revival of classical learning, so much of what might be found in the time capsule from this era would be the texts and artworks that would be the inspiration for the works to be produced by new artists of the Renaissance period and some of the works they produced. The Baroque expanded on the forms of the Renaissance and did so in a more emotional and expressive manner. The era of the Renaissance sought to revive the clean and controlled forms of the classical era, while the artists of the..."

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This paper explores various works of art of the Baroque era, which falls into several different categories as the aesthetics of the period developed, a link between the Renaissance revival of classicism and the freer styles of the Romantic era. The Baroque extended from early in the seventeenth century to the middle of the eighteenth century. The style is seen as dramatic, often with a strained effect and bold ornamentation. Different styles can be discerned within the Baroque, several of which are discussed below with reference to works in that style, with the three major types being Catholic, Protestant, and Academic art.

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"The art of the Baroque era falls into several different categories as the aesthetics of the period developed, a link between the Renaissance revival of classicism and the freer styles of the Romantic era. The Baroque extended from early in the seventeenth century to the middle of the eighteenth century. The style is seen as dramatic, often with a strained effect and bold ornamentation. Different styles can be discerned within the Baroque, several of which are discussed below with reference to works in that style, with the three major types being Catholic, Protestant, and Academic art. First is Dutch art of the Protestant Reformation, best represented in the ..."

Tags:Romantic, era, Renaissance, classicism, Dutch

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Baroque is used as a period label, designating the era that falls approximately between 1600 and 1750 and describes the dominant style in art, music, drama, poetry, prose and life in general at that time. This paper examines the life and art career of Gianlorenzo Bernini, a famous sculpture and artist in 17th century Rome. The paper shows why Bernini's work is representative of the Baroque era.

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"In 1644, at the age of 76, Pope Urban VIII died, leaving the Church almost bankrupt. Urban gave Bernini his grandest commissions, and thus it is not surprising that Bernini lavished so much care when he made Urban's tomb, which took him from 1628 to 1647. Urban's authority is symbolized by his position atop the tomb, dispensing benediction to the faithful. Beneath, he immortalizes Urban VIII by writing his name in gold letters on a scroll."

Tags:Catholicism, theatrum, sacrum, Maffeo, Barberini, Bees