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Baroque was an artistic style that developed in Europe and Latin America during the 17th century and part of the 18th century.
ArchictectureThe main feature of Baroque Architecture was the desire to incorporate a sense of movement into the designs of new buildings: -The most common constructions were churches and palaces.-Architects designed curved cornices and split/broken pediments creating effects of light and shade.-The floor designs incorporated oval and elliptical shapes. -The interiors were elaborately decorated including Solomonic columns that featured a twisted shaft. -The churches included impressive domes decorated with frescoes. -Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini turned Rome into the capital of Baroque architecture, designing churches, squares and fountains that transformed the city.
Sculpture-Baroque sculptors wanted to represent movement and naturalism.-Figures showed exaggerated gestures and dramatic expressions. Sometimes they were captured in the middle of an action.-The use of curved lines and the folds of the clothing made the sculptures even more dynamic. -The materials used were marble, alabaster, bronze, wood, etc.-The themes represented were often religious and mythological. –Bernini was one of the most famous sculptors.
Sculpture Spain-Baroque sculptors wanted to represent movement and naturalism.-Figures showed exaggerated gestures and dramatic expressions. Sometimes they were captured in the middle of an action.-The use of curved lines and the folds of the clothing made the sculptures even more dynamic. -The materials used were marble, alabaster, bronze, wood, etc.-The themes represented were often religious and mythological. –Bernini was one of the most famous sculptors.
Painting–The main characteristics of Baroque painting include:-Realism: The aimed to show nature as it is, using real life models and even depicting the realism uniquely present in the grotesque, the ugly and the deformed.-Color predominated over drawing.-The use of Chiaroscuro that lead to tenebrism: a dramatic illumination where there are violent contrasts of light and dark, and where darkness becomes a dominating feature of the image. The technique was developed to add drama to an image through a spotlight effect.-The painters used techniques such as foreshortening (escorzo), assymetry, undulating lines and people in motion to give the scenes dramatic tension and movement.-Among the greatest painters of the Baroque period are Velázquez, Caravaggio,Rembrandt, Rubens,Poussin, and Vermeer.