Post on 08-Jan-2017
Baroque – often thought of as a period of artistic style that used
exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur.
– The style began around 1600 in Rome, Italy, and spread to most of Europe
– encouraged by the Catholic Church during Counter Reformation against Protestant Reformation
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Other features– Floor Plan
Those typical of Baroque architecture were the ellipse or the oval, or far more complex schemes derived from complicated geometrical figures.
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High Baroque (ca. 1625-75)
The Church of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale,
designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
San Carlo alle Quattro FontaneBy Francesco Borromini
ROCOCO………………………………….…………………An artistic style of the 18th century characterized by fanciful curved asymmetrical forms and elaborate ornamentation.
Lavish style combined the
delicacy of French rocaille with Italian
barocco, or Baroque,
"Late Baroque"
Hermitage Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia
Smolny Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia
Wieskirche in Bavaria
EXAMPLES OF ROCOCO ARCHITECTURES
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FEATURESOF ROCOCO ARCHITECTURE
ELABORATE CURVESAND SCROLLSArchitectural style of Rococo include numerous curves as well as scrolls that resemble ‘S’ and ‘C’.
ROCAILLEOrnaments shaped like shells and plants.
ACANTHUS LEAFone of the basic motifs of Rococo design.
ASYMMETRY
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LIGHT, PASTEL COLORS
Beginning of the Baroque and the end of the Rococo.
SHIFT FROM THE CLASSICAL TO THE EXPRESSIONISTIC
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