Baroque Architecture

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Late Renaissance Period

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Italian Mannerism (1520-1600)

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Italian Mannerism (1520-1600) was precluded by?

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Charles V’s infamous Sack of Rome (1572)

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Last few architects of St Peters Basilica?

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Giacomo della Porta, Domenico Fontana, Giacomo da Vignola, Carlo Maderno, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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Baroque Arch years

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(1700s to 1800s

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Baroque came from the italian word

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Barocco

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Was a term used to describe an obstacle to a logical point

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Barocco

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Style is more concerned with

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Drama and flare rather than systematic design which flourished in the Renaissance

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Baroque was divided into two variants

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Roman Catholic Style, Protestant Style

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Arch Characterestics of Baroque?

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-Propogating faith through art, Ornamets depict movement and flowy vibe, gave a feel that the design extended even outside, divided into two variants

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was an Italian artis who was credited to have started the Baroque movement

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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Bernini began his architectural career under the tutelage of

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Carlo Maderno and Pope Urban VIII

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Bernini ‘s works mostly include

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Sculpture, Decorations, and ceilings

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Bernini’s style evoked a

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Commanding tone

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Was an italian architec t who was the chief formulator of the baroque archi style

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Francesco Borromini

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Borromini was a draftsman under

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Carlo Maderno

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Borromini’s style relied more on

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geometric chaotic curves rather than being organic-like

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An italian architect, painter, decorater, and was an outstanding exponent of Baroque architecture

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Pietro da Cortona

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Cortona’s style emulated

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Florence more than Rome

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Characterized by the relationship between the structure and light

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Northern Italian Baroque

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Northern Italian Baroque designes tended to increase the?

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Vertical Effect

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Who were the turin architects who developed a baroque style that had greate structural audacity?

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Guarini, Juvarra, and Vittone

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Example of Northern Italian Baroque

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Palazzo Carignano

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Was similar to Italian Baroquebut with emphasis on surface decorations, style can be described as having lush surfaces and texture

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Spanish Baroque

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Spanish Baroque is more commonly known as

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Churrigueresque

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Main propent of Spanish Baroque

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Jose Benito Churriguera

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Dutch Baroque originated from

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Holland

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Dutch Baroque can be described as

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Sober and Restrained

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Major proponents of Dutch Baroque

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Pieter Post and Jacob Van Campen

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Style was influential during the 17th century benefitting the architecture of France and England

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Dutch Baroque

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French Baroque is known for

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Its high degree of refinements, subtlety, and elegance

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French Baroque features were

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The simplicity of forms and the rich yet restrained articulation of garden facade

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French Baroque's main proponent were

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Francois Mansart and Louis Le Vau

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English Baroque can be characterized bu ots

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Refined compositional vigor, and the retention of curvilinear forms inspired by Borromini and Bernini

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English Baroque style was initiated by

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Inigo Jones and was championed by Sir Christopher Wren

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Russian Baroque, originating from st. petersburg, can be described as

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Expressive and Nationalistic

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RUssian Baroque style became renowned by its peculiar

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Sense of form, scale, color, and material choice

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Russian Baroque is known locally as

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Naryshkin Baroque

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Example of Berninini

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Fountain of the Four Rivers

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Borromini example

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San Carlo Alle Quattro Fontane

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Cortona example

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Santi Luca e Martina

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Northern Italian Baroque example

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Palazzo Carignano

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Spanish Baroque example

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Granada Cathedral

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Dutch Baroque example

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Huis Ten Bosch Palace

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French Baroque example

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Palace of Versailles

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English Baroque example

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St. Pauls Cathedral London

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Russian Baroque example

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St. Isaac's Cathedral