Piedmontese Baroque

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Piedmontese Baroque is a regional variant of Italian Baroque architecture and art centered in Piedmont, especially Turin, characterized by dynamic spatial compositions, elaborate stucco work, and innovative use of light and perspective.

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Piedmontese Baroque canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
art style
country Italy
developedIn early modern period
hasCenter Duchy of Savoy
Kingdom of Sardinia
Turin
hasCharacteristic dynamic spatial compositions
elaborate stucco work
innovative use of light
innovative use of perspective
hasDesignFeature complex geometries
curved surfaces
domes with intricate ribs
elliptical plans
scenographic urban vistas
hasGenre palatial architecture
religious architecture
urban planning
hasMaterial brick
stucco
hasMovement Baroque
hasNotableArchitect Amedeo di Castellamonte
Ascanio Vitozzi
Bernardo Antonio Vittone
Carlo di Castellamonte
Filippo Juvarra
Guarino Guarini
hasNotableCity Rivoli
Stupinigi
Superga
Turin
hasNotableWork Basilica of Superga
Rivoli Castle
surface form: Castle of Rivoli

Chapel of the Holy Shroud
Church of Santa Cristina, Turin
surface form: Church of San Carlo, Turin

Church of Santa Cristina, Turin
Venaria Reale
surface form: Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi

Palazzo Carignano
Palazzo Reale, Turin
surface form: Royal Palace of Turin

San Lorenzo, Turin
Venaria Reale
hasPatron House of Savoy
hasPeriod 17th century
18th century
hasRegion Piedmont
influencedBy Counter-Reformation art
Italian Baroque
surface form: Roman Baroque
partOf Italian Baroque

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sicilian Baroque distinctFrom Piedmontese Baroque
Italian Baroque hasMovement Piedmontese Baroque
Chiesa di San Lorenzo belongsToMovement Piedmontese Baroque