Late Baroque

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Late Baroque is the final, highly ornate and expressive phase of the Baroque artistic and architectural style, marked by increased complexity, drama, and decorative richness.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
High Baroque 1
Late Baroque style 1
Rococo period 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural period
artistic period
historical style
alsoKnownAs Late Baroque period
Late Baroque
surface form: Late Baroque style

Late Baroque
surface form: Rococo period
countryOfInfluence Austria
Central Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Spain
endTime mid 18th century
field architecture
decorative arts
music
painting
sculpture
follows Baroque
surface form: High Baroque
hasCharacteristic asymmetry
complex spatial compositions
curvilinear forms
decorative richness
dramatic effects
dynamic movement
elaborate stucco work
emphasis on surface ornament
expressive style
gilded decoration
highly ornate decoration
illusionistic ceiling paintings
illusionistic effects
increased complexity
integration of painting sculpture and architecture
rich color palettes
theatricality
use of light and shadow for drama
hasTheme allegory
courtly splendor
mythological subjects
religious drama
influenced Neoclassicism reaction
Rococo architecture
surface form: Rococo
influencedBy Counter Reformation art
Baroque
surface form: High Baroque
partOf Baroque
startTime late 17th century
usedIn church interiors
palace architecture
urban planning ensembles

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

Late Baroque alsoKnownAs Late Baroque
this entity surface form: Late Baroque style
Late Baroque alsoKnownAs Late Baroque
this entity surface form: Rococo period
Pierre Puget artisticStyle Late Baroque
this entity surface form: High Baroque
Baroque hasSubstyle Late Baroque
Musical Offering historicalPeriod Late Baroque
Bartolomeo Rastrelli movement Late Baroque