Baroque

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Baroque is a highly ornate and dramatic artistic style that flourished in 17th-century Europe, characterized by emotional intensity, rich detail, and dynamic compositions in art, architecture, and music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artistic style
cultural movement
historical period
appliesTo architecture
literature
music
painting
sculpture
theatre
visual arts
follows Renaissance
hasArchitecturalFeature curved forms
dramatic facades
grand staircases
oval plans
rich ornamentation
hasCharacteristic dramatic
dynamic compositions
emotional intensity
ornate
rich detail
hasGeographicScope Europe
hasLegacy influenced Neoclassicism
influenced Rococo
influenced Romanticism
hasMovement Baroque self-linksurface differs
surface form: Central European Baroque

Dutch Golden Age
surface form: Dutch Baroque

Baroque self-linksurface differs
surface form: English Baroque

Flemish Baroque
Baroque self-linksurface differs
surface form: French Baroque

Baroque self-linksurface differs
surface form: Italian Baroque

Baroque self-linksurface differs
surface form: Portuguese Baroque

Baroque self-linksurface differs
surface form: Spanish Baroque
hasMusicalForm cantata
concerto grosso
fugue
opera
oratorio
suite
hasNotableArchitect Christopher Wren
Francesco Borromini
Guarino Guarini
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
hasNotableArtist Caravaggio
Diego Velázquez
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Nicolas Poussin
Peter Paul Rubens
Rembrandt van Rijn
surface form: Rembrandt
hasNotableCenter Amsterdam
Antwerp
Lisbon
Madrid
Munich
Paris
Prague
Rome
Vienna
hasNotableComposer Antonio Vivaldi
Arcangelo Corelli
Claudio Monteverdi
George Frideric Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
hasPurpose to evoke emotional response
to glorify church and monarchy
hasSubstyle Baroque self-linksurface differs
surface form: Churrigueresque

Colonial Baroque
Baroque self-linksurface differs
surface form: High Baroque

Late Baroque
Sicilian Baroque
hasTheme light and shadow contrast
movement and energy
religious drama
theatricality
hasTimePeriod 17th century
early 18th century
influencedBy Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Counter-Reformation
absolutist courts
precedes Classical period
Rococo architecture
surface form: Rococo
usesTechnique chiaroscuro
dramatic perspective
illusionistic ceiling painting
quadratura
tenebrism

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The Flight into Egypt by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo movement Baroque
subject surface form: The Flight into Egypt (Tiepolo)
Heilig-Geist-Kirche (Church of the Holy Ghost) architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Chieti Cathedral architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Peter Lely movement Baroque
Historic City Centre of Braunschweig architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Città Alta architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Villa di Poggio Imperiale architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Portrait of a Woman movement Baroque
The King Drinks movement Baroque
The Bean King movement Baroque
The Adoration of the Shepherds movement Baroque
subject surface form: The Adoration of the Shepherds (Jordaens)
The Adoration of the Shepherds movement Baroque
subject surface form: Jacob Jordaens
Palais Liechtenstein, Vienna (Garden Palace modifications) architecturalStyle Baroque
subject surface form: Palais Liechtenstein, Vienna (Garden Palace)
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Augustinian Monastery Herrenchiemsee architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Bergamo Cathedral architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Villa di Lappeggi architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Trinity Church Speyer architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Palace of the Empress Catherine the Great architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
royal palaces of France architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán architecturalStyle Baroque
subject surface form: Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán (San Cristóbal de las Casas)
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Foligno Cathedral architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Oratorio del Crocifisso architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Moika Palace architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Basilica of Santa Maria architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Iglesia de San Francisco architecturalStyle Baroque
subject surface form: Iglesia de San Francisco (Popayán)
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Iglesia de Santo Domingo architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Franciscan Church and Monastery in Krosno architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Village Feast movement Baroque
Albert Eckhout movement Baroque
Francisco Rizi movement Baroque
Schloss Pyrmont architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Churriguera family movement Baroque
Uclés architecturalStyle Baroque
subject surface form: Monastery of Uclés
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Wetzlar Cathedral architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Concatedral de Santa María de Cáceres architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Bernardine Monastery in Rzeszów architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Templo de Santo Domingo architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Ex Templo de San Agustín architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Sovinec Castle architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Sorrento historic center architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Saint-Hubert Basilica architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Mission San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
fresco cycle "The Loves of the Gods" by Annibale Carracci movement Baroque
subject surface form: The Loves of the Gods
University of Cervera architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Carmelite Church and Monastery architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture
Nesvizh Castle architecturalStyle Baroque
this entity surface form: Baroque architecture