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3 days ago · The Baroque ( UK: / bəˈrɒk / bə-ROK, US: /- ˈroʊk / -ROHK; French: [baʁɔk]) or Baroquism [1] is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s. [2] It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in the past ...
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2 days ago · This is a list of Baroque palaces and residences built in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Baroque architecture is a building style of the Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy and spread in Europe.
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May 23, 2024 · Baroque architects took the basic elements of Renaissance architecture, including domes and colonnades, and made them higher, grander, more decorated, and more dramatic. The interior effects were often achieved with the use of quadratura , or trompe-l'œil painting combined with sculpture: the eye is drawn upward, giving the illusion that one ...
May 19, 2024 · Thomas Archer was a British architect and practitioner of what was, for England, an extraordinarily extravagant Baroque style, marked by lavish curves, large scale, and bold detail. Archer, the son of a Warwickshire squire, was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, and then spent four years abroad.
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May 14, 2024 · Baroque, a highly theatrical architectural style, originated from Italy in the late 16th century and early 17th century. Baroque architecture is well known for its opulence, flair, dramatic lighting and colour.
May 20, 2024 · Nicodemus Tessin, the Elder was the most eminent Swedish architect of his period, whose principal work is the Drottningholm palace. Early in his career Tessin worked under the Swedish Royal Architect Simon de la Vallee, whose style remained an important influence. He was named de la Vallee’s.
3 days ago · St Nicholas Church is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture, designed by renowned architects Christoph and Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer. The father-son duo was instrumental in shaping the Baroque style in Central Europe, and St Nicholas Church stands as one of their most significant achievements. The church‘s striking white stucco façade ...
