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    Surviving Paintings of Baroque Period  *Works Cited Not Included  Baroque style conveyed the dynamic spirit of the entire age. Derived from the Portuguese word barocco‚ which describes the irregularly shaped pearls commonly featured in the ornamental European decoration. Asymmetric compositions‚ strong contrast of light‚ dark‚ and bold illusion effects characterize baroque style. This style originated from Italy and came to dominate artistic production in the years between 16th and middle of 17th

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    of the characteristics of the Italian Baroque is the realistic depiction of human figures‚ vivid use of color and foreshadowing techniques‚ especially in the paintings. In addition‚ the figures of the paintings seem to emerge from the background‚ giving huge differences between light and dark. The Italian baroque structure has a sense of movement and that of energy when in static form. The sculptures make the observers to have multiple viewpoints. The Baroque architecture has characteristic domes

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    19/12/2013 The Baroque Period The historic period which came after Renaissance and changed the worldwide picture in all areas was Baroque. It started in Rome in 16th century (1550-1640) in time when people were exploring the world around them. Baroque‚ which comes from the French word “baroque” and the Portuguese word “barroco”‚ mean deformed and misshaped. In a sense baroque is an appropriate term to describe this new form of ideas in time. The greatest role in the various expressions of baroque art had

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    The Baroque Period was the age of reason when minds and imaginations opened up new worlds of scientific knowledge as well as artistic creativity. (Fleming‚ 75) The Baroque era was a period of opulence and magnificence that gave off a powerful awe inspiring style that was full of flamboyant concepts and overall dramatic quality. From Venice‚ as well as from Rome and the centers where international mannerism flourished‚ the roads to Baroque art fanned out in all directions. The style of Baroque art

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    The Baroque Period James M. Boynton Art Appreciation October 28‚ 2012 Abstract The Baroque period was a time heavy on neo-classical artists. Some of the greatest paintings marveled in more modern times were created during this era. A time when paintings were painted so well they could be compared to photographic portraits. The artists of this time focused on precision and accuracy and gave realistic portrayals of their subjects. The Baroque period was a seventeenth to eighteenth century

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    The Baroque Period Unit 5 IP 5 HUMA205-1202B Nicole Woodford 05/27/2012 Abstract When looking at the outwork of this time I was shocked to see how life like a lot of this artist made their paintings. These show the times in which was going on during the time of Jesus death and the feelings in which the people where going through. The Baroque Period The artists Rembrandt‚ Caravaggio‚ and Rubens all created the Baroque period. The Baroque period was a religious time in which the people

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    The Baroque Era By El-Fatih J. Ajala The Genres of the Baroque Period: Opera – “drama presented in music‚ with the characters singing instead of speaking” (Joseph Kerman‚ p. 87): One cannot speak of Baroque opera without mentioning the name of Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643). Monteverdi has the distinction of being known as the first great composer in the genre of opera‚ as well as the last true madrigalist of his time. He began writing his madrigals at a very early age and

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    famous composers of the Baroque period include Moteverdi‚ Purcell‚ Barbara Strozzi‚ Vivaldi‚ Handel‚ Mouret‚ Bach‚ etc. While the major composers in Classical period are Haydn‚ Mozart‚ Beethoven‚ Schubert and so on. Baroque is an older style of music‚ and it lots of times has all the instruments playing the same melody‚ while classical has various interchanging parts and melody’s. The melody in Baroque period is repeated‚ although it is distinct but it is not lyrical. In Baroque music‚ the phrasing was

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    The Baroque period happened between 1600-1750. The word "baroque" comes from the Portuguese word barroco which means “misshapen pearl”; it is a negative description of the elaborate and heavily ornamented music of this period. Baroque music forms a major portion of the classical music canon‚ being widely studied‚ performed‚ and listened to. Composers of the baroque era include Johann Sebastian Bach‚ George Frideric Handel‚ Antonio Vivaldi and Georg Philipp Telemann. The development of functional

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    Painting and Sculpture Introduction Indian painting has a very long tradition and history in Indian art. The earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of pre-historic times‚ the petroglyphs  found in places like Bhimbetka ‚ some of them from before 5500 BC. And also an imperative part of Indian art culture is dominated by sculptures in India. Indian sculptures started from bronze and other stones. Sculpture of India has its roots from the planet’s

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