FNAT2703 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: French Baroque Architecture, Santa Maria Della Vittoria, Claude Lorrain
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Baroque: the term baroque seems to have begun during the eighteenth century from a. After the perfectionism of the renaissance, the style of the baroque did appear to be something out of the ordinary. Stylistic features emotionalism naturalism classicism tenebrism italian baroque. Architecture-the major architectural projects of the italian baroque were due to the patronage of the catholic church and wealthy nobles. Saint teresa of avila in ecstasy, cornaro chapel, 1645-52 painting-one of the most powerful of the italian baroque painters was michelangelo merisi, better known as caravaggio. Architecture-the two premier example of french baroque architecture are the louvre and the palace of versailles. Baraoque classicism was also very popular claude lorrain, landscape with merchants, oil on canvas, c1630 nicolas poussin, landscape with saint john, oil on canvas, 1640 george de la.
