BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE

HistoryBaroque characteristicsBaroque ArtBaroque InteriorColor SchemesCharacteristics of DesignFurnitures

OUTLINE

BAROQUE

originally meant overdone

too much color in painting, and too grand in architecture

Baroque History

BAROQUE HISTORY1590-1720

Portuguese 'barocco' meaning, 'irregular pearl or stone'

Catholic Counter-Reformation Art

originating in Rome, Baroque art above all, reflected the religious tensions of the age - notably the desire of the

Catholic Church in Rome to reassert itself in the wake of the Protestant Reformation

Baroque Characteristics

BAROQUE CHARACTERISTICS elaborate ornamentation

creats dramatic effect

appealing to the spirit through the senses

enlarged space

heightened sensuality with spirituality

naturalistic rather than ideal

emotional rather than rational

Baroque Art & Architecture

BAROQUE ARTDramatic, emotional

Colors were brighter than bright; darks were darker than dark

Counter-Reformation art

Paintings & sculptures in church contexts should speak to the illiterate rather than to the well-informed

“THE ECSTASY OF ST. THERESA”

“CALLING OF SAINT MATTHEW”

“ST FRANCIS IN ECSTASY”

“DEAD CHRIST MOURNED”

“ELEVATION OF THE CROSS”

BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE

domes/roofs were enlarged

interiors carefully constructed to produce spectacular effects of light and shade

emotional style

exploited the theatrical potential of the urban landscape

LES INVALIDES, PARIS

KARLSKIRCHE

ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL, LONDON

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY

Baroque Interior

Elements of Design

Floors - typically made of solid wood or marbleHand-woven rugs - placed to soften spacesFurnitures - detailed with curved legs, carved details, and gildingCommonly used- Gold frames and gilding on statues and pottery- Large mirrors, crystal chandeliers, door knobs and

pullsLuxury fabrics in damask and floral printsVaults, Arches and Buttresses

Complex staircases

Gallery

Baroque Color Schemes

Color Schemes

A palette of rich, vibrant hues

Contrast between light and shadow

“Madonna dei Pellegrini”Painter: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

Caravaggio’s Palette:

• Lead white• Lead-tin yellow• Yellow ocher• Verdigris• Vermilion• Red ocher• Umber• Carbon black

Characteristics of Design

Characteristics

Foliage Motifs

Putto/Putti

Marquetry

Crests and Initials

Lambrequin Motif

“Acanthus Baroque Leaf”

“Baroque Scroll Leaf”

“Baroque Floral Scroll”

“Putti”

● Mythological & religious paintings

● Sculptures

“Marquetry”

Laying of veneers of different-coloured woods onto the surface of furniture.

“Crests & Initials”

“Lambrequin Motif”

Lambrequin or Tasselled cloth

Fabrics transformed into motifs

Furnitures

French Baroque Furnitures

For the court of Louis XIV in France

Created by André Charles Boulle

Embellished with inlays made of combined metals with gilded columnar legs

Tortoise shell and ebony designs

“Absolom Roche”

“Belle de Fleur”

Made of intricately hand carved mahogany finished in majestic gold leaf.

“Boule Console Table 1701”

Thin sheets of brass and tortoise shell veneer on an oak frame

“Boule Console Table 1701”

“Claudette Baroque Mirror”

“Queen Anne’s Revenge Chaise”

Italian Baroque Furnitures

Gilded wood, oak or walnut

Lion commodes

With “cassoni”

Florentine Console Tables

“Canova”

“Rhombus”

“Giove”

“Firenze”

English/British Baroque Furnitures

Walnut as the wood of choice

Pine and Ash; Ebony and Cane as base wood or veneers

Chairs are still typically throne like

Resources

https://arthistory.knoji.com/a-brief-history-of-baroque-furniture/http://www.ehow.com/info_10070157_colors-baroque-art.html

http://www.sevensedie.com/collection/26/baroquehttp://www.furniturestyles.net/european/french/baroque.html

http://www.artble.com/artists