Baroque — style origin?
Rome, early 1600s, reaction against Renaissance
Baroque Art — main characteristics?
Movement, emotion, illusion, dramatic contrast.
Baroque — key features?
Emotion, movement, illusion, viewer engagement
Chiaroscuro — role?
Enhances emotional impact via light and shadow.
Bernini — role?
Master of total art, dynamic, naturalistic, theatrical
Bernini — epitome of?
Dynamic, naturalistic Baroque sculpture.
Total Art (
Unification of architecture, sculpture, painting.
Illusionism — technique?
Perspective tricks, fake architecture, painted skies.
Viewer engagement — purpose?
Involve and evoke emotional responses.
Baroque vs Renaissance — focus?
Emotion and movement vs harmony and balance.
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1. What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes Baroque art from Renaissance art?
2. Where did the Baroque art movement originate, and in which century?
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