Baroque Art

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   In fine art, the term Baroque is derived from Portuguese 'barocco' meaning, irregular pearl or stone describes a fairly complex idiom, originating in Rome, which embraced painting, and sculpture as well as architecture. Many Catholic Emperors and monarchs across Europe had an important stake in the Catholic Church's success, hence a large number of architectural designs, paintings and sculptures were commissioned by the Royal Courts of Spain, France, and elsewhere in parallel to the overall campaign of Catholic Christian art pursued by the Vatican in order to glorify their own divine glory, and in the process strengthen their political position. 

Catholic inspired Baroque art tended to be large-scale works of public art, such us monumental wall paintings and huge frescoes for the ceilings and vaults of palaces and churches. New techniques of tenebrism and chiaroscuro were developed to enhance atmosphere. Brushwork is creamy and broad, often resulting in thick impasto. However, the theatricality and melodrama of Baroque painting was not well received by later critics. Baroque sculpture, typically larger than life size, is marked by a similar sense of dynamic movement, along with an active use of space. 

  Baroque art is more on adapting the styles and also known as the age of genius because of Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei and Albert Einstein. This period has the five characteristics motion, space, time, light and  drama we can see those characteristics on their artwork and their style on their artworks are naturalism, classicism and realism. I was so amazed on the story behind the artwork Judith and Holefernes we can see the five characteristics on the artwork specially the drama and light. Also the artwork Sussannah and the Elders by Artimisia Gentilischi and Jacopo Tintoretto. Both of that painting just really amazed me (: 

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