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Baroque Painting

Baroque was born in Italy, and later adopted in France, Germany, Netherlands, and Spain.

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Baroque Painting

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  1. BaroquePainting Originatingfromthe17th-centuryItaly,Baroquestylerepresentedthelastlight beamoftheRenaissance,absorbingtheconceptofhumanismand individualismfromtherenaissanceontheonehand,developingitsown,new featuresontheother.Theterm“baroque”allegedlycamefromthePortuguese word“baroco”,ortheSpanishword“barreuco”,meaningrandom-shaped pearls.Later,thistermwasusedtodescribeanythingbizarre,exotic,andout ofthemainstream.Quitenaturally,fromtheverybeginning,theterm “baroque”hadbeentreatedwithanegativesenseandthistrendlasteduntil thelate19thcentury,whenthebooktheRenaissanceandBaroquewas published,whichgaveacomprehensivedescriptionofbaroquestyleandmade itaseriousandindependentartistictrend.Fromthenon,moreandmore criticssetouttomakemorein-depthresearchonthisartisticstyleand people'sunderstandingofitdeepensintheprocess.Mainbaroqueartistic figuresincludeDiegoVelázquez,DanielSchultz,JohnMichaelWright,Simon Vouet,JanWyck,PaulTroger,andFranzJosephSpiegler. Its main characteristics are as follows. Firstly, it is quite extravagant, encompassing both the religious ideals and a touch of the hedonist pursuit. Secondly and closely related, it is filled with emotions. Instead of depicting a serene and tranquil scene, the baroque artists prefer to employ heavy color and their wildest imagination to create a romantic, exuberant and grandiose scene. Their focus shifts from the rationality to the freedom.

  2. Third is their emphasis on movement and variability, which are the soul of baroque style. The variability of light is a vital importance. Finally, profoundly influenced by the Renaissance, in a baroque painting, human characters unexceptionally play a pivotal role in the painting structure. Artisoo Oil Painting Blog Reference:http://www.artisoo.com/OilPaintingBlog/baroque-painting/

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