The Baroque period of art, defined, with images of example works from history, great quotations, and links to other resources.

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Baroque Baroque period, era in the history of the Western arts roughly coinciding with the 17th century. Its earliest manifestations, which occurred in Italy, date from the latter decades of the 16th century, while in some regions, notably Germany and colonial South America, certain of its culminating achievements did not occur until the 18th century. The work that distinguishes the Baroque ...

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Baroque Art and Architecture WebMuseum: Baroque (1600-1790) Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini WebMuseum: Canaletto Caravaggio Georges de La Tour Artemisia Gentileschi On the Arcadian Theme: Poussin's Et in Arcadia Ego Rembrandthuis: Entree Rembrandt - the Rembrandt Research Project Rembrandthuis: Old Testament in Print Making WebMuseum: Rembrandt Antwerpen, Antwerp RUBENS' HOUSE, Rubenhuis, Maison Rubens ...

Highlight: Distinguishing between Baroque and Rococo Baroque Georges de La Tour. Magdalene with the Smoking Flame Quite to the opposite of the Rococo soul, the soul of the Baroque is characterized by austerity that inspires silence and meditation. By the same token, it is the aesthetic nature of the Baroque to underscore the basic lines and points of the message being conveyed. To visualize ...