BAROQUE Flashcards
STUDY
Baroque architecture emerged in WHERE AND WHEN
Europe, specifically in Italy in the 17th century
The word Baroque means
“oddly shaped pearls”
known for its dramatic use of light and shadow, undulating
forms, and grandiose decoration.
Baroque architecture
Architectural Characteristics: baroque
interplay between lights and shadows
Dramatic and Ornate:
Curvilinear Forms:
Use of Light and Shadow
Monumental Facades:
Symmetry and Balance:
Architectural Features:
Uses classical orders and ornaments
Emphasized bold massing, colonnades, domes
Symmetrical and balanced
Broad naves
was the first Jesuit church built in Rome. It was lavishly decorated
during the seventeenth century. and considered to be one of the best examples of
Roman Baroque architecture.
WHO ARE THE ARCHITECTS AND DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
CHURCH OF GESU, ROME, ITALY
A. DATE:
a. 1568-1584
B. BUILDER(S):
a. Giacomo di Vignola
b. Giacomo della Porta (Facade)
c. Giovanni Battista Gualli, aka: Baciccio (Frescoes)
was built over a period of 50 years and
required over 36,000 workers to complete. AND France’s most popular tourist destinations, attracting millions of
visitors each year
PALACE OF VERSAILLES, PARIS FRANCE 1624 - 1698
ARCHITECTS:
Philibert Le Roy (1562-1612)
Louis Le Vau (1612-1670):
Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646-1708):
André Le Nôtre (1613-1700):
Libéral Bruant (c. 1635-1697):
BUILDERS OF WHAT CHURUCH?
Friar Miguel de Orenes
Augusto Font Carreras (1850-1924):
Enric Sagnier (1858-1931):
Basilica De Nuestra Señora De La Merced, Spain Built between 1535 and 1765