Baroque Architecture Flashcards
What are the origins and characteristics of Baroque architecture?
Council of Trent decreed that art was important for the spreading of the teachings of the Church
Il Gesù
Rome, Italy, 1568-1576, Giacomo Vignola, Giacomo della Porta
Who built the Church of Il Gesù in Rome (patron and organization)?
Cardinal Farnese
St. Peter’s Basilica
Rome, 1506-1656
*Who are the principal architects involved in the rebuilding of St. Peter’s, and what did each of them contribute to the finished basilica?
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-Bernini: piazza leading to church
Where did the ‘Vatican Obelisk’ come from originally?
Egypt
*(St. Peter’s Basilica) What is the purpose of the baldacchino?
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Karlskirche
Vienna, Austria, 1716-1725, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
What historical events led to the construction of the Karlskirche?
Charles VI made promise during devastating plague in 1713
Die Wies
Bavaria, Germany, Dominikus Zimmermann, 1746-1754
(Die Wies) Who commissioned the building of this church and what attracted pilgrims to visit?
- Abbot and Monastery of Steingaden
- painting of Christ that ‘cries’
Rococo forms
French style of decoration derived from stones, seaweed, and shells
Mission San José
San Antonio, Texas, 1768-1782
*(Mission San José) What religious order founded the mission and paid for the construction of the church?
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*(Mission San José) What are some of the buildings that were part of the original complex, and how does this relate to its purposes?
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