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Overview
What is Baroque?
c. 1600 – 1750Period
Rome, ItalyBegan in
12Key artists on this page
12Works with free images
10Museums to visit
The Baroque (UK: bə-ROK, US: bə-ROHK, French: [baʁɔk]) is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 1600s until the 1750s. It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in the past often referred to as "late Baroque") and Neoclassical styles. It was encouraged by the Catholic Church as a means to counter the simplicity and austerity of Protestant architecture, art, and music, though Lutheran Baroque art developed in parts of Europe as well. The Baroque style used contrast, movement, exuberant detail, deep color, grandeur, and surprise to achieve a sense of awe. The style began at the start of the 17th century in Rome, then spread rapidly to the rest of Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal, then to Austria, southern Germany, Poland and Russia.From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Baroque Art emerged in Europe around 1600, as an reaction against the intricate and formulaic Mannerist style which dominated the Late Renaissance. Baroque Art is less complex, more realistic and more emotionally affecting than Mannerism.
This movement was encouraged by the Catholic Church, the most important patron of the arts at that time, as a return to tradition and spirituality.
One of the great periods of art history, Baroque Art was developed by Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci, and Gianlorenzo Bernini, among others. This was also the age of Rubens, Rembrandt, Velázquez, and Vermeer.
In the 18th century, Baroque Art was replaced by the more elegant and elaborate Rococo style.
Manneken Pis by Hiëronymus Duquesnoy the Elder, 1619 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Period
c. 1600 – 1750
Began in
Rome, Italy
Key artists
Peter Paul Rubens, Diego Velázquez, Johannes Vermeer, Caravaggio
Related
Rococo, Flemish School, Mannerism
How to recognise it
Key characteristics of Baroque
Dramatic contrasts of light and shadow (chiaroscuro and tenebrism)
Movement, energy and diagonal compositions
Emotional intensity designed to move the viewer
Grand scale and theatrical effects in painting, sculpture and architecture
Used by the Catholic Church after the Counter-Reformation, and by royal courts
Timeline
When was Baroque?
Baroque is usually dated c. 1600 – 1750, beginning in Rome, Italy. Dates for art movements are approximate: artists joined and left, and styles overlapped.
Each bar shows an artist's life; the shaded band is the main period of Baroque.
Caravaggio
Guido Reni
Peter Paul Rubens
Jusepe de Ribera
Francisco de Zurbarán
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Diego Velázquez
Anthony van Dyck
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Johannes Vermeer
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Baroque
1571–1610
1575–1642
1577–1640
1591–1652
1598–1664
1598–1680
1599–1660
1599–1641
1617–1682
1632–1675
1696–1770
1600165017001750
Who
Key Baroque artists
Artists linked to Baroque in Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia. Artists marked Art Icons have a full profile on our sister site.
Drama, movement and strong contrasts of light and dark. The Dutch Golden Age of painting belongs to this period.
When was Baroque?
Baroque: c. 1600 – 1750. It began in Rome, Italy. Dates for art movements are approximate.
What are the main characteristics of Baroque?
Dramatic contrasts of light and shadow (chiaroscuro and tenebrism); Movement, energy and diagonal compositions; Emotional intensity designed to move the viewer; Grand scale and theatrical effects in painting, sculpture and architecture; Used by the Catholic Church after the Counter-Reformation, and by royal courts.
Who are the most famous Baroque artists?
Peter Paul Rubens, Diego Velázquez, Johannes Vermeer, Caravaggio, Anthony van Dyck.
What are some famous Baroque works?
Manneken Pis by Hiëronymus Duquesnoy the Elder; Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez; Piazza Navona; The Surrender of Brea by Diego Velázquez; Four Rivers Fountain by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Where can I see Baroque art?
Museo del Prado (Madrid, Spain), Brussels (Belgium), Piazza Navona (Rome, Italy), Department of Paintings of the Louvre (France), Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) hold works shown on this page.
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