What does Baroque Art mean?

Answer 1

Baroque is a design style that uses classical elements in nonclassical ways.

I love Baroque. Michelangelo is my favorite artist.

-Aztec276

Answer 2

I don't know French, but baroque is a style of music that was popular before classical. Now most people would hear it, and assume it was classical, though there are differences. I don't know if that's really helpful, or if that's even what baroque means in French.

Answer 3

Baroque is both a period and a style of art/music.
Look it up on wikipedia, it paints a pretty good picture of the definition.

Answer 4

Baroque?
This is what the American Heritage Dictionary says:

"ba·roque (b…-r½k“) adj.
1. also Baroque. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from about 1550 to 1700, emphasizing dramatic, often strained effect and typified by bold, curving forms, elaborate ornamentation, and overall balance of disparate parts.

2. Also Baroque. Music. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a style of composition that flourished in Europe from about 1600 to 1750, marked by chromaticism, strict forms, and elaborate ornamentation.

Also Baroque n. The baroque style or period in art, architecture, or music. --ba·roque“ly adv."

Some churches in Europe are baroque. They have rich ornamentation in the inner, with a ceiling often projecting the heavens and angels flying in and out, much white and gold, uplifting, delightful, the expression of an overjoyed life. The lines are predominently curved.

Examples of baroque churches: Vierzehnheiligen, Germany; Church Blaubeuron, Germany; and others:

1) Vierzehnheiligen - Johann Balthasar Neumann - Great Buildings OnlineVierzehnheiligen by Johann Balthasar Neumann architect, at near Bamberg, Germany, 1743 to 1772, in the Great Buildings Online.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Vierzehnheiligen.html

2) Ball of Dirt on Sigmaringen, Germany / Keith and Wendy / Istanbul ...The object of this detour was the town of Blaubeuron which has an old monastery beside a spot where the water bubbles out of the ground. ...
http://www.ballofdirt.com/entries/10058/170857/1.html

3) Churches and Chapels: Triumph of the Baroque-NGA Baroque churches were larger in scale than their predecessors, and their interiors more richly decorated with sculpture and paintings. ...
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2000/baroque/church1.shtm

4) Baroque Church. This church is loosely based on S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane in Rome. It is my most aggressive use of curves and non-standard brick ...
members.cox.net/bhamilto1/ldraw/quattro.htm


Baroque, in music (Johann Sebastian Bach) and architecture, seems to express extreme joy of life to the glory of God.

Much happiness,
cordially, India.Magica

Answer 5

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