Baroque
The art style Baroque spanned from the beginning of 17th century to the middle of 18th century. It was known for its sculpting, painting, poetry and music. Baroque flourished in Europe chiefly in Italy, Germany and France but it also spread to Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, England and Northern European countries. The art style Baroque made its appearance during the Renaissance period but it broke away from the traditional beliefs of Renaissance while emphasizing more on irregularity and drama. It became much more emotional, free flowing and expressive as compared to rigidity and formality of the Renaissance. Baroque works were usually in adoration of the greatness of God and it was used to convey religious messages. It also facilitated social hierarchy through artworks that showed power, wealth and authority. Baroque started with artworks that were much more emotional, dramatic and irregular as compared to Renaissance artworks. It also showed the freedom of expression which was not possible during the Renaissance period. The artists used dynamic movements in their paintings to show their emotions and feelings towards religion. They depicted various emotions like joy, pain fear and death while depicting religious saints and biblical events. Most of the artworks tried to communicate with people about Jesus Christ and God through emotional paintings that emphasized on drama rather than formality and rule like Renaissance works. Baroque artists usually showed religious scenes in an intricate way to draw attention of public towards them. Baroque developed in Italy where it was born while simultaneously developing in Germany, France and Spain. Baroque artists carried their techniques to other countries mainly through artworks that traveled through churches. The art style migrated to Netherlands where Dutch painters adopted the technique of layering colors and used them as shading to make the work more dramatic and attractive. Baroque became very popular in Germany when the ruler of Bavaria, Duke Wilhelm V commissioned painters like Peter Paul Rubens and Johann Baptist Spranger to paint his residence and castle. Baroque artworks were made even more dramatic after a German artist named Pieter Brueghel created shadows on surfaces with help of dark colors in his artworks. The technique was named chiaroscuro and it made Baroque more dramatic even if the painting itself didn't carry a religious theme. Baroque paintings tried to communicate with people as much as possible through their visual ability that usually caused distortions or extreme movement of figures. Artists used special light effects like light from behind, bright spots and strong contrasts of light and darkness to make their artworks stand out. Baroque artworks were very detailed and usually depicted stories from the Bible. The artists paid much attention to the facial expressions of either Jesus, Virgin Mary or one of the saints while painting these scenes. They used rich colors like crimson, gold and red to bring more drama and emotion in the religious theme paintings. They also painted crucifixions, crucifixes, Holy Families and other Christian symbols in a very detailed way to show their devotion towards the religion. Baroque artworks were usually made more attractive with help of using gold ornaments on frames and backgrounds. The paintings were also given rich frames that sharply contrasted with the background so that it can be easily noticed by people.
Nicolas Lancret, 1727 - The Gardener - fine art print
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Paul Troger, 1750 - The worship of the Lamb by the 24 elders - fine art print
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Josef Faistenberger, 1720 - Landscape with grazing cows - fine art print
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Franz Anton Maulbertsch, 1783 - The stoning of St. Stephen - fine art print
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Franz Anton Maulbertsch, 1759 - Standing commander - fine art print
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Martin Johann Schmidt, 1795 - Two nymphs with Cupid - fine art print
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Martin Johann Schmidt, 1795 - Nymph and Faun with Cupid - fine art print
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Canaletto, 1740 - Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon - fine art print
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Joseph Hauzinger, 1781 - Kinderbacchanal - fine art print
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Franz Xaver Wagenschön, 1770 - Resurrection - fine art print
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Franz Anton Maulbertsch, 1758 - The cross - fine art print
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Francesco Guardi, 1780 - View on the Cannaregio Canal, Venice - fine art print
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Franz Carl Remp, 1710 - The dance around the golden calf - fine art print
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Paul Sandby, 1789 - Conway Castle - fine art print
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Martino Altomonte, 1709 - Susanna and the Elders - fine art print
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Martin Johann Schmidt, 1765 - The holy hermits Anthony and Paul - fine art print
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Francesco Trevisani, 1715 - The Crucifixion - fine art print
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Martin Johann Schmidt, 1788 - Venus and Cupid - fine art print
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Franz Anton Maulbertsch, 1755 - Susanna before the judges - fine art print
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Joseph Winterhalder d. J., 1765 - Riding commander - fine art print
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Paul Troger, 1731 - The miraculous multiplication of bread - fine art print
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Daniel Gran, 1723 - Allegory of the dawn - fine art print
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Charles Brooking, 1750 - A Lugger and a Smack in Light Airs - fine art print
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Cornelis Troost, 1741 - Portrait of a Lady - fine art print
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Aert de Gelder, 1700 - Christ before Caiaphas - fine art print
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Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1741 - A Capriccio of the Roman Forum - fine art print
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Joseph Wright of Derby, 1760 - Portrait of a Lady - fine art print
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Jean-Marc Nattier, 1738 - Portrait of a Lady - fine art print
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Willem van Mieris, 1717 - A Grocer's Shop - fine art print
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Paul Troger, 1729 - Disclosure of Christ from the Virgin - fine art print
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Paul Sandby, 1767 - The Tower Gate at Windsor Castle 1767 - fine art print
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Francesco Zuccarelli, 1760 - The bullock cart - fine art print
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