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.
Domenico Fetti, 1621 - A Poet from Antiquity - fine art print
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Guido Reni, 1620 - Risen Christ - fine art print
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Canaletto, 1740 - Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon - fine art print
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Francesco Guardi, 1780 - View on the Cannaregio Canal, Venice - fine art print
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Martino Altomonte, 1709 - Susanna and the Elders - fine art print
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Rosalba Carriera - Count Nils Bielke - fine art print
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Francesco Trevisani, 1715 - The Crucifixion - fine art print
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Francesco Buoneri, 1620 - The Resurrection - fine art print
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Salvator Rosa, 1665 - PolycratesCrucifixion - fine art print
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Mattia Preti - Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery - fine art print
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Andrea Camassei - Armida abducts Rinaldo - fine art print
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Bernardino Mei, 1656 - Allegory of Justice (Iustitia) - fine art print
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Giovanni Francesco Romanelli - Apollo wearing a laurel wreath - fine art print
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Giuseppe Cades - Disputation over the Most Holy Sacrament - fine art print
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Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1741 - A Capriccio of the Roman Forum - fine art print
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Alessandro Magnasco - Nuns at Work - fine art print
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Francesco Albani - The Ecstasy of Mary Magdalene - fine art print
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Luca Giordano - The Discovery of the Body of Holofernes - fine art print
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Carlo Dolci, 1645 - Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595) - fine art print
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Jacopo Amigoni - I Peter I Emperor of Russia - fine art print
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Simone Pignoni - St Sebastian - fine art print
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Francesco Zuccarelli, 1760 - The bullock cart - fine art print
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Lazzaro Baldi - Boreas and Oreithyia - fine art print
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Artemisia Gentileschi - Esther before Ahasuerus - fine art print
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Corrado Giaquinto, 1754 - Allegory of Peace and Justice - fine art print
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Giacomo Ceruti, 1740 - A Woman with a Dog - fine art print
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Caravaggio, 1607 - The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew - fine art print
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Salvator Rosa, 1651 - Democritus Meditation - fine art print
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Sebastiano Ricci, 1713 - Triumph of the Marine Venus - fine art print
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Andrea di Lione, 1640 - Tobit Burying the Dead - fine art print
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Francesco Solimena - The Annunciation - fine art print
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Marco Ricci, 1709 - Rehearsal of an opera - fine art print
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Marco Ricci, 1709 - Rehearsal of an opera - fine art print
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Pietro Bellotti, 1750 - Capriccio with Ruins - fine art print
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Giovanni Baglione, 1601 - The Ecstasy of Saint Francis - fine art print
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Domenico Fetti, 1619 - The Parable of the Mote and the Beam - fine art print
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Francesco Guardi - Ceremonial Event in the Doge's Palace - fine art print
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Corrado Giaquinto, 1760 - Medea Rejuvenating Aeson - fine art print
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Giulio Cesare Procaccini - The Holy Family with St Catherine - fine art print
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Mattia Preti, 1663 - Pilate Washing His Hands - fine art print
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Gaspare Diziani - The Family of Darius Pleading to Alexander - fine art print
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Sebastiano Conca - The Christ Child Holding a Cross - fine art print
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Salvator Rosa, 1640 - Ruins in a Rocky Landscape - fine art print
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