Baroque architecture
Also known as: Baroque style
- 1Baroque architecture emerged in Italy during the late 16th century.
- 2The style was promoted by the Catholic Church and the Jesuits to counter the Reformation.
- 3The High Baroque period, characterized by theatrical decoration, lasted from 1625 to 1675.
- 4The Late Baroque phase expanded the style to Russia and the Ottoman Empire by 1675.
- 5A highly ornamental variant known as Rococo appeared in Central Europe around 1730.
Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the late 16th century and gradually spread across Europe.
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Foundational style for the palace design
The Catherine Palace utilizes the grand scale and dramatic ornamentation characteristic of the Baroque style, which evolved into the palace's specific Rococo aesthetic.
Artistic movement defining his professional style
Schlüter was a central figure in the development of the North German Baroque style, characterized by dramatic movement and emotional intensity.
Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the late 16th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly the Jesuits, as a means to combat the Reformation and the Protestant church with a new architecture that inspired astonishment, reverence and awe. It reached its peak in the High Baroque (1625–1675), when it was used in churches and palaces in Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Bavaria and Austria. In the Late Baroque period (1675–1750), it reached as far as Russia, the Ottoman Empire and the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Latin America. In about 1730, an even more elaborately decorative variant called Rococo appeared and flourished in Central Europe.
Fassadenentwurf von Johann Joseph Couven für die Kapelle "Enthauptung Johannes des Täufers" in Eupen 1747.Wikimedia Commons; Johann Joseph Couven; Joseph Buchkremer; Joseph Buchkremer: „Die Architekten Johann Joseph Couven und Jakob Couven.“ in ZAGV, Bd.17, 1895.; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons: Category:Baroque architectureWikimedia Commons file from Category:Baroque architecture for Baroque architecture.Wikimedia Commons; Domenico Bonavera, after Ferdinando Bibiena:; http://www.bassenge.com/; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons: Category:Baroque architectureThe dome of Les Invalides, ParisWikimedia Commons; DXR; Own work; CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image) 123 words