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Baroque architecture is characterised by basic symmetry with asymmetrical ornamentation and a combination of many art forms: architecture and painting, music and performance (often with a blurring of boundaries and attempts to play with the perception of the spectators). “Stone and mortar were often blended with statuary and painting; indeed it was difficult to see where one art left off and the other began” (Guisepi | Baroque architecture is characterised by basic symmetry with asymmetrical ornamentation and a combination of many art forms: architecture and painting, music and performance (often with a blurring of boundaries and attempts to play with the perception of the spectators). “Stone and mortar were often blended with statuary and painting; indeed it was difficult to see where one art left off and the other began” (Guisepi). Probably the most famous example of Italian baroque architecture is St Peter's Cathedral in Rome, designed by Giovanni Bernini (1598-1660). | ||
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Term describing a style in art and architecture. Originally developed in Italy in the late 16th century.
Baroque architecture is characterised by basic symmetry with asymmetrical ornamentation and a combination of many art forms: architecture and painting, music and performance (often with a blurring of boundaries and attempts to play with the perception of the spectators). “Stone and mortar were often blended with statuary and painting; indeed it was difficult to see where one art left off and the other began” (Guisepi). Probably the most famous example of Italian baroque architecture is St Peter's Cathedral in Rome, designed by Giovanni Bernini (1598-1660).
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"Baroque architecture." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. [1][please indicate access date]
http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/baroque-81044.html [please format web source in accordance with the English Seminar's style sheet]
Guisepi, R.A, ed. The Baroque Era In The Arts. Web: http://history-world.org/baroque_era.htm (16.06.2013)
http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/ig/Historic-Styles/Baroque.htm (16.06.2013)