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Baroque Architecture - Essential Humanities
The fundamental characteristic of Baroque art is dynamism (a sense of motion). Strong curves, rich decoration, and general complexity are all typical features of Baroque art (see Western Aesthetics).
http://www.essential-humanities.net/western-art/architecture/baroque/
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Baroque Architecture - Britannica
Baroque architecture, architectural style originating in late 16th-century Italy and lasting in some regions, notably Germany and colonial South America, until the 18th century.
https://www.britannica.com/art/Baroque-architecture
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Baroque Architecture - Visual Arts
Definition, history, origins, characteristics.
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/baroque-architecture.htm
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Baroque Architecture: Style, Characteristics and Features - Study
This lesson explores the development of Baroque architecture. We begin in Italy by tracing the development of several Baroque themes.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/baroque-architecture-style-characteristics-features.html
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Baroque Architecture - Britannica
Architectural style originating in late 16th-century Italy and lasting in some regions, notably Germany and colonial South America, until the 18th century.
http://www.britannica.com/art/Baroque-architecture
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10 Masterpieces of Baroque Architecture - History Lists
A list of 10 most beautiful examples of Baroque architecture in Europe and Americas.
http://historylists.org/architecture/10-masterpieces-of-baroque-architecture.html
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Baroque Architecture - Encyclopedia
The seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries marked the Baroque period in Europe and the Americas. The period was characterized by a fluidity of design accented by a sense of drama. The architecture of the period departed from the traditionalist forms seen in Renaissance designs and moved toward grander structures with flowing, curving shapes.
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Baroque_Architecture
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Architecture: Baroque Architecture Characteristics
The Baroque period took the humanist Roman view of Renaissance architecture and showed it in a new rhetorical, theatrical and sculptural fashion they expressed the triumph of absolutist church and state.
http://archit-home.blogspot.com/2011/03/baroque-architecture-characteristics.html
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Baroque Architecture on Pinterest
Discover thousands of images about Baroque Architecture on Pinterest, a visual bookmarking tool that helps you discover and save creative ideas. | See more about Renaissance Architecture, Palace Interior and Krakow Poland.
https://www.pinterest.com/explore/baroque-architecture
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Baroque Architecture - Architecture History Photo Guide
What do imperfect pearls have to do with French Baroque building design? Learn more about a 17th century movement in art, music, and architecture.
http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/ig/Historic-Styles/Baroque.htm
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Baroque Architecture in Britain: Examples from the Era - The Guardian
Must-see baroque buildings in Britain.
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/sep/10/baroque-british-architecture-key-buildings
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Baroque Architect Reaches Across Centuries to Influence Another in 'La Sapienza' - LA Times
17th century Italian Francesco Borromini's work influences a contemporary architect confronting his own existential crisis in 'La Sapienza'.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-sapienza-director-20150624-story.html
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Baroque Architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baroque architecture is the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and the absolutist state.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque_architecture
