Baroque architectural style - architectural art from 1600 to 1750

Author: Fredéric Dausset
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Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The Baroque period (1600-1750) was a phase in which European luxurious and extravagant architectural art was created. Architects drew inspiration from their Renaissance predecessors while also creating novel effects through planning, columnar forms, patterns, spatial arrangements, lighting, materials, and illusionistic decorations. From churches to monasteries, from palaces to castles, from villas to gardens, from royal squares to public buildings, every structure reflected a panorama of styles drawn from local traditions and the imagination of artists. These artists included Bernini, Borromini, Pierre de CORTONA, MANSAR, Lemercier, Fischer, and von Erlach, among others. From the Atlantic to the Baltic, the various schools that spread out from Rome, Turin, Paris, and Vienna sometimes had conflicting names: Baroque style, classical style, rococo style. After elaborating on all this, Fredéric Dausset posed the following question: So, what exactly is Baroque style? The book presents over 170 images, a precious photographic legacy of well-preserved masterpieces; magnificent photographs of classic architecture, design sketches of Baroque architectural masterpieces. From Versailles to St. Paul's Cathedral, it is as if taking a perfect journey through the classical architecture of 17th- and 18th-century Europe.