archint: baroque period (interior design + furniture design)
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BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE
HistoryBaroque characteristicsBaroque ArtBaroque InteriorColor SchemesCharacteristics of DesignFurnitures
OUTLINE
BAROQUE
originally meant overdone
too much color in painting, and too grand in architecture
Baroque History
BAROQUE HISTORY1590-1720
Portuguese 'barocco' meaning, 'irregular pearl or stone'
Catholic Counter-Reformation Art
originating in Rome, Baroque art above all, reflected the religious tensions of the age - notably the desire of the
Catholic Church in Rome to reassert itself in the wake of the Protestant Reformation
Baroque Characteristics
BAROQUE CHARACTERISTICS elaborate ornamentation
creats dramatic effect
appealing to the spirit through the senses
enlarged space
heightened sensuality with spirituality
naturalistic rather than ideal
emotional rather than rational
Baroque Art & Architecture
BAROQUE ARTDramatic, emotional
Colors were brighter than bright; darks were darker than dark
Counter-Reformation art
Paintings & sculptures in church contexts should speak to the illiterate rather than to the well-informed
“THE ECSTASY OF ST. THERESA”
“CALLING OF SAINT MATTHEW”
“ST FRANCIS IN ECSTASY”
“DEAD CHRIST MOURNED”
“ELEVATION OF THE CROSS”
BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE
domes/roofs were enlarged
interiors carefully constructed to produce spectacular effects of light and shade
emotional style
exploited the theatrical potential of the urban landscape
LES INVALIDES, PARIS
KARLSKIRCHE
ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL, LONDON
THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY
Baroque Interior
Elements of Design
Floors - typically made of solid wood or marbleHand-woven rugs - placed to soften spacesFurnitures - detailed with curved legs, carved details, and gildingCommonly used- Gold frames and gilding on statues and pottery- Large mirrors, crystal chandeliers, door knobs and
pullsLuxury fabrics in damask and floral printsVaults, Arches and Buttresses
Complex staircases
Gallery
Baroque Color Schemes
Color Schemes
A palette of rich, vibrant hues
Contrast between light and shadow
“Madonna dei Pellegrini”Painter: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Caravaggio’s Palette:
• Lead white• Lead-tin yellow• Yellow ocher• Verdigris• Vermilion• Red ocher• Umber• Carbon black
Characteristics of Design
Characteristics
Foliage Motifs
Putto/Putti
Marquetry
Crests and Initials
Lambrequin Motif
“Acanthus Baroque Leaf”
“Baroque Scroll Leaf”
“Baroque Floral Scroll”
“Putti”
● Mythological & religious paintings
● Sculptures
“Marquetry”
Laying of veneers of different-coloured woods onto the surface of furniture.
“Crests & Initials”
“Lambrequin Motif”
Lambrequin or Tasselled cloth
Fabrics transformed into motifs
Furnitures
French Baroque Furnitures
For the court of Louis XIV in France
Created by André Charles Boulle
Embellished with inlays made of combined metals with gilded columnar legs
Tortoise shell and ebony designs
“Absolom Roche”
“Belle de Fleur”
Made of intricately hand carved mahogany finished in majestic gold leaf.
“Boule Console Table 1701”
Thin sheets of brass and tortoise shell veneer on an oak frame
“Boule Console Table 1701”
“Claudette Baroque Mirror”
“Queen Anne’s Revenge Chaise”
Italian Baroque Furnitures
Gilded wood, oak or walnut
Lion commodes
With “cassoni”
Florentine Console Tables
“Canova”
“Rhombus”
“Giove”
“Firenze”
English/British Baroque Furnitures
Walnut as the wood of choice
Pine and Ash; Ebony and Cane as base wood or veneers
Chairs are still typically throne like
Resources
https://arthistory.knoji.com/a-brief-history-of-baroque-furniture/http://www.ehow.com/info_10070157_colors-baroque-art.html
http://www.sevensedie.com/collection/26/baroquehttp://www.furniturestyles.net/european/french/baroque.html
http://www.artble.com/artists