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Barock: Die Vorliebe für Bewegung, Dramatik und überschwängliche Dekorationen
Die Barockzeit dauerte vom Anfang des siebzehnten bis zur Mitte des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts. Jahrhunderts. Die Barockkunst war die Antwort der Künstler auf die Forderung der katholischen Kirche nach feierlicher Pracht nach dem Konzil von Trient und zog mit ihrer Monumentalität und Prunkhaftigkeit die großen europäischen Höfe in ihren Bann.
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If it ain’t Baroque, fix it!
Bear with me here. The Baroque movement is a combination of beauty and grotesque; high drama with intense focus on every element. It started under the influence of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy during the 1600s. A century later, during the late 1720s in France, Rococo was invented – was this a backhanded attempt at a war between the Romance languages and arts? Meant to create imagery for those unable to read, Baroque set out to be a symbol of unity among the masses. In light of the most recent events in the US, a country that claims to want unity while ceaselessly coming up short, I can’t help…
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