The Baroque Period began around the 1600’s and lasted through to the mid 1700’s. The
Baroque style of art and architecture started in Rome, Italy, and spread throughout Europe. At the time, there were disagreements between the Protestant Reformation and the Catholics. Baroque style architecture art was used to express power and control. Scientist made new discoveries in the Baroque period, the new discoveries influenced artists to paint based on the new knowledge, artists now better understood the details needed to make art look realistic like taking a picture.
If I could choose a period of time to go back to I would choose the Baroque period. Although the Baroque period was a time with a lot of disagreements and persecutions, there were positive things going on as well. Art was progressing. Some well known artists from this time are: Michelangelo, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt. Bernini was also well known but he was a sculptor. Some of Michelangelo’s art includes the scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and The Last Judgement on the altar’s wall. …show more content…
During the Baroque Period, Martin Luther spoke out against corruption in the Catholic Church. The people that started protesting against the church’s corruption left the Catholic Church. Scientist were making new discoveries at this time as well. Since the Catholic Church already felt intimidated by the Protestant Reformers, anybody that was questioning the Catholic Doctrine was oppressed.
From the beginning of the Baroque Period to the end, many problems were faced when it came to beliefs and many new forms of art were discovered with the help of scientific d i s c o v e r i e s . S c i e n c e h e l p e d u n d e r s t a n d f e a t u r e s , t h e p h y s i c a l p r o p e r t i e s o f m o t i o n , s p a c e , t i m e , and light, which can all be found in the art of this
Baroque style of art and architecture started in Rome, Italy, and spread throughout Europe. At the time, there were disagreements between the Protestant Reformation and the Catholics. Baroque style architecture art was used to express power and control. Scientist made new discoveries in the Baroque period, the new discoveries influenced artists to paint based on the new knowledge, artists now better understood the details needed to make art look realistic like taking a picture.
If I could choose a period of time to go back to I would choose the Baroque period. Although the Baroque period was a time with a lot of disagreements and persecutions, there were positive things going on as well. Art was progressing. Some well known artists from this time are: Michelangelo, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt. Bernini was also well known but he was a sculptor. Some of Michelangelo’s art includes the scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and The Last Judgement on the altar’s wall. …show more content…
During the Baroque Period, Martin Luther spoke out against corruption in the Catholic Church. The people that started protesting against the church’s corruption left the Catholic Church. Scientist were making new discoveries at this time as well. Since the Catholic Church already felt intimidated by the Protestant Reformers, anybody that was questioning the Catholic Doctrine was oppressed.
From the beginning of the Baroque Period to the end, many problems were faced when it came to beliefs and many new forms of art were discovered with the help of scientific d i s c o v e r i e s . S c i e n c e h e l p e d u n d e r s t a n d f e a t u r e s , t h e p h y s i c a l p r o p e r t i e s o f m o t i o n , s p a c e , t i m e , and light, which can all be found in the art of this