Baroque Architecture

What was the capital of Baroque?

• Paris

• Rome

• Torino

• Florence

What are some of the Baroque Architecture main characteristics?

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• Theatrical Perspective

• Sober style

• Same elements as Renaissance, different syntax

• Golden ratio

What are some of the Baroque Architecture main characteristics?

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• Ornamental exuberance

• Use of archivolts and gargoyles

• Organic and flexible building

• Dynamism and curve in the shapes

What are the Baroque main architecture typologies?

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• Palaces

• Villas

• Piazzas

• Churches

Who were the two main Baroque Architects?

• Bernini

• Bramante

• Michelangelo

• Borromini

Which statements can be applied to Bernini?

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• Influence of Classicism

• Centrifuge spaces

• Total artist

• Favourite architect of the Pope.

Who design piazza San Pietro in the Vatican City?

• Borromini

• Guarini

• Bernini

• Palladium

Which statements can be applied to Borromini?

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• centripetal spaces

• less interested in classicism, more in the movement

• favourite architect of modest religious orders

• more expressive and dynamic architecture

Who designed the Sant Carlo all Quattro Fontane, Rome?

• Bramante

• Bernini

• Guarini

• Borromini

Which statements can be applied to Guarani?

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• City of Torino

• Architecture should be about solving structural and spatial questions

• Follows the ideas of Borromini, but he will get further

• formal question is based on geometric speculation