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Baroque

A style in music, painting, sculpture, and architecture characterized by grandeur, ornamentation, and contrast.

Baroco

A Portuguese term meaning "irregularly shaped pearl," which has a negative connotation and translates to "wart."

Mannerist Architecture

An architectural style that is bizarre, fantastic, and irregular, influencing the Baroque period.

Divine Right of Kings

The belief that European monarchs were chosen by God, leading to a legacy of intermarriage among royalty.

Protestant Reformation

A 16th-century religious movement led by figures like Martin Luther, Copernicus, and Galileo, breaking away from the Catholic Church.

Baroque Papacy

A movement during the 17th and 18th centuries aimed at glorifying the Catholic Church in response to the Protestant Reformation.

Architecture of Curved Lines

A lavish architectural style in the Baroque period that aimed to impress and create lifelike art.

Italian Baroque

Represented by the Il Gesu, it features dynamic elements and emotional contrasts in art and architecture.

French Baroque

Characterized by elegance, symmetry, and restrained grandeur, exemplified by structures like Saint Gervais-Saint Protais.

English Baroque

Known for its restrained and academically correct forms, blending grandiosity with classical design, as seen in St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Great Fire of London

A significant event in 1666 that led to the rebuilding of many churches, including St. Paul’s Cathedral by Sir Christopher Wren.

Spanish Baroque

Noted for its dramatic style, with Churrigueresque architecture established by Jose Benito De Churriguera.

Rococo

An artistic style characterized by lightness, swirling forms, and elegance, often associated with French Rocaille.

Chinoiserie

A style that combines French Rococo with Chinese architectural elements, seen in structures like the Chinese House by Frederick the Great.

Wieskirche

A pilgrimage church in Bavaria, Germany, known for its Baroque architecture

by Dominikus Zimmerman

Amalienburg

A pastel-colored hunting lodge in Munich, Germany, designed by François de Cuvillies for Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria.

Smolny Convent

A convent for noble women, designed by Francisco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, also known as the Smolny Convent of the Resurrection.

Church of the Gesu

First true baroque facade

Giacomo Barozzi Da Vignola and Giacomo della porta

2 architects of the church of the gesu

Scalinata Di Trinita Dei Monti

Also known as the spanish steps

Francesco de Sanctis

architect of the spanish steps or the Scalinata di Trinita Dei Monti

San Carlo Alle Quattro Fontane

Aka saint charles of the four fountains

Franesco Borromini

Architect of the San Carlo Alle Quatro Fontane

Girolamo Rainaldi

Original architect or the Sant’ Agnese

Sant’ Agnese

This sits on the site of the ancient stadium of Domitian where st Agnes was martyred

Francesco Borromini

He reworked the Sant’ Agnese of Agone

Elegance

Best term used to describe French Baroque

Dynamic

Word used to describe Italian Baroque Architecture

Saint Gervais-Saint Protais

Earliest know french baroque facade. Workplace of the Couperin Family

Salomon de Brosse

Architect of the Saint Gervais-Saint Protais and the Luxembourg Palace

Luxembourg Palace

It is modeled after the Palazzo Pitti and currently houses the French Estate

Dome Des Invalides

This shelters the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte

Jules Hardouin-Mansart

The Architect of Dome des Invalides

Sir Cristopher Wren

Known for designing the st paul’s cathedral and rebuilt 50 churches after the great fire of london

St Paul’s Cathedral

Magnificent dome that rises 111 meters and dominates the london sky

Royal Hospital Chelsea

Retirement home for british soldiers

Sir Cristopher Wren

Architect of the Royal Hospital Chelsea

Sir John Vanburgh

Theatre person renowned for bold desugn and characterizes elaborate ornamentation

Blenhein Palance

only non-royal residence in england to hold the title palace

Blenheim palace

Residence of the duke of Malbrough

Oxfordshire, England, Uk

Location of the the Blenheim palace

Castle Howard

Grand facade with a dome and lavishly decorated interiors.

Currently home to the Earl of Charlisle and family

Churrigueresque

Term used for for Spanish Baroque

Dramatic

Term the best describes Spanish baroque

Jose Benito De churriguera

Father of Churrigueresque, architect of the Palace church of san francisco jabier

San Esteban Altar

Altar that is distinctly Spanish

Plaza de Fiestas

Behind the Goyeneche Palace

Plaza de la Iglesia

Front of the Church

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

Largest Cathedral interior

Botafumiero

Largest Incense in the world

Solomonic Columns

Helical column by spiral twisting

San Juan De Dios Hospital

First and oldest hospital of the Philippines

Rocaille

Term for French rococo

Wieskirche

The Pilmage church of wies

Amalienburg

Pastel pink exterior and pastel blue interior

Amalienburg

Hunting lodge for elector Max emmanuel of Bavaria

Nymphenburg palace park, Munich, Germany

Location of the Amalienburg

Dominikus Zimmerman

The architect of Wieskirch

Chinoiserie

French rococo mixed with Chinese architecture

Chinese House

Made by Frederick the great as a tea house inspired tea cup

Dome Des invalides

Houses the tomb of napoleon bonaparte

Wieskirche

Daraga Church

 Nuestra Senora dela Porteria

Our Lady of the Gate Parish Church

Galicia

Location of the Santiago de Compostela cathedral or the largest cathedral interior

Daraga Church

Bernardo de la Torre and Fernando Casas Y Novoa

Architects of the Santiago de Compostela cathedral

Calixtus ii and German de Moissac

Earlier known architects of the Santiago de Compostela cathedral

Nueva Baztan Madrid

location of the conjunto palacio iglesia de san francisco jabier d las dos plazas inmediatas

Diagonalism

 meaning dynamic through curvilinear elements (movement)

Verruca Wart

Medical term. Means ugly

San Carlo alle Quatro Fontane

Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi

aka the four fountain rivers

Piazza navona, Rome, Italy

Location of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi

duke of Malbrough

who lives in the blenheim palace by sir john vanburgh