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Appreciation Basics - Early Art Period - BAROQUE - 1600 to 1725
The Baroque period carried on the
Renaissance forms but added a heavily melodramatic flair. The result? Baroque
art, with its fat cherubs and gilded frippery. Landscapes and still lifes also
sprouted in this period, giving motels around the world something to hang over
their double beds. Look for works by Caravaggio and Bernini in
Italy and Rembrandt, Hals and Vermeer in Holland.
What not to say: Fat women,
light rays and fruit bowls.
What to say: "The way the
bountiful figures spill over from darkness into light is so typical of the
Baroque style."
