Baroque

Baroque may come from the term barocco, as used for irregular or misshapen pearls. When originally used as a descriptive term, it was a reference to a departure from classicism not only in painting, but in architecture, sculpture, music and literature. Baroque art as we know it is associated with a large scale; sweeping diagonal movement; a tendency to break away from the picture plane both in depth and towards the viewer; forms flowing and swirling one into the other; colorism, chiaroscuro and illusionism.* Basically, drama at its best. Our most prominent artists of the time were Caravaggio and Rubens, both of whom are known to have a great effect on the art of the 17^th Century. However, take a look around and determine for yourself who was great and what they contributed. And as always, if you don't see the image you are looking for, contact us. We can still recreate it.

*The Yale Dictionary of Art and Artists; E. Langmuir and N. Lynton; first published as a Yale Nota Bene book (2000)