Baroque Dbq

The Baroque era was the stepping stone for the rococo period all the way up to the times we live in today. The Baroque style began in the 16th century through Italy and later developed into France. During the 1700s, rules had no shame in showing their wealth and power which we could see during the power of Louis XIV's palace in Versailles. The Baroque art, music, and architecture became more ludacris than before because artists wanted to follow a more unrealistic path that leads the “viewer” to a place of imagination they weren’t able to experience before. After the Baroque era, the Rococo era came about which the previous ruler, Louis XIV’s son (Louis XV) represented with the architecture he built. For example, the Catherine Palace and all the furniture was considered more appealing than the Baroque. These two era’s had changed the mentality of the human race through architecture, music, and fashion that we see from the 19th century until now.

The Baroque era was so significant because it was the start of a new understanding. This style was considered proper and was less conservative and more abstract which lead the people to understand something because of reason and not solely because some god told you. During this time, symmetrical art was out

the door. Drama. Drama. Drama. The new styles varied from illusions to complex composition. One the famous artists of this time are Michelangelo Merisi who was later pronounced as Caravaggio. One of his famous paintings such as “Supper at
Emmaus” made the viewer feel as though they were in the scene that he depicted. Another famous painting called “The Three Musicians”, bounces the light and dark contrast to make the piece appear more dramatic and emphasized. Now, the early 17th century the Baroque moved from Rome down to Paris where one of the architects, Philibert Le Roy made the famous palace called Versailles. The Versailles is one of the biggest buildings that created a symbol of Baroque architecture. There were many others such as the Palazzo Barbaro in Venice which is famous for its intricate design in the salon. Churches began to have round shapes and extensions of spaces with concave and convex shapes to interrupt the shadows. Having the monumental stairway as the interior focus was a definitive comparison to being wealthy or not.
Many musical types developed during this era of Baroque such as concerto, Sinfonia (symphony), and opera. Bach was one of the most famous music composers that we still know today that was born at this time. Before the Baroque era, the music was mainly for the churches and had one sound with one type of instruments, which was rather boring. Furthermore, the instruments began to expand and this is where the percussion and vocals begin to work together to create the perfect harmony. Fashion week has Baroque all over it. Dior, Haute Couture is definitely inspired by the Baroque era. From the extravagant dresses to the hairstyles that are bigger than the head itself, has definitely shown they took a few pointers from this time.
Eventually, trends die down and a new one rises, which Rococo was the new hot topic and was moved from France back to Italy.

Rococo reminds me of spring, the intimacy, soft pastels colors in the artwork, and lavish style of furniture. The biggest factor of change was that because everything seemed so delicate unlike the Baroque era, women were more involved with the whole interior designing. For example, The Salon of Princess gives the viewer a “feminine outlook” that appeared to be innocent and whimsical. This development enhanced the feeling of individualism and allowed rebellion of the constricted order to embark in some ways but was still connected to the Roman Catholic Church because it represented

wealth.
The music in the Rococo had made the hard and angry classical music softer. Which is seen today, like the Drake ‘Nice for What’ versus Lauryn Hill ‘Ex-Factor’ song pretty much did the opposite. Rococo is seen more in China and Japan with anime characters, which is called the Lolita style that was influenced by Victorian clothing.
The 18th century started with rococo style and ended with neoclassical and when there were still kings ruling because of their divine rights, Baroque and Rococo religiousness was what influenced the power. During the 1900s the classic Baroque style of dresses came back around as more fashionable in Europe all because of the fashion magazine, Vogue. Upper-class citizens decided to take on the Baroque culture and built their extravagant homes to show off their wealthiness. During the 1970s Paris became the fashion city of the world which developed the biggest influencers of the fashion world such as Coco Chanel, Dior, and Balenciaga. Chanel is still holding onto the more classical dress of Baroque with the twist to keep up with trends. The upper class from the 1980s until now have gone back to the Baroque dresses and architecture. Eventually, the interest in Baroque music will peak since history only repeats itself.
Baroque and Rococo styles have an immense amount of impact on how we see our world today. Their shadows with the architecture and realistic views that the painters gravitated towards changed the culture of the world. So, if it wasn’t for the swift changes of these two eras our world would look a lot different.