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Santa Monica College Baroque in Southern Europe Question

 

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BAROQUE IN SOUTHERN EUROPE (Italy and Spain)

The Baroque style took different forms in Europe’s nations and colonies, reflecting the different audiences it had to satisfy in Southern Europe (like Italy and Spain), than in Northern Europe. (like France, and the Netherlands). After reading this week’s material, respond to the following questions:

What are some of Baroque’s main characteristics in Italy, where this style was born?

What did it have to do with a renewed religious devotion?

Who were the most famous Baroque artists in Italy and Spain?

Why is it usually said that it was a contrast to the ordered rationalism of the Renaissance? Please provide artwork examples to support your ideas.