1. Renaissance and Baroque Architecture
Architectural History
ACT 322
Doris Kemp

2. Topics The Spread of Baroque Architecture
The Baroque of Central Europe
The Baroque of France

3. The Spread of Baroque Architecture
Guarino Guarini (1624 – 1683)
A designer whose buildings in Turin represented the northern extension of Baroque Rome
Important structures and work
Chapel of the Holy Shroud, Turin
S. Lorenzo Turin

4. The Spread of Baroque Architecture
Chapel of the Holy Shroud, Turin
Added to the east end of the Cathedral of Turin
Built to house the Shroud of Turin
Some believe this to be the shroud of Christ
Circular plan

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6. The Spread of Baroque Architecture
S. Lorenzo, Turin
Very geometrically complex structure
Squares, octagons, a Greek cross, and circles are involved along with ovals
The dome is not a solid structure but more of a series of ribbed structure with eight-interlacing arches

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8. The Spread of Baroque Architecture

9. The Baroque of Central Europe
The artistic ideals of Baroque Italy soon spread north and eastward through Switzerland, Austria, and southern Germany
Italian influences merged with local tastes and traditions to create a version of Baroque unique to central Europe
Important structures
Abbey Church, Melk, Austria
Abbey Church, St. Gallen
Wurzburg Residenz, Germany

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Abbey Church, Melk, Austria
Set atop a rocky ridge rising 200-ft. above the Danube River
A monastery whose buildings are set in a horseshoe plan
Features stunning depictions of the heavens in its décor and sculpture

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12. The Baroque of Central Europe

13. The Baroque of Central Europe
Abbey Church, St. Gallen
Features a rotunda space inserted into a longitudinal basilica
Accommodated the needs of pilgrims while still reserving the choir for monastic practices
The present day church still preserves the double-ended apse of the original basilica

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15. The Baroque of Central Europe
Wurzburg Residenz, Germany
The grandest of the Baroque residences
Designed by johann Balthasar Neumann (1687 – 1753)
Generally regarded as the master of the German Baroque
Symmetrically disposed around a deep entrance court, with four interior courts dividing the side wings

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17. The Baroque of Central Europe

18. The Baroque of France
The French embraced Italian Baroque but infused their own culture into the style
Muted the most elaborate excesses of the Roman Baroque
Wanted a more classical, refined style
Key structures
Le Vau, Lebrun, and Le Notre Chateau
Le Vau, Le Notre, and Mansart Palace, Versailles

19. The Baroque of France Le Vau, Lebrun, and Le Notre Chateau
A grand chataeu designed by a trio of people
Le Vau, architect
Charles Lebrun, painter
Andre Le Notre, landscaper
Built for Nicolas Fouquet
Attorney general for Louis XIV
Was imprisoned three weeks after showing his home by the jealous Louis XIV

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21. The Baroque of France

22. The Baroque of France Le Vau, Le Notre, and Mansart Palace, Versailles
The main palace of royalty in France
Designed by a trio of people
Le Vau, architect
Le Notre, landscaper
Mansart, oversaw the project

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24. The Baroque of France

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27. References Sullivan, Mary; http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/
Trachtenburg/Hyman; Architecture: From Prehistory to Postmodernity
Wodehouse/Moffett; A History of Western Architecture

28. Renaissance and Baroque Architecture
Architectural History
ACT 322
Doris Kemp