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The Age of Absolutism and Baroque Art. Characteristics of the Baroque Barocco (port.) = unevenly shaped pearl Movement, restlessness Color contrasts correspond.

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1 The Age of Absolutism and Baroque Art

2 Characteristics of the Baroque Barocco (port.) = unevenly shaped pearl Movement, restlessness Color contrasts correspond to dichotomies (life/death, heaven/hell) Motifs: skull, clock, candle, jewelry Illusionism (trompe l’oeil Focus on nature/the pastoral geometry

3 Painting

4 Music

5 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) Both artists dependent on generosity of the courts and nobility (Bach employed by towns, too) Both composed religious and secular music Bach: famous for organ and chamber music, cantatas, individual instruments, concerts Händel: famous for operas and oratorios, concerts


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