CHAPTER 16- Baroque and Rococo

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BAROQUE

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relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed mannerism and is characterized by ornate detail. In architecture the period is exemplified by the palace of Versailles and by the work of Bernini in Italy. Major composers include Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel; Caravaggio and Rubens are important baroque artists.

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expensive tortoiseshell and metal marquetry panels. Two sheets were glued together, a sheet of silver, brass, or pewter, and a sheet made of tortoise shell. The design was sawn through both sheets at one, resulting in two sets of identical designs--one with a metal background and one with a tortoiseshell background. This technique was given the name Boulle because it was extensively used by Andre Charles Boulle who was appointed the master cabinetmaker to Louis XIV.

chiaroscuro

The use of contrasts between light and dark areas within a space

ormolu

Gilded bronze figures or mounts often used to protect corners and edges of furniture.

ressaut

The projection of an entablature to cover a column placed in front of a structure and that returns to the building itself on both sides of the projection. Also used to describe building projections that include an entablature.

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Sotto in su

Type of tompe l'oeil painting used on ceilings during the Baroque period. The illusion created was often one of the heavens opening up.

Siege courant

French furniture that could be moved from one location to another. Usually sat in the middle of a room. Siege

Siege Mueblant