San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane Essays

Introduction Baroque – a word derived from the Portuguese word “borocco” which means irregular pearl or stone – is a term used in fine art to describe a fairly complex idiom that originated in Rome during the period c.1590-1720, it embraced sculptures and paintings as well as architecture. Baroque art above all other movements reflected the religious tensions of the age in comparison with the idealism of the Renaissance movement (c.1400-1530) and the slightly forced nature of the Mannerism movement

building the rest of the missions. San Juan Bautista mission was not in their plants to build, but there was a big gap between the San Carlos Borromeo Del Rio Carmelo Mission and Santa Clara de Asis Mission. The Spanish did not felt safe to travel from mission to mission if there was a big gap, they were afraid of the Indians that controlled that territory and had not been taught about Christianity, so Friar Lasuen and the Franciscans decided to make the mission of San Juan Bautista to cover the gap

Baroque Art and Architecture History The style dominating the art and architecture of Europe and certain European colonies in the Americas throughout the 17th and 18th century in certain places. The term Baroque is derived from Spanish and Portuguese word that denotes irregular shaped pearl. As human awareness towards the world continuously expands, art has not only been influenced by the many discoveries of science, but many aspects of baroque art are also determined by religion, especially the