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Baroque vs. Renaissance Art Comparison by thot777 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Heinrich Wölfflin distinguishes between Renaissance and Baroque styles in his study Principles of Art History. He proposes five contrasts to describe the differences: 1) Linear vs painterly, with Renaissance emphasizing clear forms and Baroque favoring dissolving forms. 2) Plane vs recession, as Renaissance orients toward the picture plane while Baroque uses diagonals to draw the viewer in. 3) Closed vs open, as Renaissance draws attention to structure and Baroque attempts to hide it. 4) Multiplicity vs uni
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