St.

Peter's Basilica
Features of Renaissance

buildings include the use

of the classical orders and

mathematically precise ratios

of height and width combined

with a desire for symmetry,

proportion, and harmony.

Columns, pediments, arches and

domes are imaginatively used in
buildings of all types.
Amalienburg Palace
Rococo style is characterized by elaborate

St. Charles Church ornamentation, asymmetrical values, pastel color

palette, and curved or serpentine lines.

Baroque characteristic

qualities include grandeur,

Rococo art works often depict themes of love,

drama and contrast (especially

classical myths, youth, and playfulness.
in lighting), curvaceousness,

and an often dizzying array

of rich surface treatments,

H i stor
y of

twisting elements, and

gilded statuary. Architects

Architecture S.
unabashedly applied bright

colours and illusory, vividly

Sigua, Chri

stian Paul
painted ceilings. AR-203
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