How To Buy: a blog about what baroque art is, how to get it and where.**<\/p>\n
Baroque art is very different in style to classic art. Baroque art can be found in paintings and sculptures of the seventeenth century. In the baroque period artists were inspired by the work of Michelangelo, Raphael and Caravaggio. With their inspiration they brought a new style of painting and sculpture.<\/p>\n
The origin of this new style dates back to the beginnings of the 17th century when Italy was experiencing an artistic revolution. It all started with Caravaggio, who was called the “the most revolutionary artistic genius of his age”, which had a great influence on other artists like Rubens, Velazquez and Rembrandt.<\/p>\n
Baroque paintings are characterized by their emotional intensity, dramatic use of light and shadow, strong movement and lively figures. The paintings that represent this new style are often large in size and portray religious scenes or biblical stories from the life of Jesus Christ or from the lives of saints.<\/p>\n
Baroque paintings are also characterized by use of vivid colors, a lot of drama, energy, movement and emotionality from the artist who painted them. The most famous Baroque painters include Peter<\/p>\n
I have been fascinated by Baroque art since I was a child. As an adult, I’ve purchased works of baroque art, restored them and sold them. I’ve also learned a lot about the history of baroque art. Many of my posts are photos that I took of my own collection.<\/p>\n
The blog is called “How To Buy Baroque Art” because when I started it, that’s what people kept asking me. I thought knowing how to buy it would be useful to people who were just getting started or who were looking to upgrade their collections.<\/p>\n
I started the blog in 2009. In 2010, I closed it down for several months because I wasn’t finding time to write and didn’t want to keep publishing bad posts. When I tried again in 2011, I put more effort into the quality of the posts and focused on content rather than sales. The blog has grown steadily since then and now gets over 10,000 unique visitors per month. It’s not a business but it’s a nice little side project that helps pay the bills.*<\/p>\n
I’m not interested in selling the site but if someone offered me $50K or more, they could probably talk me into it.**”””<\/p>\n
The baroque period of art is the time between 1600 and 1750. This post will tell you how to buy, how to care for and where to store baroque art in your home or office.<\/p>\n
How To Buy<\/p>\n
The best way to buy baroque art is at auction. Auction houses are also a good place to sell. You can find out when auctions are being held by browsing the Art News page of your local newspaper. The most important auction houses in the world are Sotheby’s and Christies and they hold auctions every few weeks in major cities around the world.<\/p>\n
Another way to buy baroque art is from galleries. The best way to find galleries that have baroque art for sale is from websites like Artsy, Redbubble, Artspace and Listverse which have links to many more sites. You can also just search on Google for “baroque art” and find many more sites with galleries online.<\/p>\n
You can also find out about local galleries by browsing the Arts & Culture section of your local newspaper or checking out their website. Local museums like the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Of Fine Arts Boston, Metropolitan Museum Of Art (New York), National Gallery Of Art Washington DC, National Gallery London, National<\/p>\n
Baroque art is a big topic, so I have divided the information into sections, each one of which gets its own page. Click on any of the links below to jump to that section.<\/p>\n
A definition<\/p>\n
Art as an investment<\/p>\n
Fakes and forgeries<\/p>\n
How to buy baroque art<\/p>\n
Stories behind paintings<\/p>\n
Art galleries in London and other cities<\/p>\n
Art galleries online<\/p>\n
A word about my site<\/p>\n
The Baroque period (circa 1600-1750) is generally considered to be the time between the Renaissance and Neoclassical periods. Artists often combined different styles in their works, sometimes even within a single painting.<\/p>\n
The Baroque period began in Italy, which remained its artistic center for the first half of the 17th century. In about 1630, Baroque artists began to move northward to other parts of Europe that had become more powerful politically and economically. Many Flemish and Dutch painters also migrated to Rome during this time period. The high level of artistic achievement spread from Rome throughout Europe during the second half of the 17th century.<\/p>\n
In addition to painting and sculpture, many European arts were influenced by the Baroque period. Music became more dramatic and theatrical with an increased use of basso continuo accompaniment. Architectural design became more elaborate with a new emphasis on symmetry, ornamentation and strong vertical lines.