baroque

• adj. バロック；複雑、形式的、風変わり
• n. バロック様式; バロック芸術

その語源は定かではない。語源学者のクラインは、このスタイルの創始者である16世紀のイタリア人画家フェデリーゴ?バロッチに由来すると考えている。

baroque (adj.)

1765, from French baroque (15c.) "irregular," from Portuguese barroco "imperfect pearl," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Spanish berruca "a wart."

This style in decorations got the epithet of Barroque taste, derived from a word signifying pearls and teeth of unequal size. [Fuseli's translation of Winkelmann, 1765]

Klein suggests the name may be from Italian painter Federigo Barocci (1528-1612), a founder of the style. How to tell baroque from rococo, according to Fowler: "The characteristics of baroque are grandeur, pomposity, and weight; those of rococo are inconsequence, grace, and lightness." But the two terms often used without distinction for styles featuring odd and excessive ornamentation.

1. The baroque church of San Leonardo is worth a quick look.

聖レオナルドのバロック様式の教会は一見の価値がある。

2.He was a baroque figure dressed in theatrical，but elegant，clothes.

バロック様式の人物で、派手な身なりをしているが優雅さを失わない。dd>

3.the baroque frontage of Milan Cathedral

ミラノ大聖堂バロック様式の正面

4.The baroque style is rich in ornament.

バロックスタイルは装飾的だ。

5.A more widespread interest in baroque music developed only in the Sixties and Seventies.

1970年代のバロック音楽への興味は緩やかな発展しか得られなかった。