From what I understand, Renaissance is Modern and Baroque, which come after, is post modern. Renaissance architecture/ buildings have rigid structures. The buildings are filled with geometric shapes and symmetry where proportions are based on module (human scale). Everything is very strict and precise.. just like modernism that wants everything to be PERFECT (white boxes… START FROM ZERO idea can be related to Renaissance word 'REBIRTH').
The word baroque is originally considered an insult. The 17th century architecture critics used it. It’s related to the idea of ambiguity and contradiction that links to Robert Venturi's complexity and contradiction…" BOTH AND" architecture… full of mystery and emotions. So because Baroque architecture is full of Ambiguity and I think they are Postmodern. What they did was they do the total OPPOSITE of the Renaissance architects… this led the Baroque architects to go beyond what exists by being EXPRESSIVE and PLAYFUL with their decorations. A great example of Baroque architects would be Bernini.
Bernini is well educated and is heavily influenced by Michelangelo. He put emphasis on emotional expressions, playing with dramatic light where painting, sculpture and architecture blends into one. One of his great pieces is Santa Maria della Vittona, 1645. It’s the one with sculpture of an angel about to stab an arrow to St. Terresa. The sculptures are caught in an expressive emotion, where St. Terresa is caught in ecstasy as well as the light channel that Bernini designed, allows sunlight to pass through and shines on the head of St. Terresa. He basically made an extremely dramatic use of light (STAGE/THEATRE like.)
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