Capriccio
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| * An [[art term]] denoting the [[grotesque]], [[playful]], [[fantastic]], [[transgressing]] the [[academic art|academic norms]]. | * An [[art term]] denoting the [[grotesque]], [[playful]], [[fantastic]], [[transgressing]] the [[academic art|academic norms]]. | ||
| * [[Capriccio (art)]] or caprice, in painting, an architectural fantasy | * [[Capriccio (art)]] or caprice, in painting, an architectural fantasy | ||
| - | * ''[[Caprichos]]'' (''The Caprices''), a series of prints by Goya | + | ===Examples=== |
| - | *[[Piranesi]] produced two groups of [[capricci]] etchings, the [[Grotteschi (Piranesi) |Grotteschi]] and the [[Imaginary Prisons|Carceri]]. | + | *''[[Capricci di varie figure]]'' (1617) - [[Jacques Callot]] |
| + | *[[Piranesi]] produced two groups of [[capricci]] etchings, the [[Grotteschi (Piranesi) |Grotteschi]] (c. 1748) and the [[Imaginary Prisons|Carceri]] (1745). | ||
| + | * ''[[Caprichos]]'' (1790s, ''The Caprices''), a series of prints by Goya | ||
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A caprice is an impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action or an unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
Capriccio could refer to:
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Music
- A free-form, lively piece of music: see Capriccio (music).
- An opera by Richard Strauss: see Capriccio (opera).
- Igor Stravinsky's Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra.
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Visual arts
- A type of landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting, see Capriccio (art).
- An art term denoting the grotesque, playful, fantastic, transgressing the academic norms.
- Capriccio (art) or caprice, in painting, an architectural fantasy
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Examples
- Capricci di varie figure (1617) - Jacques Callot
- Piranesi produced two groups of capricci etchings, the Grotteschi (c. 1748) and the Carceri (1745).
- Caprichos (1790s, The Caprices), a series of prints by Goya
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Etymology
Borrowing from French caprice, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio (“fright, sudden start”): capo (“head”), from Latin caput + riccio (“curly”), from Latin ericius (“hedgehog”), or from Italian capro (“goat”)
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See also
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