Baroque Style

Baroque style is characterized by dynamism of form, exuberance in decoration, and a search for spectacular effects. The structural power of the architecture of the day united with the ornamental elements and sculpture to produce monuments and sculptural compositions imbued with theatricality, in which each detail has emphasis. The powerful expressiveness and drama of sculptures executed in Baroque style, is of particular note also, from group compositions carved in marble to figurative works in stucco.

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Baroque Art and Architecture

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