Baroque
Baroque is a style in art. It was between the styles (or epochs) of Renaissance and Neoclassicism. This means it lasted from about 1575 to about 1770. At that time, there were absolutist monarchs in Europe. Baroque art is usually very playful and has many ornaments.
The movement started in Italy. It then spread to the Catholic countries in Europe. Finally, it also spread to the Protestant ones.
The word Baroque comes from Portuguese. There, barocco means something like strange. In Portuguese, it was first used for irregularly-shaped pearls. It was first used in France to mean works of art that did not follow the current trend. The baroque period was from 1600s to the 1750s. Famous composers in the baroque era were Alessandro Scarlatti and Handel.
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The chapel of Saint Johannes von Nepomuk, in the city of Bregenz in Austria
The gate of Belvedere palace in Vienna
What lies beyond the gate, Belvedere Palace, panoramic view
Melk Abbey / Stift Melk is one of the best-known monasteries in Austria
Part of the image on the ceiling in the library of Stift Melk
The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg
Winter Palace, again, different view
The Karlskirche (St. Charles' Church) in Vienna among the most important Baroque churches north of the Alps
The altar and oratory insde the Karlskirche
Detail of a fresco inside the Karlskirche
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