How can the Baroque style of art be described?

In art criticism the word Baroque came to be used to describe anything irregular, bizarre, or otherwise departing from established rules and proportions. read more

My favorite Art story is the one concerning the extraordinary Baroque, sculpture installation by likely the second best sculptor of all time (next only to Michelangelo), Bernini & his Ecstasy of St. Teresa. read more

Baroque art can be described as a “distinctive new style” in which artists embraced “dynamism, theatricality, and elaborate ornamentation, all used to spectacular effect, often on a grandiose scale”. read more

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