Baroque

The Baroque (UK: /bəˈrɒk/, US: /bəˈroʊk/; French: [baʁɔk]) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1740s.

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  The chapel of Saint Johannes von Nepomuk, in the city of Bregenz in Austria
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  The Cathedral of Fulda, in Germany
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  The gate of Belvedere palace in Vienna
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  What lies beyond the gate, Belvedere Palace, panoramic view
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  Melk Abbey / Stift Melk is one of the best-known monasteries in Austria
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  Part of the image on the ceiling in the library of Stift Melk
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  The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg
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  Winter Palace, again, different view
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  The Karlskirche (St. Charles' Church) in Vienna among the most important Baroque churches north of the Alps
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  The altar and oratory insde the Karlskirche
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  Detail of a fresco inside the Karlskirche
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Related pages

• Baroque music
• Rococo

Other websites

• The difference between Classicism and baroque in video.