The Baroque period, which I love, was characterized by heavily structured embellishment and ornamentation. Wiki puts it quite nicely. The Baroque is a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, and music. The style began around 1600 in Rome, Italy and spread to most of Europe.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:35:49 +0000