The Baroque style originated in 17th century Rome and spread throughout Europe. Baroque art used dramatic motion and detailed realism to depict religious themes and impress visitors with expressions of power, though the style remained abstract. Key Baroque artists included Annibale Carracci, Domenichino, Guido Reni, and Guercino, whose works emphasized movement, exuberance, and interpreted realistic detail.

1. Baroque 16th -17th Century By Alex Pinto

2. Artist Annibale Carracci Domenichino Guido Reni Guercino

3. Baroque Characteristics The Baroque style first arose in Rome in the 17th century and spread throughout Europe. Although highly known for it’s realism , Baroque is very abstract due to it’s religious themes. The aristocracy also saw the dramatic style of Baroque architecture and art as a means of impressing visitors and expressing triumphant power and control. Baroque uses motion and interpreted detail to produce drama and exuberance.

4. Pieta (c. 1599) Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) Oil On Canvas. 155 by 148.2 cm. (Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples)

5. Domenichino Diana & Her Nymphs (1616-17) Domenichino (Borghese Gallery, Rome)

6. Atalanta and Hippomenes (c. 1612) Guido Reni Oil On Canvas, 206 x 297 cm(Museo del Prado, Madrid)

7. Aurora (1621) Giovanni Francesco GuercinoOil On Canvas (Casino Ludovisi, Rome)