The Baroque period lasted from 1600-1750 originating in Counter-Reformation Italy. Baroque art and architecture was dramatic, emotional, and ornate meant to impress viewers and express power. Key features included exaggerated lighting, intense emotions, and high detail. Masters like Caravaggio, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Bernini created emotional, dynamic paintings and sculptures while architects like Bernini and Borromini designed grand churches and squares. Baroque styles then spread across Europe especially in painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and decorative arts.