Of course, not all Baroque churches were constructed according to this single model; there were deviations from it, and church architecture also underwent an evolution throughout the 17th century that ...

While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo ...

transforming the look of 17th-century Rome as Michelangelo had helped shape Florence and Rome a century before. Much of the Baroque grandeur of the Eternal City—its churches, fountains ...

The 17th century saw a wealth of Polish Baroque developments, most prominently in architecture. With family and religion seen as cornerstones of life, Poles became invested in erecting plush palaces ...

Criterion (iv): The Novodevichy Convent is an outstanding example of an exceptionally well preserved monastic complex, representing particularly the “Moscow baroque” style in the architecture of the ...

It also covers the history and architecture of Baroque baths and features a room decorated with 17th-century stucco that has never been open to visitors.

Themes will include the importance of the “world view” as a basis for historical interpretation, early modern urbanism and architecture in the Paris of Maria de’ Medici, High Baroque design and ...

There are actually two palaces here – separated by an ornate 17th-century French-style garden – which some say are among the best examples of Baroque architecture in the world. Formerly home ...