Another epoch in art, the Baroque, took its fullest form when another ... Although the Nesvizh and Kraków churches were pioneering projects for the new era, the typical Baroque interior design in line ...

A joint effort by academic researchers, professional art restorers and experts from the public sector and companies has resulted in the discovery of works of art, artists and documents from the São ...

It was here that the Italian Baroque painter developed a distinctive pictorial language that achieved narrative depth and psychological complexity through a striking interplay of shadow and light.

an outdoor stairway decorated with statues of the prophets; and seven chapels illustrating the Stations of the Cross, in which the polychrome sculptures by Aleijadinho are masterpieces of a highly ...

State of play: Artemisia Gentileschi, the first woman accepted to the Florence Academy of Fine Art, painted the piece around 1625. It depicts Saint Mary Magdalene, a central figure in Christianity ...

Celestial chants and harmonies that have resonated for centuries... The dominant form during the Baroque era, sacred music has never ceased to inspire the greatest composers. Oratorios, masses, ...

The chords used in major and minor tonalities were also major or minor - or diatonic. The use of ground bass was common in the Baroque period. Composers would use a ground bass to structure their ...

The exhibition is a collaboration with Kadist, a global non-profit arts organisation committed to fostering dialogue on societal issues through art ... by Sim. Baroque Brilliance promises an ...