BAROQUE
Baroque is a period of artistic style that started around 1600 in Rome, Italy, and spread throughout the majority of Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. The word baroque describes something which is highly detailed. The development of Baroque style is considered to be closely linked with the Catholic Church. The most crucial factors of the Baroque period were the Reformation and the Catholic-Counter Reformation. This art style was encouraged by the Catholic Church when at the Council of Trent (meeting held by Roman Catholic Church in response to the Protestant Reformation and often seen as the embodiment of the Catholic-Counter Reformation) it decided to support its involvement in response to the Protestant Reformation by having these arts communicate religious themes and direct emotional involvement. Baroque style produces drama, exuberance, and grandeur in multiple mediums of art by the use of exaggerated motion and clear detail. Chiaroscuro, an art technique which flourished during the renaissance, is popular during the Baroque era as well. Some of the most famous Baroque artists include Caravaggio, Peter Paul Rubens, and Rembrandt. Ruben is considered the most influential artist of Flemish Baroque tradition.