FILE: 001_Baroque Period in Italy.jpg

TITLE: Baroque Period in Italy

DESCRIPTION: Baroque begun by CATHOLICS to counter the Protestant Reformation that was taking over Europe = COUNTER REFORMATION. How to get people / catholics back to church? Make Roman architecture and art exquisitely beautiful & exciting, and indoctrinate people at the same time. Baroque ARCHITECTURE: scrolls, sculptural facades, ornamental. PAINTING: beautiful, exciting, exaggerated, action, theatrical, "spectators" common in themes