Baroque

A dramatic and ornate style of art and architecture, emphasizing movement and grandeur.

Karlskirche

Johann Fischer von Erlach

Kreuzherrengasse 1 (Karlsplatz), 1040 Vienna, Austria

Castle Howard

1699–1712 (later additions to 1800s)

John Vanbrugh (with Nicholas Hawksmoor)

Castle Howard Estate, York YO60 7DA, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

St Peter's Piazza

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Piazza San Pietro, Città del Vaticano

Immaculate Conception of Venerable Ones

Bartolome Esteban Murillo

Museo Nacional del Prado, Calle de Ruiz de Alarcón, 23, 28014 Madrid, Spain

Las Meninas

Diego Velazquez

Museo Nacional del Prado, Calle de Ruiz de Alarcón, 23, 28014 Madrid, Spain

The Ecstasy of St Theresa

Gianlorenzo Bernini

Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vittoria, Via Venti Settembre, 17, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Church of St Charles at the Four Fountains (San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane)

1638–1641 (façade completed 1665–1667)

Francesco Borromini

Via del Quirinale, 23, 00184 Rome, Italy

The Martyrdom of St Philip

Museo Nacional del Prado, Calle de Ruiz de Alarcón, 23, 28014 Madrid, Spain

Judith Beheading Holofernes

Artemisia Gentileschi

Uffizi Gallery, Piazzale degli Uffizi, 6, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

The Raising of the Cross

Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Cathedral of Our Lady Antwerp, Groenplaats 21, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium

The Conversion of St Paul

Basilica Parrocchiale Santa Maria del Popolo, Piazza del Popolo, 12, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Adoration of the Shepherds

Annibale Carracci

Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans, 1 Rue Fernand Rabier, 45000 Orléans, France