The Baroque Era is often thought of as a period of artistic style was extremely well known for its use of exaggerated motion and detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in various medias. The style began around 1600 in Rome, Italy, and spread throughout most of Europe, though there were some places that did not adopt the style until nearly a century later. Baroques expansion in Europe had the Catholic Church to thank for that, seeing as it was the Catholic Church who encouraged the idea that the arts should portray religious themes in attempt to draw emotion from the viewer.
