Baroque art

Painting of an extremely surprised man, styled after Caravaggio's old master Baroque oil paintings.

Painted Hall at Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich returned to former glory in £8.5m project

Are you confused about the difference between Rococo and Baroque art? This article breaks down the key characteristics of each style to help you understand.

Hubert Robert : Le Bassin ( détail )

Frans (Baroque) A Baroque painting of Frans the cat, jovially playing the lute.

Here's my guide to the Caravaggio Trail in Rome. This guide covers the life of the groundbreaking Baroque artist. And it tells you where to find his art in Rome. There are 24 of Caravaggio's famous paintings in Rome. They're in Rome's best museums, churches, and secret palaces.

Still-life with bunches of grapes, figs and four pomegranates on a ledge by Michelangelo Cerquozzi (Italian, 1602--1660)

Carlo Dolci (Florence, May 25, 1616 - Florence, January 17, 1686) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. His painstaking technique made him unsuited for large-scale fresco painting. He painted chiefly sacred subjects, and his works are generally small in scale, although he made a few life-size pictures. He often repeated the same composition in several versions, and his daughter, Agnese Dolci, also made excellent copies of his works. [Oil on canvas, 71 x 54 cm]…