Baroque art

C6382
concept

Baroque art is a highly dramatic, emotionally charged style of 17th-century European art characterized by dynamic movement, strong contrasts of light and shadow, and elaborate ornamentation designed to evoke awe and devotion.

Try in SPARQL

All labels observed (19)

Label Occurrences
Baroque painting 158
Baroque sculpture 21
Baroque art canonical 6

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Baroque art
Generated description
Baroque art is a highly dramatic, emotionally charged style of 17th-century European art characterized by dynamic movement, strong contrasts of light and shadow, and elaborate ornamentation designed to evoke awe and devotion.

Instances (204)

Instance Via concept surface
The Taking of Christ Baroque painting
Death of the Virgin Baroque painting
Tiepolo ceiling fresco in the grand staircase Baroque painting
Medusa
surface form: Medusa (Caravaggio painting, Uffizi)
Baroque painting
The Lute Player Baroque painting
The Concert
surface form: The Concert (Rombouts)
Baroque painting
The Tooth Puller Baroque painting
The Merry Company Baroque painting
The Sense of Taste Baroque painting
The Sense of Sight Baroque painting
The Sense of Smell Baroque painting
The Drunken Peasants Baroque painting
The Flute Player Baroque painting
The Violin Player Baroque painting
The Allegory of Vanity Baroque painting
Artemisia
surface form: Artemisia (painting by Ferdinand Bol)
Baroque painting
The King Drinks Baroque painting
The Bean King Baroque painting
The Adoration of the Shepherds
surface form: The Adoration of the Shepherds (Jordaens)
Baroque painting
La Sagrada Forma Baroque painting
Adoration of the Miraculous Host Baroque painting
Portrait of a Man 17th-century painting
The Batavian Conspiracy under Claudius Civilis (commissioned project) 17th-century painting
Magdalene with the Smoking Flame Baroque painting
The Fortune Teller Baroque painting
The Hurdy-Gurdy Player Baroque painting
Aurora (Casino Ludovisi fresco) Baroque painting
The Return of the Prodigal Son
surface form: The Return of the Prodigal Son (Guercino)
Baroque painting
Church of Santo Domingo
surface form: Capilla del Rosario
Mexican Baroque art
The Fall of the Rebel Angels Baroque painting
The Triumph of Judith Baroque painting
Frescoes in the Würzburg Residence Baroque frescoes
Frescoes in the Palazzo Labia, Venice Baroque mural painting
Frescoes in the Villa Pisani at Stra Baroque ceiling painting
The Finding of Moses
surface form: The Finding of Moses (Tiepolo)
Baroque painting
The Glory of Saint Dominic Baroque painting
The Virgin Appearing to Saint Philip Neri Baroque painting
The Glory of Saint Ignatius of Loyola Baroque painting
The Goldfinch (1654) Dutch Golden Age artwork
Saint Jerome Writing Baroque painting
Granada school of art Baroque school
Apollo and Daphne Baroque sculpture
The Rape of Proserpina Baroque sculpture
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa Baroque sculpture
Tomb of Pope Urban VIII Baroque sculpture
Dying Achilles Baroque sculpture
La France triomphante Baroque sculpture
Saint Philippe Baroque sculpture
Saint Matthieu (statue for the Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris) Baroque sculpture
Saint Pierre
surface form: Saint Pierre (sculpture)
Baroque sculpture