However, while the Polish Renaissance (and Mannerism, its declining form) were to a large extent linked to the development of cities, trade and culture, Baroque art and architecture – of the Silver ...

Lasting for 150 years, the Baroque period of architecture, music, and art influenced churches, palaces, mansions, and civic ...

Bernini's Scala Regia is the paradigm of the Baroque aesthetic. Combining art and architecture, sculpture and decoration in an illusionistic ensemble, this monumental staircase served as the main ...

A Mannerist painter named Federico Zuccari designed the whimsical Baroque door ... private research library for art historians. It specializes in Italian art and architecture, and sometimes ...