Baroque artists often portrayed people fainting in ecstasy or
seeing vision as movement, energy, and drama are some of the characteristics
that baroque art is known for. Baroque is a complex style that focuses on the
play of light and shadows on the subject. The style generally evokes emotion by
appealing to the sense in dramatic ways. Qualities associated with the Baroque
style are grandeur, sensuous, richness, drama, vitality, movement, tension,
emotional exuberance and a tendency to blur distinctions between various arts.
