When it comes to adding some distinction to your home, few styles provide the dramatic touch that Baroque art does. Some designers use highly embellished, ornamental pieces to complete a room, while ...

ROME — Finally a modern and critical exhibition about the Baroque in its global context that explores the ways Roman and European artists and intellectuals approached the world beyond Europe. To be ...

Dramatic and ornamental – but with a distinctly Sarmatian flair – the baroque became a prominent style in Polish culture between the early 17th and mid-18th century. Its roots lay in the traditions of ...

Is there anything more stylish than a classic strand of freshwater pearls? Maybe! At least, the baroque pearl necklace has been making a convincing case this summer. There’s just something so deeply ...

The Baroque-era, evident by the name, was a time when the Baroque style of art was at its peak. Baroque styles started in the late 16th century and were famous and growing till the early 18th century.

Over the recent months you've been hearing about how classical music can help you relax, learn and grow. And it turns out there is one period of classical music that is worth singling out as ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From Bach to Vivaldi, we’re got the rundown on which Baroque composers you should listen to. Right now. It was in the Baroque era – roughly 1600-1750 – that the notion of the orchestra really came ...