Baroque — A seventeenth-century European style using dramatic movement, strong light–dark contrast, curves and monumental ornament.

Art, era & culture

Baroque

バロック

A seventeenth-century European style using dramatic movement, strong light–dark contrast, curves and monumental ornament.

How to recognise it

  • Strong diagonals and twisting movement
  • Deep light–dark contrast and monumental ornament

Different from nearby terms

Compared with Rococo, Baroque is heavier and more dramatic, with a stronger monumental, religious or courtly scale.

Words for AI

EnglishBaroque character design, dramatic diagonals, strong chiaroscuro, monumental gilded ornament

日本語バロック様式の人物、劇的な対角線、強い明暗、重厚な金装飾