Strictly speaking, Baroque architecture refers to an opulent architectural style born in Italy in the late 16th century. “It’s a very broad term used for European architecture of the 17th and ...

Pietra leccese is a type of limestone known for being the main material used during the Baroque era to build churches and ...

Concealed above a 19th-century vaulted ceiling, lay a breathtaking discovery: vibrant 17th-century frescoes ... Villa Farnesina, a jewel of Renaissance architecture on the banks of the Tiber ...

There are actually two palaces here – separated by an ornate 17th-century French-style garden – which some say are among the best examples of Baroque architecture in the world. Formerly home ...

Called Stucco, it harks back to the 17th century, which was marked by Baroque architecture. The new range reimagines the opulent theatrics of the movement, but in textile. “Stucco refers to a ...

one of the last masters of Baroque classicism, along with two of his students, Girolamo Troppa and Francois Simonot. Apparently executed during a late 17th century restoration of Cupid and Psyche ...

Criterion (iv): The Novodevichy Convent is an outstanding example of an exceptionally well preserved monastic complex, representing particularly the “Moscow baroque” style in the architecture of the ...