Italian Baroque art was a very prominent part of the Baroque art in painting, sculpture and other media, made in a period extending from the end of the sixteenth to the mid eighteenth centuries.[1] The movement began in Italy, and despite later currents in the directions of classicism, the Rococo, Italy remained a stronghold thoughout the period, with many Italian artists taking Baroque style to other parts of Europe. Italian Baroque architecture is not covered.
- ^ The term Baroque may derive from the Portuguese word barocco which means an irregularly shaped pearl.