Baroque
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- (arts, music) A period in Western architecture, art, and music from c. 1600–1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation.
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baroque
adjective
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- Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail.
- Embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts.
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- Chiseled from stone, or shaped from wood, in a garish, crooked, twisted, or slanted sort of way, grotesque.
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