Age of Baroque

Baroque period spans wrought the years from 1600 to 1750 BC.
Because it has called the AGE OF EXPANSION. Baroque painting include realistically depicted human figures, a vivid use of color, and extensive use of foreshadowing techniques  Many of these characteristically can be seen in the work of Caravaggio, who is perhaps the most famous painter of the Italian Baroque era. The most stunning Characteristic of Caravaggio painting is his use of chiaroscuro  an extreme contrast between light and the dark value.                  

Baroque was derived from the Portuguese word Barraco.
they have five elements in baroque first is the MOTION the second one is SPACE next is TIME, The use of LIGHT and lastly the dramatic.

There were shared preferences among artistic from different nation with respect to subject matter and style. but there were also significant differences. In each country there was a considerable variety of styles from which to choose. A dramatic, emotionally charged style that sought to represent the supernatural was yet a third,, it was choices of subject matter frequently went hand in such choices of style.