baroque

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In Valentino by Alessandro Michele, they used Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi as inspiration, according to Vogue, and the “Killing of a Sacred Elmo” vibes were in your face, in a good way.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

But when he returned to the fish form 30 years later, Mcleod said, “they started to become actually Baroque, so that’s kind of neat to see that evolution.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina is one of Rome's oldest churches and features artwork by Baroque masters Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Guido Reni.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Rome will charge tourists a two-euro entry fee from February to get close to the Trevi Fountain, a Baroque masterpiece located in a public square.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The other great composers of Western music lived during other periods: Bach and Handel were Baroque era composers, for example; Brahms and Wagner, Romantic53 ; and Ravel and Debussy, Impressionist.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones