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Baroque painting is the painting associated with the Baroque cultural movement, which began in Italy in the 17th century.
In its most typical manifestations, Baroque painting is characterized by great drama, rich, deep color, and intense light and dark shadows.
Caravaggio was an important figure in early Baroque painting during the 16th and 17th centuries and inspired many mimics, known as Caravaggisti .
Pietro da Cortona was the most influential painter of the High Baroque Period.
In the later 17th century, artists such as Giordano increasingly produced monumental ceiling frescoes .
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tenebrism: A style of painting using very pronounced light contrast (chiaroscuro), with darkness a dominating feature of the image
fresco: In painting, the technique of applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
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