The Baroque Art was the commanding art style in the 1600's-mid 1700's throughout Europe and influencing the art style throughout the world. We see distinctive versions of the Baroque style "depending on particular political, religious, and economic conditions of the countries" (encarta). What distinguishes the Baroque art style is its ability to appeal to the senses with the use of "richness, drama, vitality, movement, tension, emotional exuberance, and the tendency to blur distinction between the various arts" (britanica). The use of ligh

Unlike the Protestant North the Roman Catholic Church looked to art to serve as the driven force to stimulate the faith of the public. The church sought art that would appeal to the emotional and sensory appeal of the their followers and the style that emerged was one that was "sensuous and spiritual." Loyola's Spiritual Exercises and Bernni's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa depicts this "sensuous and spiritual" appeal the Catholic Church wanted to appeal to.

fferences between the Calvinistic inspired and Counter-Reformation inspired artwork.

The Calvinistic beliefs were born from the Protestant Reformation which goals were to end the sovereignty of the Roman Catholic Church and the pope. The Protestant views were that faith alone and Christ's deaths for humankind sins gained salvation and this belief being the core guide of their faith. We see a change in the cultural values also an

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