the baroque

noun

: a period in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which art and music was characterized by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements

The museum is exhibiting paintings from the baroque.

Examples of the baroque in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tapered candles galore In keeping with the baroque setting of the couple’s wedding venue—the 18th-century Villa Valguarnera—the tables for dinner were dressed in an ornate style, with extravagant silverware and an array of candles of different sizes, including elegant tapered candles. —Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 8 June 2026

Portofiro and the baroque universe surrounding it—communists on-world, techno-fascists offplanet, and all manner of augmentoids and spooks in the immaterial planes between—can make for a dizzying read. —Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

Some of these are arranged into more staid compositions of geometric bands of color, while others bend and bulge into shapes evoking the baroque ruination of junk-yard findings. —Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026

Like Fielder’s previous docu–reality show Nathan for You, 2013–17, The Rehearsal is a show driven by the baroque restaging of scenarios to solve complex chains of problems beset with profoundly psychosocial dimensions. —Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the baroque

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