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.
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Not Bach — not classical in the baroque sense, but in the romantic sense, the Byronic sense.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Courtesy of Francesca Inverarity A great in-between cut, the baroque bob is a midway point for those growing out a shorter bob, or an easy way for those with longer hair to go shorter without too drastic a change.
—Hannah Coates, Glamour, 29 Feb. 2024
The limited series sets up the baroque political situation in 1600s Japan with dizzying economy and moves swiftly into what really matters: the thrilling chess matches between the principals.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Cinematographer Linus Sandgren's lens evokes the baroque darkness of Caravaggio and the rococo trappings of Gainsborough.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2023
November Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen Les Arts Florissants, the legendary specialists in music of the baroque, perform Purcell’s opera in a new production directed and choreographed by Mourad Merzouki.
—Vulture, 25 Aug. 2023
Too often the violence is itself the punchline, and the baroque ways in which it’s meted out the prime evidence that anyone put any thought into this show at all.
—Time, 27 July 2023
Performing the complete cycle takes around two hours, and doing it live probably qualifies as the Mount Olympus of the baroque violin.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
To honor the art of Revueltas, Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, who among others led the artistic movement a century ago, the baroque building that currently serves as a museum hosts an exhibition that reflects on the significance of their monumental art.
—MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez, ajc, 6 May 2023
Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Courtesy of Francesca Inverarity A great in-between cut, the baroque bob is a midway point for those growing out a shorter bob, or an easy way for those with longer hair to go shorter without too drastic a change.
—Hannah Coates, Glamour, 29 Feb. 2024
The limited series sets up the baroque political situation in 1600s Japan with dizzying economy and moves swiftly into what really matters: the thrilling chess matches between the principals.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Cinematographer Linus Sandgren's lens evokes the baroque darkness of Caravaggio and the rococo trappings of Gainsborough.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2023
November Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen Les Arts Florissants, the legendary specialists in music of the baroque, perform Purcell’s opera in a new production directed and choreographed by Mourad Merzouki.
—Vulture, 25 Aug. 2023
Too often the violence is itself the punchline, and the baroque ways in which it’s meted out the prime evidence that anyone put any thought into this show at all.
—Time, 27 July 2023
Performing the complete cycle takes around two hours, and doing it live probably qualifies as the Mount Olympus of the baroque violin.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
To honor the art of Revueltas, Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, who among others led the artistic movement a century ago, the baroque building that currently serves as a museum hosts an exhibition that reflects on the significance of their monumental art.
—MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez, ajc, 6 May 2023
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