Synonyms for baroque
bəˈroʊkbaroque

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1. Baroque, Baroque era, Baroque periodnoun

   the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe

   Synonyms:
   baroqueness

   Antonyms:
   plain

2. baroque, baroquenessadjective

   elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century

   Synonyms:
   baroqueness

   Antonyms:
   plain

3. baroque, churrigueresque, churriguerescoadjective

   having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation

   "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells

   Synonyms:
   churrigueresque, churrigueresco

   Antonyms:
   plain

4. baroque, Baroqueadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750

   Synonyms:
   churrigueresque, churrigueresco

   Antonyms:
   plain

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1. Tom Ruggio:

   Up in the middle of the church, high up on the right side, I immediately identified an Italian Baroque painting, and I couldn't believe what I was looking at.

2. Elio Kapszuk:

   The lack of justice means that, 25 years later, the attack is still with us, we asked Julio to generate new photographs that had connection points with those earlier baroque-style images, loaded with drama, taken after 09.53 when the bomb killed 85 people and left more than 300 injured.

3. Marco Rubio:

   I primarily like classical music, particularly Baroque music.

4. Tom Ruggio:

   The four paintings are connected and, fascinatingly enough to me, is doing something that most Italian Baroque painters aren't doing any more in the 17th century. Many of them are going straight to canvas, so my contention is, he's part of a Renaissance legacy, and continuing the tradition of working on paper.

5. Di Martino:

   I know you can't build Baroque churches today, but there is definitely a disconnect between the populace and the ideas of these architects, the big issue is that we are in search of a model that can represent our era. And we haven't found one.