· The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Architecture and Design
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· The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Dance
· The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Dance
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· The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Fashion
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· The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Literature
· The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Literature
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· The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Music
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· The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Philosophy
· The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Philosophy
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· The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Religion
· The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Religion
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· The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Theater
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· The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800: Visual Arts
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The word baroque is derived from the Portuguese word `barocco', meaning irregular pearl. Until nineteenth century the word baroque was used mostly as a fancy synonym for `absurd' and `grotesque'. The...
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Towards the middle of the 18th century, the final episode of the Baroque period drew near and with this came the emergence of a new era; the Classical period. The early stages of the 18th century saw ...
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