Baroque

The art of the Baroque period had distinct similarities. They all had a very dark background with the main character or object illuminated. They used vivid contrast to draw attention without having anything to distract the viewer from the focal point. Also, the movement in these paintings was very easy to follow and strategically done. Another thing was the emotion in the characters and their obvious facial expression, as well as body language. It was pretty intense. The last thing about Baroque art was that it was ordinary people doing every-day tasks. It was very original and candid, which I liked.