🇪🇺AP European History Review
Baroque Art
Baroque Art
Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
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Baroque art was an instrument of the Counter-Reformation, which took place from 1545-1648. Knowing that European Society was mostly illiterate, the Catholic Church decided to bring back the rebellious Catholics through art.