Pietra leccese is a type of limestone known for being the main material used during the Baroque era to build churches and ...

Duncan Stroik, a leading figure of the traditional sacred architecture revival in the U.S., leans over his firm’s latest ...

From the Pilgrims' Madonna at the Basilica of St. Augustine to the Martyrdom of St. Ursula that closes the "Caravaggio 2025" ...

I am in Würzburg, which straddles the Main River and is nicknamed the city of a 100 churches ... lined with Baroque- and Rococo-style buildings. Even the tourism office is housed in the historic ...

In Faro, you will marvel at the Moorish and Medieval buildings that stand beside the stunning Baroque and Neoclassical monuments that define the city’s landscape. In this article, we will show you the ...

The baroque and the rococo are forms that dwell in spectacle: gilded and mirrored surfaces, ornate floral designs, sumptuous fabrics, and paintings and sculptures imbued with intense drama.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- More than one month has passed since a city inspector ordered an emergency demolition at a historic downtown Louisville church deemed "unsafe" and "unstable." The owners ...

“Pastoral on Paper” looks at representations of rural landscapes in books, drawings and prints during the Baroque and Rococo periods ... created for The Memorial Church at Harvard University ...

The overwrought ornamentation and pompous theatricality of the Rococo churches encouraged ... Although many churches built or reconstructed in the late-18th and 19th centuries reflected a “reaction” ...

Churches are places where people usually go to find peace or spiritual guidance, as well as comfort when confronting challenges in life. However, aside from religious reasons, these places of ...

Peter the Great brought the fashion for everything European to Russia. Therefore, the abundant decor of the Baroque style decorated not only the royal palaces' architecture, but also penetrated into ...