Everything about it was theatrical and declamatory, Sarmatism was a cultural ideology between the Renaissance and 18th century ... The 17th century saw a wealth of Polish Baroque developments, most ...

In Britain, the Gothic style was revived in the 18th Century, predominantly for churches and university buildings. Baroque architecture is closely entwined with the Counter-Reformation ...

Founded by the Spanish in the early 16th century, Guanajuato became the world's leading silver-extraction centre in the 18th century ... to be among the most beautiful examples of Baroque architecture ...

Themes will include the importance of the “world view” as a basis for historical interpretation, early modern urbanism and architecture in the Paris of Maria de’ Medici, High Baroque design and ...

The Church of St Barbara, a jewel of the late Gothic period, and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec, which was restored in line with the Baroque taste of the early 18th century, were to influence the ...

Topics include European politics, scientific revolutions, cultural practices, and artistic institutions, examined in relation to artistic styles such as Baroque ... They will also be able to analyze ...