However, while the Polish Renaissance (and Mannerism, its declining form) were to a large extent linked to the development of cities, trade and culture, Baroque art and architecture ... style than the ...

A number of forms were developed in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Structures in the Renaissance period were mainly based on the text being used. Religious music was written to be sung by ...

Outside, Villa Barberini's multiple gardens exemplify the pinnacle of Italian Renaissance and Baroque landscape architecture, where structured formality harmonises with the inherent allure of nature.