Styles in interior design
resources of the client are satisfied to produce an interior space that fulfills the project goals.
Baroque
Baroque (pronounced /brok/ b-ROHK in American English or /brk/ in British English)
is an artistic style prevalent from the late 16th century to the early 18th century in Europe.[1] It is
most often defined as "the dominant style of art in Europe between the Mannerist and Rococo
eras, a style characterized by dynamic movement, overt emotion and self-confident rhetoric".
The popularity and success of the Baroque style was encouraged by the Roman Catholic Church,
which had decided at the time of the Council of Trent, in response to the Protestant Reformation,
that the arts should communicate religious themes in direct and emotional involvement. The
aristocracy also saw the dramatic style of Baroque architecture and art as a means of impressing