Baroque Art I: Characteristics of Art and Architecture Answers

A genre painting depicts scenes from everyday life.

Ecstasy of St. Theresa

The Château de Versailles began as a modest hunting lodge and was transformed into one of the most opulent palaces in Europe, symbolizing a dramatic rise from humble beginnings to grandeur.

Baroque sculpture is more dynamic and emotional than classical sculpture; it features twisting, spiraling forms, dramatic movement, and intense realism rather than the balanced, idealized calm of classical works.