Baroque architecture originated in 17th-century Italy, but is ...

Ellen Walker

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Baroque architecture originated in 17th-century Italy, but is found throughout Europe; it is flamboyant, theatrical, & richly ornamented by sculpture and an effect known aschiaroscuro, the strategic use of light and shade on a building created by mass and shadow. 

 Borromini, Francesco San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome: exterior, front facade. ca.1665-1668 A.D.