Baroque Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of BAROQUE

1

:

of or relating to a dramatic style of art and music that was common in the 17th and early 18th centuries and that featured many decorative parts and details

• baroque paintings/music
• a baroque cathedral
• the baroque period

2

[more baroque; most baroque]

:

having many details or too many details

• a somewhat baroque writing style
• a book filled with baroque descriptions

— baroque

noun

[noncount]

• The museum is exhibiting paintings from the baroque. [=the baroque period]