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1545
The Beginning- The Counter reformation
Religious, intellectual and political movement aimed at combating the effects of the Protestant Reformation -
1556
accession to the throne of Felipe II
The beginning of the Baroque was marked in the different European States by different historical events: In Spain, the accession to the throne of Felipe II (1556) and the beginning of Spanish hegemony -
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Romeo and Juliet
The work of "Romeo and Juliet" belongs to the literary genre of the baroque since the literature that is handled in it is somewhat exaggerated and decorated. It uses cultured language, uses favorite themes such as love, poetry that is difficult to understand in some chapters, and uses cultism and archaism. -
Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian sculptor, architect and painter. He worked mainly in Rome and is considered the foremost sculptor of his generation, creator of the Baroque style of sculpture. -
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The Thirty Years' Wa
It remains one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history, with more than 8 million casualties resulting from military battles as well as from the famine and disease caused by the conflict -
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Henry Purcell
Henry Purcell was an English composer of the Baroque period. Considered one of the greatest English composers of all time, he incorporated French and Italian stylistic elements into his music, generating his own English style of baroque music. -
An event for the end of the Baroque
For many academics, the end of the Baroque period is established with the death of the composer Johan Sebastian Bach on July 28, 1750.