This volume provides a concise and vivid introduction to the era of European Baroque art, from its beginnings in Rome around 1600 to its decline in the Rococo period. It illustrates the development of painting and sculpture, architecture, and urban planning in the context of the political history and religious schism that shaped the age. The book presents the most important artists from Bernini and Velázquez to Rubens and Rembrandt, explaining the most significant innovations of the period through key works.