Baroque Art

2. the use of extreme contrasts of light and dark in figurative compositions
5. the area of a theatre surrounding the stage opening.
10. the art or technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another, according to fixed rules
13. a style of delivery (much used in operas, oratories, and catatas) in which a singer is allowed to adopt the rhythms of ordinary speech
14. a method of making prints from a metal plate, into which the design has been incised by acid.
15. a darkened box with a convex lens or aperture for projecting the image of an external object onto a screen inside
17. a composition in which a short melody/phrase is introduced by one part & successively taken up by others & developed by interweaving the parts
18. a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra, especially on conceived on a relatively large scale
19. any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer.
20. Structures other than a parish church set aside by ecclesiastical authority for prayer and the celebration of Mass.
21. a ceremonial canopy of stone metal or fabric over an altar throne or doorway
22. a stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark.
23. a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists.

1. an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero
3. a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls
4. a piece of music for singers and instruments that usually has several movements
6. the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon an agreement among them to form the society in which they live.
7. the Roman Catholic efforts directed in the 16th and early 17th centuries both against the Protestant Reformation and toward internal renewal
8. side proclaiming the primacy of drawing in painting
9. an association of 40 French scholars and writer devoted chiefly to preserving the purity of the French language
11. side proclaiming the importance of color in paintings
12. a member of the Society of Jesus
16. a recurring passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus
21. relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuriesm that is characterized by ornate detail.
24. art for in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining a libretto and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting