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About Why Was Spanish Baroque So Intense? | Baroque!

We follow Baroque to its dark heart in Spain, focusing on the route of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and featuring star painters Velasquez, Caravaggio and Zurburan. Then we carry on through Belgium and Holland to discover such celebrities as Rubens and Vermeer.

Why Was Spanish Baroque So Intense? | Baroque! is presented by Absolute History. Its listed runtime is 59 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Why Was Spanish Baroque So Intense? | Baroque!
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Society
Runtime
59 minutes
Language
English

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