1. The Baroque period originated in 1600 and ended in 1750 2. The Peterhof is the estate of Peter the Great, in St.Petersburg Russia. Bartolomeo Rastrelli models it. This building was key symbol of the era. 3. Baroque painters used various colours and deep shadows to create a rich texture this can be seen in the piece Rembrandt painted The Storm on the Sea of Galilee.
4. In the baroque period there was a intense dispute over religion. John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English Protestant writer and a pastor. He is most famous for composing The Pilgrim’s Progress. Another important Protestant writer of the time is John Gill. He was an English theologian who wrote A Body of Doctrinal Divinity in 1767.
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