It was
Baroque.
Baroque as a style of art followed the Renaissance. It started about 1600 in
Italy and quickly spread over whole Europe. It used exaggerated motion, clear details,
and illusions to produce drama, tension and grandeur. All that should present the power of the Catholic Church and make people
feeling small and unimportant in their relationship with God.
The baroque art and architecture was a component of the Counter-Reformation
movement.
