Question

which of the following terms refers to the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries in western europe, a period marked by a general increase in theatricality and emotion in artworks?

a. mannerism
b. baroque
c. renaissance
d. enlightenment
e. rococo

Explanation:

The Baroque period in Western Europe, spanning the seventeenth and early eighteenth - centuries, is known for its dramatic increase in theatricality and emotion in artworks. Mannerism preceded the Baroque, the Renaissance was earlier, the Enlightenment was more of a philosophical movement, and Rococo followed Baroque and was more delicate and playful.

Answer:

B. Baroque