<P> The Baroque (US: / bəˈroʊk / or UK: / bəˈrɒk /) is a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, theatre, and music . The style began around 1600 in Rome and Italy, and spread to most of Europe . </P> <P> The popularity and success of the Baroque style was encouraged by the Catholic Church, which had decided at the time of the Council of Trent, in response to the Protestant Reformation, that the arts should communicate religious themes with direct and emotional involvement . The aristocracy viewed the dramatic style of Baroque art and architecture as a means of impressing visitors by projecting triumph, power, and control . Baroque palaces are built around an entrance of courts, grand staircases, and reception rooms of sequentially increasing opulence . However, "baroque" has a resonance and application that extend beyond a simple reduction to either a style or period . </P>

What are the characteristics of the baroque style of art
find me the text answering this question