At the same time Urban VIII ordered a spectacular monument, the Baldacchino, to mark the tomb of Saint Peter under the dome of the basilica (plate 14). The intention of the commission was to draw attention to the relationship between the tomb and the basilica built over it.
Chiaroscuro (English: /kiˌɑːrəˈsk(j)ʊəroʊ/ kee-AR-ə-SKOOR-oh, -SKURE-, Italian: [ˌkjaroˈskuːro]; Italian for 'light-dark'), in art, is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition.
Chiaroscuro is the use of contrast between light and dark to emphasize and illuminate important figures in a painting or drawing.Dec 7, 2021
The term "Baroque" was initially used with a derogatory meaning, to underline the excesses of its emphasis, of its eccentric redundancy, its noisy abundance of details, as opposed to the clearer and sober rationality of the Renaissance.