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New Spanish Baroque

The New Spanish Baroque is a fancy style that was very popular in Spain between the 1600s and 1700s. During this period, Spanish artists and architects made fanciful decorations and used intricate designs to create beautiful buildings, sculptures, and paintings. They used lots of bright colors, lots of ornate details, and lots of fancy shapes to make their creations look special.

Imagine if you were building a sandcastle, but you didn't want it to look plain. So, you added a lot of seashells, colorful pebbles, and little flags on top of your castle to make it look fancier. That is kind of what the New Spanish Baroque artists did, but instead of sandcastles, they decorated churches, palaces, and public places.

The New Spanish Baroque influenced the architecture and art of many countries in Latin America. Even today, when you visit places like Mexico, Peru, or Colombia, you can still see colorful buildings, intricate sculptures, and paintings that show the influence of this fanciful style.