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问题: Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque, and Rococo arts

List respectively the features and examples of Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque, and Rococo arts.

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Romanesque
denoting, relating to, or having the style of architecture used in W and S Europe from the 9th to the 12th century, characterized by the rounded arch, the groin vault, massive-masonry wall construction, and a restrained use of mouldings.

example: It is no longer a Romanesque church; nor is it a Gothic church

Gothic
[sometimes not capital] of or relating to a literary style characterized by gloom, the grotesque, and the supernatural, popular esp in the late 18th century Gothick.

example:The cathedral boasts gothic architecture.

baroque
[often capital] a style of architecture and decorative art that flourished throughout Europe from the late 16th to the early 18th century, characterized by extensive ornamentation

example:The baroque style is rich in ornament

Rococo arts
an art style of architecture and decoration that originated in France in the early 18th century, characterized by elaborate but graceful, light, ornamentation, often containing asymmetrical motifs

example:Rococo art Bushehr is the most prominent characteristics of the manifestation, he has been called "to the woman using the pen rococo painter."

a simpler version for your reference.

Romanesque
A style of building that was popular in Western Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries, and had many round arches and thick pillars

Gothic
A style of building which was common in Europe between the 12th and the 16th centuries, and which has pointed arches and windows, high ceilings and tall, thin columns

Baroque
A highly ornate style fashionable in the arts (esp architecture) in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries

Rococo
Rococo buildings and furniture have a lot of curly decoration and were fashionable in Europe in the 18th century