C. movement, energy, drama Baroque artists often portrayed people fainting in ecstasy or seeing vision as movement, energy, and drama are some of the characteristics that baroque art is known for. Baroque is a complex style that focuses on the play of light and shadows on the subject. The style generally evokes emotion by appealing to the sense in dramatic ways. Qualities associated with the Baroque style are grandeur, sensuous, richness, drama, vitality, movement, tension, emotional exuberance and a tendency to blur distinctions between various arts.