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The classicizing and naturalistic tendencies that evolved in Italy in the 1600s spread to the rest of Europe, appearing, for example, in the work of French painters such as Poussin and de La Tour.
In the religious art of Catholic countries such as Flanders, Italy, France, and Spain, the emotionalism of the Baroque served the Counter-Reformation, which strove to stem the rise of Protestantism with deeply moving images. Depictions of martyrdoms, miraculous healings, and mystical visions were meant to reinforce the faith of Catholic viewers.
