amples of Baroque art are the sumptuous Palazzo Borromeo with its spectacular formal gardens, located on Isola Bella (Lago Maggiore), and the Basilica di San Gaudenzio Novara.
The frescoes, stucco and marble contribute to the pomp and splendor of the buildings. They are used to enhance the altars, ceilings, staircases, chimneys of the buildings. Painting and sculpture are integrated to enhance and complement the grandeur of the architecture.
Among the most important baroque artists to be nominated are among others the Mannerist Moncalvo, called the "Raphael of the Monferrato, Claudio Francis Beaumont, who worked at the Royal Palace and the Castle of Rivoli, and also a woman, the portrait painter Maria Giovanna Battista Clementi. Among the sculptors to be mentioned is especially Andrea Pozzo, who has painted among other things, the prospects of the mission church in Mondovi and SS. Martyrs of Turin. Not to be forgotten is the art of the garden, which is ubiquitous and enhances surrounding buildings and residences. Here is the most important architect André Le Nôtre, designer of the Gardens of Versailles and the Royal Gardens of Turin.