 The term "Baroque" was initially used with a derogatory meaning, to underline the excesses of its emphasis.Others derive it from the mnemonic term "Baroco" denoting, in logical "Scholastica", a supposedly laboured form of syllogism.In particular, the term was used to describe its eccentric redundancy and noisy abundance of details, which sharply contrasted the clear and sober rationality of the Renaissance.