In the ingenious union of the past with the present lies the secret of the devastating and miraculous vital force of the baroque art of wit, which possesses almost divine powers: silent things speak; The senses live, the dead reappear: the tombs, the marbles, the statues; Of this enchanting soul receive voice, spirit and movement. They reason ingeniously with men of wit. In short, you can not say dead to something that the genius has not tried to revive. This art not only rivals nature, it overcomes it by defeating the ruinous effects of time and death.