Baroque and Rococo
Author: Germain Bazin
Publisher:
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13:
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Baroque and Rococo
Author: Vernon Hyde Minor
Publisher: Prentice Hall Press
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780131833630
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe period 1600-1760 in Europe was remarkable for its artistic diversity, encompassing the dramatic exuberance of Bernini, the psychological acuity of Rembrandt, and the sparkling brio of Boucher. Yet the shared principles, concerns, and attitudes of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries created a kind of internationalism that justifies a survey of the era as a whole. Traditional surveys of the period divide their material strictly by countries and chronological periods. By contrast, Vernon Minor looks at the prevalent themes of Baroque and Rococo artistic production through the lens of the dominant institutions of the day. The ideologies of the Counter-Reformation Church, the court of Louis Quatorze, and the mercantile economy of the Calvinist Dutch are implicit in much of the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the epoch. In a series of connecting essays, readers will encounter perceptive discussions of ecclesiastical altarpieces, ceiling paintings, and papal tombs; church and palace architecture; mythological and history paintings; landscapes and city views; portraits, still lifes, and genre scenes; Baroque town planning and Rococo domestic settings -- all seen in the context of contemporary artists, academies, patrons, critics, and beholders. While eschewing outmoded approaches to the subject, the author supplies readings of many of the acknowledged masterpieces of the day emanating from England, France, the Low Countries, Italy, and Spain.
Baroque & Rococo
Author: Gauvin Alexander Bailey
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: 2012-08-20
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780714857428
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInsightful exploration of arts across the world during these dynamic eras.
Baroque & Rococo
Author: Marco Bussagli
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781402759253
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn era of exuberant creativity is the focus of this magnificently illustrated, competitively priced new art book. Baroque art was characterized by unbridled emotion, intricate decorative flourishes, and a dramatic use of light, reaching its summit in works such as Bernini’s magnificent altarpiece, The Ecstasy of St. Theresa. Over time, this robust genre evolved into the more ornate and sensuously playful Rococo, a style epitomized by the opulent paintings of Watteau. This beautifully produced exploration of both movements guides the reader through more than a century of art history--exploring the lives and works of sculptors such as Bernini, painters such as Watteau, Boucher, Rubens, and Hogarth, and architects such as Christopher Wren.
Baroque and Rococo Art and Architecture
Author: Robert Neuman
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780205949519
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBaroque and Rococo Art and Architecture is the first in-depth history of one of the great periods of Western art, spanning the years 1585 to 1785. The text treats the major media-painting, sculpture, drawings, prints, and architecture-as well as gardens, furniture, tapestries, costume, jewelry, and ceramics, all in terms of their original function and patronage and with emphasis on the social, political and cultural context. Organized by country and medium, the book contains biographies of the leading creative figures of the time, from Caravaggio and Rembrandt to Watteau and Hogarth. Significantly, Professor Neuman offers the fullest account to date of women artists and the representation of women and families in art. Additionally, drawing from recent scholarship, the text explores such fields as Spanish polychrome sculpture and Viceregal American painting. Baroque and Rococo Art and Architecture reviews traditional and recent strategies for interpreting artworks. It also traces the dissemination of visual ideas through prints and drawings-the forerunners of today's art reproductions and digital media. In special sections the text raises questions regarding the nature of perception and how artists transfer optical data to the canvas. Artists' techniques, from painting and printmaking to sculpting in marble and casting in bronze, are explained. Analysis of the institutions of art, such as the royal academies, apprenticeship systems, and artists' exhibition rooms, complements an examination of collecting at all levels of society. The book is exceptional in considering issues related to authenticity and the relative value of artworks based on attribution. The illustrations comprise a visual resource of unprecedented quality, with some 450 images reproduced in full color and in a large format that ensures high detail and emphasizes recent conservation efforts. Finally, an extensive glossary introduces seventeenth- and eighteenth-century art terms.
Italian Baroque and Rococo Architecture
Author: John L. Varriano
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9780195035483
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines the designs of Italian buildings in the baroque and rococo architectural styles and discusses the careers of architects such as Gianlorenzo Bernini, Francesco Borromini, and Pietra da Cortona
French Baroque and Rococo Fashions
Author: Tom Tierney
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2002-12-01
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9780486423838
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrench fashions from 1640–1775, depicted in 45 full-page black-and-white illustrations. Portraits of farmers, street vendors, and aristocrats, all with informative captions.
Baroque and Rococo Pictorial Imagery
Author: Cesare Ripa
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1991-01-01
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9780486265957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcellent royalty-free reprint of 200 plates from rare 18th-century edition of 1593 classic that codified symbolism of baroque and rococo periods. New introduction, translations of captions and index, plate descriptions.
Baroque and Rococo
Author: Barbara Borngässer Klein
Publisher: Feierabend Verlag, Ohg
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783936761573
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBaroque and Rococo encompasses the German Empire as well as the Netherlands, England, France, Espin, and Italy. This highly expressive, almost effusive art epoch is explained to the reader by means of practical examples of painting, sculpture, and formal gardens that illustrate the new choice of motives that developed in the painting of the time.
Furniture Style from Baroque to Rococo - The 18th Century in European Furniture Design
Author: Peter Philp
Publisher: Routledge/Curzon
Published: 2012-01
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9781447444305
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe eighteenth century is rightly spoken of as the 'Golden Age of furniture-making', with some of the world's most impressive and exquisite furniture having been produced during this time. This lovely little book contains a detailed treatise on the eighteenth century furniture styles from Baroque to Rococo. A wonderful book full of detailed photographs and intricate descriptions, this text will be of great value to those with an interest in historical furniture and is not to be missed by the discerning collector. The chapters of this book include: France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Sweden, The Netherlands, Britain, and America (Colonial Period). Many antique texts such as this are increasingly rare and costly, and it is with this in mind that we are proudly republishing this text here complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.
