Italian and Spanish Art, 1600-1750
Author: Robert Enggass
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780810110656
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Baroque period was crucial for the development of art theory and the advancement of the artistic academy. This collection of primary sources brings this important period to life with significant documents and texts. It conveniently assembles major texts, which are otherwise available only in scattered publications. The lives of leading artists--Caravaggio, El Greco, among others---are discussed by their contemporaries, while Bellori, Galileo, Pascoli, and others write on art theory and practice. The documents provide fascinating glimpses of the period's artistic self-image.