Baroque & Rococo (Art & Ideas)

Bailey, Gauvin Alexander

ISBN 10: 0714857424 / ISBN 13: 9780714857428

Editore: Phaidon Press, 2012

Codice articolo 0714857424-VB

Riassunto:

This new title in the highly regarded Art & Ideas series presents a thorough introduction to the Baroque and Rococo styles. Encompassing architecture, interior design, furniture, ceramics, garden landscaping and theatrical spectaculars, as well as the masterpieces of this prolific period in the Fine Arts, these styles were global and had enormous impact on the history of art. Gauvin Bailey clarifies the essence of the styles and examines their complexities and contradictions, and their applications against the backdrop of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe, Latin America and Asia. With 250 illustrations, well-known sculptures by Bernini, paintings by Caravaggio and Rembrandt, and some of the most famous buildings in the world are set in their creative milieu with succinct analysis and broad clarity. Lesser known examples from across the world demonstrate how the aesthetic trends of the styles were concurrent throughout continents, and enlightens and refreshes the implications of the terms.

Dalla quarta di copertina: Insightful exploration of arts across the world during these dynamic eras.

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Titolo: Baroque & Rococo (Art & Ideas)
Casa editrice: Phaidon Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2012
Legatura: paperback
Condizione: As New