Art and architecture in Italy, 1600 to 1750
[Harmondsworth, Middlesex]; [Baltimore] : Penguin Books, 1958. First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #467147
Series; The Pelican history of art ; 16. Physical description; xxiii, 428 pages, 192 pages of plates : illustrations, plans ; 27 cm. Contents; pt. 1. Period of transition and the early Baroque, circa 1600-circa 1625. Rome: Sixtus V to Paul V (1585-1621) -- Caravaggio -- The Carracci -- Caravaggio's followers and the Carracci school in Rome -- Painting outside Rome -- Architecture and sculpture -- pt. 2. The Age of the High Baroque, circa 1625-circa 1675. Introduction -- Gianlorenzo Bernini -- Francesco Borromini (1599-1667) -- Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669) -- High Baroque Classicism: Sacchi, Algardi, and Duquesnoy -- Architectural currents of the High Baroque -- Trends in High Baroque sculpture -- High Baroque painting and its aftermath -- pt. 3. Late Baroque and Rococo, circa 1675-circa 1750. Introduction -- Architecture -- Architecture in Piedmont -- Sculpture -- Painting. Subjects; Art, Italian. 17th century. History. Art, Italian. 18th century. History. Architecture, Italian. 17th century. Architecture, Italian. 18th century. Art, Baroque. Italy. Architecture, Baroque. Italy.
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