Historical Dictionary of Baroque Art and Architecture

Lilian H. Zirpolo, "Historical Dictionary of Baroque Art and Architecture"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1538111284 | PDF | pages: 692 | 152.7 mb
The baroque period deals with the art created roughly between the end of the 16th and the early years of the 18th centuries. The masters of the era include Caravaggio, Gianlorenzo Bernini, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Diego Velazquez, and Nicolas Poussin. The Historical Dictionary of Baroque Art and Architecture, Second Edition covers the most salient works of baroque artists, the most common themes depicted, historical events and key figures responsible for shaping the artistic vocabulary of the era, and definitions of terms pertaining to the topic at hand.