Erich Hubala

The Universe History of Art and Architecture

Baroque and Rococo

New York 1989

Stron 196, format: 15x21,5 cm, papier kredowy

187 ilustracji z czego 52 kolorowe.

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BAROQUE art and architecture flourished in western Europe between the Renaissance and the age of neo-classicism. Dynamic and emotional, the Baroque style originated in Italy about 1520 and soon adopted special charac­teristics in France, Germany, Spain, England, and the Nether­lands. Leading architects - Bernini, Borromini, Fischer von Erlach, and Wren - produced such outstanding structures as St. Peter's in Rome, Vienna's Karlskirche, St. Paul's in London, and the great palace of Versailles. Among the greatest painters of the period were Caravaggio, Carracci, Velazquez, Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin and Lorrain.
Originating in Paris 200 years later, the lighter, more intimate Rococo style was seemingly better suited to tapestry, porcelain, and furniture, but it is well typified in the many elegant churches of southern Germany, as well as in the skillful, charming paintings of Boucher, Fragonard, Watteau and Tiepolo.
This is perhaps the best, most concise and reliable introduc­tion to Baroque and Rococo styles that can be found anywhere today.
ERICH HUBALA is professor of art history at the University of Wiirzburg, West Germany.


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Contents

Introduction 5
Architecture 13
Sculpture 81
Painting 100
Rococo 166
Bibliography 192
Index 194