Art & design styles: Baroque books

A new look at work by Caravaggio, one of the most famous and fascinating artists of all time.  Read More >>

This book provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the Neapolitan Baroque, through original and in-depth interpretations...  Read More >>

First ever and fully annotated translation of Langbehn's subtle and detailed analysis of the North German character....  Read More >>

Rembrandt's...  Read More >>

Enter a world of vivid colors, elaborate gesture, and theatrical shadows. This essential introduction to Baroque...  Read More >>

This book presents, from the point of view of the early modern historian, the legacy of Baroque thought in modern...  Read More >>

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The book defines a role for the baroque in the history of architectural historiography and in the history of modern...  Read More >>

The Spectacle of Clouds examines the different ways Heaven has been conceived and represented from the fifteenth...  Read More >>

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An insightful biography and showcase of the celebrated and influential Baroque painter, sumptuously illustrated...  Read More >>

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Eine exklusive Auswahl aus der facettenreichen Sammlung barocker Elfenbeinkunst des Grunen Gewolbes bildet das Zentrum...  Read More >>

A fascinating, highly illustrated exploration of Fragonard's mysterious 'fantasy figures' series, accompanying an...  Read More >>

A painter of dramatic battles as much as erotic mythologies, Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a key figure in the 16th-century...  Read More >>

A painter of dramatic battles as much as erotic mythologies, Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a key figure in the 16th-century...  Read More >>

Mainz wird als Stadt des Barock - anders als Wurzburg, Ludwigsburg oder Mannheim - nur von wenigen wahrgenommen,...  Read More >>

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L'ancienne cathédrale de Noyon n'a pas la célébrité qu'elle mérite. Elle ne peut lutter, il est vrai, ni en étendue,...  Read More >>

This book demonstrates the roles that Senecan eclecticism and a classicizing approach to emulation played in Rubens’s...  Read More >>

Jan Lievens (1607-1674), Rembrandt's boyhood friend, who embarked on an artistic career even earlier than his companion,...  Read More >>

"The 17th century was a period of unprecedented blossoming in Dutch art and culture. Rembrandt developed his innovative...  Read More >>

The iconic paintings of the 17th century Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer have been the source of admiration and controversy...  Read More >>