Baroque & Rococo

by Bussagli, Marco; Reiche, Mattia

• ISBN13: 9781402759253
• ISBN10: 1402759258
• Edition: Illus.
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Here, in one visually stunning volume, is a beautifully illustrated survey of magnificent art produced during the Baroque and Rococo eras-a celebration of the work of masters such as Gianlorenzo Bernini, Peter Paul Rubens, and Christopher Wren as well as Jean-Antoine Watteau, Francois Boucher, and William Hogarth, among others. Architecture, sculpture, painting, furniture making, fashion, and porcelain all came under the influence of these two artistic expressions, offering a vision of beauty that continues to capture the imagination of art lovers and travelers the world over. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Marco Bussagli and Mattia Reiche, individually and in collaboration, have authored many respected works on art and art history.

Table of Contents

Baroque	p. 6
The Theatricality of Baroque	p. 8
Defining Baroque	p. 10
Sculpture	p. 16
Painting	p. 18
Architecture	p. 20
Light	p. 24
Still Life	p. 26
Landscape	p. 28
Portraiture	p. 30
Furniture	p. 32
The Art of Transportation	p. 34
Leading Figures
Gian Lorenzo Bernini	p. 36
Francesco Borromini	p. 40
Battistello Caracciolo	p. 41
Caravaggio	p. 42
The Carracci Brothers	p. 46
Philippe de Champaigne	p. 50
José Benito de Churriguera	p. 51
Pieter de Hooch	p. 52
Georges de La Tour	p. 53
Domenichino	p. 54
Francois Duquesnoy	p. 56
Artemisia Gentileschi	p. 57
Luca Giordano	p. 58
Guercino	p. 60
Fransz Hals	p. 62
Gerrit van Honthorst	p. 63
Jacob Jordaens	p. 64
Giovanni Lanfranco	p. 65
Charles Le Brun	p. 66
Louis Le Nain	p. 67
Louis Le Vau	p. 68
Baldassarre Longhena	p. 69
Claude Lorrain	p. 70
Bartolome Esteban Murillo	p. 71
Pietro da Cortona	p. 72
Nicolas Poussin	p. 73
Andrea Pozzo	p. 74
Mattia Preti	p. 75
Rembrandt	p. 76
Guido Reni	p. 80
Jusepe de Ribera	p. 82
Peter Paul Rubens	p. 84
Anthony van Dyck	p. 88
Diego Velazquez	p. 90
Jan Vermeer	p. 92
Simon Vouet	p. 93
Christopher Wren	p. 94
Francisco de Zurbaran	p. 95
Rococo	p. 96
From a Shell to Rococo	p. 98
Historical Background	p. 99
Defining Rococo	p. 100
Sculpture and Painting	p. 104
Sanctuaries and Faith	p. 108
The Capriccio	p. 110
The Nude and Eroticism	p. 112
The Portrait	p. 114
The Veduta	p. 116
Fashion	p. 118
Porcelain and Chinoiserie	p. 120
Arcadia	p. 122
Furniture	p. 124
Etchings	p. 126
Leading Figures
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni	p. 128
Bernardo Bellotto	p. 129
Francois Boucher	p. 130
Canaletto	p. 132
Luca Carlevarijs	p. 138
Rosalba Carriera	p. 139
Giacomo Antonio Melchiorre Ceruti	p. 140
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin	p. 141
Giuseppe Maria Crespi	p. 144
Fra Galgario	p. 145
Jean-Honore Fragonard	p. 146
Thomas Gainsborough	p. 150
Jean-Baptiste Greuze	p. 152
Francesco Guardi	p. 153
William Hogarth	p. 154
Nicolas de Largilliere	p. 157
Jeanne-Etienne Liotard	p. 160
Pietro Longhi	p. 162
Alessandro Magnasco	p. 164
Jean-Baptiste Oudry	p. 165
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta	p. 168
Joshua Reynolds	p. 170
Sebastiano Ricci	p. 173
Francesco Solimena	p. 174
Pierre Subleyras	p. 176
Giambattista Tiepolo	p. 178
Giandomenico Tiepolo	p. 181
Luigi Vanvitelli	p. 182
Jean-Antoine Watteau	p. 184
Bibliography	p. 190
Index	p. 191
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