Southern Baroque Art: A Study of Painting Architecture and Music in Italy and Spain of the 17th and 18th Centuries (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781432614591)

""Southern Baroque Art"" is a comprehensive study of the art, architecture, and music of Italy and Spain during the 17th and 18th centuries. Written by Sacheverell Sitwell, a renowned British art historian, the book delves into the unique characteristics of Southern Baroque art, including its ornate style, dramatic lighting, and use of vibrant colors. The author examines the works of prominent artists such as Caravaggio, Bernini, and Vel�����zquez, and explores the influence of the Catholic Church on the art of the period. In addition to painting, the book also covers the architecture and music of the era, providing a complete picture of the Southern Baroque style. With detailed analysis and beautiful illustrations, ""Southern Baroque Art"" is an essential resource for anyone interested in the art history of Italy and Spain.1924. These essays on Baroque Art constitute more than merely a book of music and art criticism. They are an attempt at a recreation, through a consideration of its artistic expression, of the civilization of seventeenth and eighteenth century Spain and Italy. The more famous names are deliberately omitted, the artists considered being the many lesser masters about whom the critical exegesis has not yet raged, and whose names are for the most part unfamiliar even to those with some pretensions to a knowledge of the period. It is through his analysis of the common motive force which actuated the productions of these men that Mr. Sitwell has arrived at an interpretation of the art and the spiritual life of the time to which a book of purely formal criticism might perhaps never have brought him. The book is in this way complementary to all the existing literature on the subject, and it provides an extremely valuable and definitive study of Baroque Art both for the student and the general reader. The wonders that the author describes are confirmed by the plates with which the work is illustrated.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Sacheverell Sitwell
ISBN-10: 1432614592
ISBN-13: 9781432614591
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2005
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d