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The revolutions in America and France revealed new beliefs about human nature, rights and duties, the natural and material worlds, and a new faith in science, technology and the idea of progress. As people began to change the way they thought about themselves and the world around them, a whole new way of thinking developed, which still has an overwhelming impact two centuries on. The Enlightenment brings together the work of major Enlightenment thinkers to illustrate the full importance and achievements of this period in history. Extracts are gathered thematically into sections on such aspects of the Enlightenment as political theory, religion and belief, art and nature. In each section, the texts are introduced and a final section on 'Critical Reflections' provides a selection of modern critical opinions on the period From Rembrandt to Vermeer: 17th-Century Dutch Artists (Grove Dictionary of Art) Paperback Publisher: St. Martin's Press Dictionary of British Eighteenth Century Painters in Oils and Crayons (Dictionary of British Art) Hardcover Publisher: Antique Collector's Club Ltd Life and Arts in the Baroque Palaces of Rome: Ambiente Barocco A presentation of furnishings from the baroque palaces of 17th-century Rome. It discusses the relationship of Roman baroque decorative arts and the development of palace architecture; arts and their connection to music and people; and life in the palaces and social and political theatre Baroque Paperback Publisher: Agile Rabbit Baroque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting During the baroque period, architecture and the other fine arts were the instruments of a staging of "world theater" on a grand scale. The baroque art of the popes in Rome, the displays of power and opulence in the court of the Sun King, Louis XIV, and Dutch painting - they all reflect different aspects of the underlying tension between pleasure in life and fear of death that was such a prominent feature of the baroque world view. This volume portrays the entire span of the fine arts of the baroque era, from rich splendor to religious asceticism. Baroque and Rococo (World of Art S.) Paperback Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd Bernini: Genius of the Baroque A consideration of the career of Gianlorenzo Bernini from his brilliant beginnings to his last mature works, including his architecture and focusing on his technique in drawing, modelling and carving. Each chapter is accompanied by displayed plates which expose details barely visible in the original works Artemisia Gentileschi: The Image of the Female Hero in Italian Baroque Art Paperback Publisher: Princeton Universuty Press Baroque & Rococo: Art and Culture A look at baroque and rococo artistic production through the lens of dominant institutions of the time. The essays contained in this volume discuss such topics as ecclesiastical altarpieces; mythological and historical paintings; genre scenes; baroque town planning; and rococo domestic settings Baroque Hardcover Publisher: Konemann UK Ltd Baroque and Rococo Hardcover Publisher: Feierabend Verlag OHG Architecture and Geometry in the Age of the Baroque The age of the baroque - a time of great strides in science and mathematics - also saw the construction of some of the world's most magnificent buildings. In this book, George L. Hersey explores the interrelations of the two developments, explaining how the advancements of geometry and the abstractions of mathematicians were made concrete in the architecture of the day Baroques From Rome to St Petersburg, Portugal to Brazil, the Baroque was the first art movement to span not only countries but distant continents. This book takes us on a pilgrimage through its endless variations over some 200 years, beginning in the early 16th century The Age of the Baroque in Portugal Written by historians such as Kenneth Maxwell and specialists in architectural history such as Helmut Wohl and Jennifer Montagu, the book tells the story of this unique age - its politics, society and history. Focusing on the reigns of King Jaoa V, who ruled from 1706 to 1750, and King Jose I (1750-1777) the book reproduces and discusses more than a hundred works of art - including paintings, architecture, sculpture, furniture, ceramics, silver, jewellery, and textiles - that illustrate the extraordinary quality of Portuguese artistic production and patronage. The book is the catalogue for an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, which will run from 7 November 1993 to 7 February 1994 Discovering the Italian Baroque: The Denis Mahon Collection Sir Denis Mahon's collection of 17th- and 18th-century art includes masterpieces by Guercino, Guidi Reni, Carracci, Pellegrini, and Giusepe Maria Crespi. This volume is a catalogue of the entire collection and includes a discussion of the Guercino drawings
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