Baroque art
The Baroque period lasted from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the middle of the eighteenth century. Baroque art was artists' response to the Catholic Church's demand for solemn grandeur following the Council of Trent, and through its monumentality and grandiloquence it seduced...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Parkstone International
c2009.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Art of century collection. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3103648x*spi |
| Sumario: | The Baroque period lasted from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the middle of the eighteenth century. Baroque art was artists' response to the Catholic Church's demand for solemn grandeur following the Council of Trent, and through its monumentality and grandiloquence it seduced the great European courts. Amongst the Baroque arts, architecture has, without doubt, left the greatest mark in Europe: the continent is dotted with magnificent Baroque churches and palaces, commissioned by patrons at the height of their power. The works of Gian Lorenzo Bernini of the Southern School and Pet. |
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| Notas: | Series statement from jacket. |
| Descripción Física: | 199 p. : col. il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 196) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781780427966 9781844846214 9781283952187 |
