Baroque Art: A Topical Dictionary
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The major topics painted and sculpted during the 17th century are featured here. Baroque artists chose stories not only from the Bible but also from mythology; these are not included in art history texts. In this volume, one finds the primary sources: The Golden Legend, the Bible, Ovid, and Plutarch, to name a few. Each entry concludes with an example of a work depicting the topic under examination (Diana Hunting, Lot and His Daughters,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0313294062
ISBN13:9780313294068
Release Date:September 1996
Publisher:Greenwood
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.64 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"
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