Baroque (Basic Art)

Taschen Basic Genre

by Hermann Bauer, Andreas Prater, Ingo F. Walther (Editor)

From dramatically lit paintings to elaborate gilded interiors, the Baroque era introduced a new dimension to Western art. In place of the harmonious perspectives and elegant proportions of the Renaissance came a world of momentum, energy, and heightened spectacle. The style influenced many forms and disciplines between the 16th and 18th centuries, infusing painting, sculpture, architecture, and music with a direct, often emotive, appeal to the audience. This TASCHEN Basic Art 2.0 edition focuses on Baroque painting. Through mythological and religious scenes, still lifes, and beyond, we explore how a vivid vocabulary of deep colors, intense shadows, dramatic gestures, and diagonal lines infiltrated both northern and southern European schools. Along the way, we meet such leading Baroque practitioners as Nicolas Poussin, Annibale Carracci, Caravaggio, Velázquez, Rubens, and Rembrandt, and examine their particular innovations in composition, narrative, and light to achieve a Baroque sensibility. About the series Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art History series approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions a detailed, illustrated introduction a selection of the most important works of the epoch, each presented on a two-page spread with a full-page image and accompanying interpretation, as well as a portrait and brief biography of the artist

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Art History, History

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Hermann Bauer wurde 1954 in Wien geboren. 1961 kam er nach Floridsdorf. Während seiner Zeit am Floridsdorfer Gymnasium begann er, sich für Billard, Tarock und das nahe gelegene Kaffeehaus, das Café Fichtl, zu interessieren. Seither ist er dort Stammgast. Er unterrichtet an der BHAK Wien 10.

1993 heiratete er seine Frau Andrea, der zuliebe er seinen Heimatbezirk verließ. Er ist Mitglied des Theaterensembles seiner Schule und wirkte dort bereits in 13 Aufführungen mit. 2008 erschien mit »Fernwehträume« sein erster Kriminalroman, dem bisher fünf weitere Krimis um das fiktive Floridsdorfer Café Heller und dessen neugierigen Oberkellner Leopold folgten.

Reviews

[Cris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Está muy bien en cantidad de información pero creo que se excede en la informacion sobre los pintores holandeses y deja en segundo plano a Velázquez.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of information for such a little book. Great overall history; in depth look at 32 artists with one large artwork each; small color plates with history. Good resource.

[Detroit Killer Bob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic survey of one of Europe’s most emotive and theatrical schools of art.

[Valentina Bernal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Se detienen en obras de 33 artistas y todos son hombres. La historiografía del arte ha recuperado a muchas artistas mujeres del barroco que incluso fueron valoradas en su época, este tipo de libros de arte que llegan a un público no especializado debería incluirlas, pues es necesario cambiar el discurso de que sólo hombres han sido grandes artistas en la historia del arte.

[Bodegas · Rating 4 out of 5]

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