Barock

Taschen Basic Genre

by Hermann Bauer

Let there be light. The Baroque period in painting and sculpture, stretching from the late 16th century to the early 18th century and occurring between the Mannerist and Rococo movements, was marked by richness, drama, and grandeur. Stylistically complex yet intensely engaging, Baroque art commonly combined dramatic lighting effects and theatrical compositions with great movement and energy. Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci, Rembrandt, and Rubens are among the artists most commonly associated with the Baroque movement. Artists featured Francesco Albani, Caravaggio, Valentin de Boulogne, Jan Breughel the Elder, Annibale Carracci, Anthonis van Dyck, Adam Elsheimer, Georg Flegel, Luca Giordano, Guercino, Frans Hals, Pieter de Hooch, Jacob Jordaens, Willem Kalf, Giovanni Lanfranco, Charles Le Brun, Johann Liss, Claude Lorrain, Batolome Esteban Murillo, Nicolas Poussin, Mattia Preti, Rembrandt, Guido Reni, Jusepe de Ribera, Hyacinthe Rigaud, Peter Paul Rubens, Jan Stehen, Hendrick Terbrugghen, Georges de la Tour, Diego Velazquez, Willem van der Velde the Younger, Jan Vermeer, Simon Vouet, Francisco de Zubaran. Taschen's "Basic Art Movement and Genre Series" - each book includes a detailed introduction with approximately 35 photographs, plus a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, etc.) that took place during the time period. The body of the book contains a selection of the most important works of the epoch; each is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and, on the facing page, a description/interpretation of the work, a reference work, portrait of the artist, quotes, and biographical information.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Art History, History

96 pages, Paperback

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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