Southern Baroque Art

Southern Baroque Art is a comprehensive study of the artistic and cultural movements that took place in Italy and Spain during the 17th and 18th centuries. Written by Sacheverell Sitwell, a prominent British art historian and critic, this book explores the unique characteristics of Baroque art in the southern regions of Europe, including its painting, architecture, and music.The book begins with an introduction to the Baroque movement and its origins in Rome during the late 16th century. It then delves into the specific features of Southern Baroque art, such as its dramatic use of light and shadow, grandiose architectural designs, and ornate musical compositions. Sitwell also provides a detailed analysis of the works of prominent Baroque artists, including Caravaggio, Bernini, and Vel�����zquez.Throughout the book, Sitwell emphasizes the importance of the Catholic Church in the development of Southern Baroque art, as well as the political and social contexts that influenced its creation. He also discusses the impact of Baroque art on later artistic movements, such as Rococo and Neoclassicism.Overall, Southern Baroque Art is an insightful and engaging exploration of one of the most fascinating periods in European art history. It is a must-read for anyone interested in Baroque art, Italian and Spanish culture, or the history of Western art in general.1924. These essays on Baroque Art constitute more than merely a book of music and art criticism. They are an attempt at a recreation, through a consideration of its artistic expression, of the civilization of seventeenth and eighteenth century Spain and Italy. The more famous names are deliberately omitted, the artists considered being the many lesser masters about whom the critical exegesis has not yet raged, and whose names are for the most part unfamiliar even to those with some pretensions to a knowledge of the period. It is through his analysis of the common motive force which actuated the productions of these men that Mr. Sitwell has arrived at an interpretation of the art and the spiritual life of the time to which a book of purely formal criticism might perhaps never have brought him. The book is in this way complementary to all the existing literature on the subject, and it provides an extremely valuable and definitive study of Baroque Art both for the student and the general reader. The wonders that the author describes are confirmed by the plates with which the work is illustrated.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.