A Documentary History of Art, Volume 2: Michelangelo and the Mannerists, The Baroque and the Eighteenth Century
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Documentary History of Art, Volume 2: Michelangelo and the Mannerists, The Baroque and the Eighteenth Century
By (Author) Elizabeth Gilmore Holt
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
3rd January 1983
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
709
Physical Properties
Paperback
416
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
510g
Description
The theory and practice of art underwent a number of fascinating changes between the sixteenth and the eighteenth centuries, changes which are clearly revealed in this unique collection of letters, journals, essays, and other writings by the artists and their contemporaries. In the poems of Michelangelo, the Dialogues of Carducho, or the Discourses
Reviews
"The book is a godsend, not only for the instruction it provides, but for the surprises and lasting pleasure."--Saturday Review
