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, Velazquez, 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 features: 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
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