The major topics painted and sculpted during the 17th century are
featured here. Baroque artists chose stories not only from the
Bible but also from mythology; these are not included in art
history texts. In this volume, one finds the primary sources: The
Golden Legend, the Bible, Ovid, and Plutarch, to name a few. Each
entry concludes with an example of a work depicting the topic under
examination (Diana Hunting, Lot and His Daughters, for instance)
along with a readily available source where the work is pictured.
The only reference of its type for art students, this is a
companion piece for the author's earlier (Greenwood, 1987). The
turbulent 17th century resulted in two main artistic styles: an
expressionistic, sensual kind of emotional outpouring and a silent,
classical mode of the highest possible decorum. These styles
focused on topics that were mostly mythological or religious:
maenads, satyrs, and nymphs pouring wine, carrying baskets of
flowers, and lounging at a mythological event; angels shown in the
heavens or with the characters on earth. Art students until now
have not had a single source that attempts to describe the topics
of this intensely artistic age with artists as different in
approach as Bernini and Rembrandt. Direct quotes from primary
sources including the ^IBible^R and Ovid enrich the descriptive
material. Extensive cross-referencing adds to the user-friendly
aspect of the dictionary.
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