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The Triumph of the Baroque: Architecture in Europe 1600-1750

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Complex, tense, and diffuse, the art of the Baroque period remains for much of the English speaking world an unknown and somehow unsettling style. Such reactions shouldn't be unexpected; the style is still quite new in comparison to the Gothic and Greek Classicism. But just being a recent period doesn't fully account for society's often puzzled reactions: the Baroque is genuinely a highly inventive and original epoch, and as such, it's concepts cannot casually grasped. The current exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and the accompanying catalogue--both carefully organized by Henry A. Millon--have taken long strides toward clarifying the principles underlying the architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries. The catalogues text and photography support one of the strengths of the exhibit: its carefully and fully crafted models. These models succinctly brings out the powerfully sculptural quality of this architecture. Dr. Millon's catalogue also helps bring to light the architecture of Central and Eastern Europe, an area whose cultural richness is only now becoming clear to the American audience.

suppose the greatest praise I can give this massive (622 pp, 7 pounds) book is that the text serves the images and the images serve the text.

Additionally, the use of photographs of architectural models is both delightful and informative.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Birth of the Baroque in Europe
The Baroque and Its Buildings
Architecture in the 17th Century in Europe

The Age of the Late Baroque and the Rococo
The Architecture of the Russian State
The Role of Roman Architects in the Baroque Period

Reflection on the Scope of Architectural and Architectural-Theoretical Literature
From the "Ideal City" to Real Cities: Perspectives, Chorographies, Models, Vedute
Architectural Painting: Fantasy and Caprice

Garden Displays of Majestic Will
Urban Transformations
Military Architecture in Baroque Europe

Turin: An Example of Town Planning
The Royal Palace of Caserta by Luigi Vanvitelli
The Architectural Model in the Sphere of Influence of the Imperial Court in Vienna

Europe in the Age of the Baroque

Chronology
Bibliography
Indices

suppose the greatest praise I can give this massive (622 pp, 7 pounds) book is that the text serves the images and the images serve the text.

Additionally, the use of photographs of architectural models is both delightful and informative.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Birth of the Baroque in Europe
The Baroque and Its Buildings
Architecture in the 17th Century in Europe

The Age of the Late Baroque and the Rococo
The Architecture of the Russian State
The Role of Roman Architects in the Baroque Period

Reflection on the Scope of Architectural and Architectural-Theoretical Literature
From the "Ideal City" to Real Cities: Perspectives, Chorographies, Models, Vedute
Architectural Painting: Fantasy and Caprice

Garden Displays of Majestic Will
Urban Transformations
Military Architecture in Baroque Europe

Turin: An Example of Town Planning
The Royal Palace of Caserta by Luigi Vanvitelli
The Architectural Model in the Sphere of Influence of the Imperial Court in Vienna

Europe in the Age of the Baroque

Chronology
Bibliography
Indices

I suppose the greatest praise I can give this massive (622 pp, 7 pounds) book is that the text serves the images and the images serve the text.

Additionally, the use of photographs of architectural models is both delightful and informative.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Birth of the Baroque in Europe
The Baroque and Its Buildings
Architecture in the 17th Century in Europe

The Age of the Late Baroque and the Rococo
The Architecture of the Russian State
The Role of Roman Architects in the Baroque Period

Reflection on the Scope of Architectural and Architectural-Theoretical Literature
From the "Ideal City" to Real Cities: Perspectives, Chorographies, Models, Vedute
Architectural Painting: Fantasy and Caprice

Garden Displays of Majestic Will
Urban Transformations
Military Architecture in Baroque Europe

Turin: An Example of Town Planning
The Royal Palace of Caserta by Luigi Vanvitelli
The Architectural Model in the Sphere of Influence of the Imperial Court in Vienna

Europe in the Age of the Baroque

Chronology
Bibliography
Indices

I suppose the greatest praise I can give this massive (622 pp, 7 pounds) book is that the text serves the images and the images serve the text.

Additionally, the use of photographs of architectural models is both delightful and informative.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Birth of the Baroque in Europe
The Baroque and Its Buildings
Architecture in the 17th Century in Europe

The Age of the Late Baroque and the Rococo
The Architecture of the Russian State
The Role of Roman Architects in the Baroque Period

Reflection on the Scope of Architectural and Architectural-Theoretical Literature
From the "Ideal City" to Real Cities: Perspectives, Chorographies, Models, Vedute
Architectural Painting: Fantasy and Caprice

Garden Displays of Majestic Will
Urban Transformations
Military Architecture in Baroque Europe

Turin: An Example of Town Planning
The Royal Palace of Caserta by Luigi Vanvitelli
The Architectural Model in the Sphere of Influence of the Imperial Court in Vienna

Europe in the Age of the Baroque

Chronology
Bibliography
Indices