Art and architecture in Italy, 1600 to 1750

Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1958. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xxiii, 428 pages illustrations, 192 plates 27 cm. Notes; Illus. incl. 192 plates, sections, elevations and plans. Contents; pt. 1. Period of transition and the early Baroque, circa 1600-circa 1625. Rome : Sixtus V to Paul V (1585-1621) -- Caravaggio -- The Carracci -- Caravaggio's followers and the Carracci school in Rome -- Painting outside Rome -- Architecture and sculpture -- pt. 2. The Age of the High Baroque, circa 1625-circa 1675. Introduction -- Gianlorenzo Bernini -- Francesco Borromini (1599-1667) -- Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669) -- High Baroque Classicism : Sacchi, Algardi, and Duquesnoy -- Architectural currents of the High Baroque -- Trends in High Baroque sculpture -- High Baroque painting and its aftermath -- pt. 3. Late Baroque and Rococo, circa 1675-circa 1750. Introduction -- Architecture -- Architecture in Piedmont -- Sculpture -- Painting. Subjects; Architektur 1600-1750. Geschichte 1600-1750. Art Italy History. Architecture Italy History. Architecture. Art. Sculpture, Italian History. Art, Baroque Italy. Architecture, Baroque Italy. Art, Modern 17th-18th centuries Italy. Architecture, Modern 17th-18th centuries Italy. Architecture, Rococo Italy. Art, Rococo Italy. Architecture Italy History. Art Italy History. Art, Italian 17th century. Art, Italian 18th century. Architecture, Baroque Italy. Architecture, Baroque Italy.