Italian and Spanish Art 1600-1750: Sources and Documents

About this book

The Baroque period was crucial for the development of art theory and the advancement of the artistic academy. This collection of primary sources brings this important period to life with significant documents and texts. It conveniently assembles major texts which are otherwise available only in scattered publications. The lives of leading artists--Caravaggio El Greco among others---are discussed by their contemporaries while Bellori Galileo Pascoli and others write on art theory and practice. The documents provide fascinating glimpses of the periods artistic self-image.