Sir Anthony Blunt was een vooraanstaand Brits kunsthistoricus wiens academische carrière werd overschaduwd door zijn bekentenis van spionage voor de Sovjet-Unie. Zijn expertise lag in de analyse van kunstwerken en kunstgeschiedenis, waar hij significante bijdragen leverde. De onthulling van zijn betrokkenheid bij de spionagekring van de Cambridge Five schokte het publiek en leidde tot zijn val. Desalniettemin blijft zijn academische werk op het gebied van kunstgeschiedenis een studieobject.
This elegant and concise introduction to the baroque and its flowering in Rome was first published in an anthology of essays in 1978, not long before Blunt died, and represents a summation of his teaching. It is republished here separately, copiously illustrated with contemporary engraved views and measured drawings.
The focus is on republishing classic works from the early 1900s and earlier, which have become rare and costly. These modern editions aim to provide affordable access to the original text and artwork, ensuring that timeless literature remains available to contemporary readers.
This work seeks to broaden the comprehension of the student of Italian Renaissance painting by concentrating not on the works of art themselves, but on the various artistic theories which influenced them or were expressed by them. The text includes the writings of Michelangelo and Vasari.
1500 to 1700
