Italian Architecture from Michelangelo to Borromini
Subtitle: From Michelangelo to Borromini (World of Art)
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: September 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780500203613
Subjects: Architecture; History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; Italy; Renaissance Architecture; Criticism; History - General; International Architecture - European; Architecture, Renaissance; Architecture, Baroque
Description: "The years from 1520 to 1630 were crucial to the development of Western architecture, but to reduce the transition from Michelangelo's 'licentious' New Sacristy in Florence to Borromini's innovative S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane to the label 'Mannerist' is coming to seem unduly simplistic. In this freshly researched and original study, Andrew Hopkins stresses the variety of ideas being tried out at this time in response to the changing demands of function, patronage, politics and local traditions, exploring a wide range of Italian buildings (including those outside the major centres), and introducing dozens of neglected architects whose works will come as a revelation. By 1630, a consensus had emerged and architecture took on a new dynamism that would soon conquer Italy, Europe and the New World: the Baroque."--BOOK JACKET.