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Baroque and rococo / editor, Rolf Toman ; text, Barbara Borngässer ; photographs, Achim Bednorz.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Architecture, painting, sculpturePublication details: Berlin : Feierabend, 2003.Description: 255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9783936761573
  • 3936761574
Subject(s): Summary: The Baroque - between 1600 and 1770 - had its origins in Rome and from there spread its influence to the royal courts of Europe. Popes, kings, and high nobility employed the architecture and fine arts to create backdrops for the great world theater.

Includes bibliographical references (page 250) and indexes.

The Baroque - between 1600 and 1770 - had its origins in Rome and from there spread its influence to the royal courts of Europe. Popes, kings, and high nobility employed the architecture and fine arts to create backdrops for the great world theater.

Translated from the German.