Sir Anthony Blunt fue un destacado historiador del arte británico cuya carrera académica se vio ensombrecida por su confesión de espionaje para la Unión Soviética. Su experiencia residía en el análisis de obras de arte e historia del arte, donde realizó contribuciones significativas. La revelación de su implicación en la red de espionaje de los Cinco de Cambridge conmocionó al público y provocó su caída. Sin embargo, su trabajo académico en el campo de la historia del arte sigue siendo objeto de estudio.
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
