Historical Dictionary of Baroque Art and Architecture

642 Pages·2010·106.16 MB·English

by  Lilian H. Zirpolo

HISTORICAL DICTIONARIES OF
LITERATURE AND THE ARTS
Jon Woronoff, Series Editor
1. Science Fiction Literature, by Brian Stableford, 2004.
2. Hong Kong Cinema, by Lisa Odham Stokes, 2007.
3. American Radio Soap Operas, by Jim Cox, 2005.
4. Japanese Traditional Theatre, by Samuel L. Leiter, 2006.
5. Fantasy Literature, by Brian Stableford, 2005.
6. Australian and New Zealand Cinema, by Albert Moran and Errol
Vieth, 2006.
7. African-American Television, by Kathleen Fearn-Banks, 2006.
8. Lesbian Literature, by Meredith Miller, 2006.
9. Scandinavian Literature and Theater, by Jan Sjavik, 2006.
10. British Radio, by Sean Street, 2006.
11. German Theater, by William Grange, 2006.
12. African American Cinema, by S. Torriano Berry and Venise Berry,
2006.
13. Sacred Music, by Joseph P. Swain, 2006.
14. Russian Theater, by Laurence Senelick, 2007.
15. French Cinema, by Dayna Oscherwitz and MaryEllen Higgins, 2007.
16. Postmodernist Literature and Theater, by Fran Mason, 2007.
17. Irish Cinema, by Roderick Flynn and Pat Brereton, 2007.
18. Australian Radio and Television, by Albert Moran and Chris Keating,
2007.
19. Polish Cinema, by Marek Haltof, 2007.
20. Old Time Radio, by Robert C. Reinehr and Jon D. Swartz, 2008.
21. Renaissance Art, by Lilian H. Zirpolo, 2008.
22. Broadway Musical, by William A. Everett and Paul R. Laird, 2008.
23. American Theater: Modernism, by James Fisher and Felicia Hardison
Londre, 2008.
24. German Cinema, by Robert C. Reimer and Carol J. Reimer, 2008.
25. Horror Cinema, by Peter Hutchings, 2008.
26. Westerns in Cinema, by Paul Varner, 2008.
27. Chinese Theater, by Tan Ye, 2008.
28. Italian Cinema, by Gino Molitemo, 2008.
29. Architecture, by Allison Lee Palmer, 2008.
30. Russian and Soviet Cinema, by Peter Rollberg, 2008.
31. African American Theater, by Anthony D. Hill, 2009.
32. Postwar German Literature, by William Grange, 2009.
33. Modern Japanese Literature and Theater, by J. Scott Miller, 2009.
34. Animation and Cartoons, by Nichola Dobson, 2009.
35. Modern Chinese Literature, by Li-hua Ying, 2010.
36. Middle Eastern Cinema, by Terri Ginsberg and Chris Lippard, 2010.
37. Spanish Cinema, by Alberto Mira, 2010.
38. Film Nair, by Andrew Spicer, 2010.
39. French Theater, by Edward Forman, 2010.
40. Choral Music, by Melvin P. Unger, 2010.
41. Westerns in Literature, by Paul Varner, 2010.
42. Baroque Art and Architecture, by Lilian H. Zirpolo, 2010.
Historical Dictionary
of Baroque Art and
Architecture
Lilian H. Zirpolo
Historical Dictionaries of
Literature and the Arts, No. 42
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Lanham • Toronto • Plymouth, UK
2010
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Historical dictionary of Baroque art and architecture I Lilian H. Zirpolo.
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Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-8108-6155-8 (cloth: alk. paper) - ISBN 978-0-8108-7494-7
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I. Art, Baroque-Dictionaries. 2. Architecture, Baroque-Dictionaries.
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For my mother, in memoriam.

Contents
Editor's Foreword ix
Preface xi
Chronology xiii
Introduction 1
THE DICTIONARY 45
Bibliography 549
About the Author 585
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Editor's Foreword
Great art is partly in the eye of the beholder, but it is also subject to the
vagaries of fashion. This has been the case for Baroque art, which has pe
riodically fallen in and out of favor. It is presently gaining ground, which is
not surprising, because at its best it can be vibrant, dramatic, and powerful.
There is also nothing quite as striking as Baroque architecture. Thus it is
also not surprising that even the uninitiated are familiar with the names
(and often the most notable works) of Bernini, Caravaggio, and the Car
racci in Italy; Rembrandt, Rubens, Vermeer, and Hals in Holland; Poussin
and Mansart in France; Velazquez in Spain; and Wren in England-just
to mention some of the outstanding artists and architects of the late 16th,
17th, and early 18th centuries. Not only are their works highly appreciated,
but crowds flock to exhibits and undertake journeys to see them. What gets
lost in the shuffle is Baroque art's origins, which is perhaps for the best
considering the cruel and brutal wars during the period.
This historical dictionary provides the biographical information for the
momentous events that shaped the lives and works of artists of the period,
as well as the ideologies that suffused their activities. The bulk of the
entries deal with specific people; others refer both to the patrons without
whose support and wealth much of the art would never have been created
and to events that shaped the times. A chronology, introduction, and bib
liography are also included.
Lilian H. Zirpolo should already be familiar to readers of this series as
the author of the Historical Dictionary of Renaissance Art. Dr. Zirpolo
specialized in early modem Italian and Spanish art, although she is famil
iar with other genres. Over the years, she has published in periodicals such
as the Seventeenth Century Journal, the Gazette des Beaux-Arts, and Ar
chitectura, and is the copublisher of Aurora, the Journal of the History of
Art. Her 2005 book, Ave Papa/Ave Papabile: The Sacchetti Family, Their
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