Baroque Visual Rhetoric
Baroque Visual Rhetoric by Vernon Hyde Minor, published by University of Toronto Press in January 2016, is a first edition that spans 272 pages. This book explores the intricate relationship between Baroque art’s expressive style and the meanings it conveys, emphasizing the methodological foundations that art historians use to interpret these messages.
Readers will find a thorough examination of Baroque masterpieces, including works by Bernini, Borromini, and Baciccio, among others. Minor draws on a wide range of critical literature, engaging with influential thinkers such as Heidegger and Derrida to analyze the stylistic and thematic elements of Baroque art. The book delves into subjects like architecture, art history, and literary criticism, providing a comprehensive understanding of the Baroque period’s impact on European art and culture.
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Intricate, expressive, given to grandeur and even excess, Baroque art as a style is inseparable from the meanings it seeks to convey. Vernon Hyde Minor’s Baroque Visual Rhetoric probes this combination of style and message and – equally importantly – the methodological basis on which the critical art historian comes to establish that meaning.
Drawing on a breathtaking range of critical literature, from the German founders of art history as an academic discipline to Heidegger, Derrida, and de Man, Minor considers the issue through a series of Baroque masterpieces: Bernini’s Baldacchino in St. Peter’s Basilica, the statues in the church of San Giovanni in Laterano, Borromini’s church of Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza, Baciccio’s frescoes in the church of Il Gesù, the paintings of Philippe de Champaigne, and the Corsini Chapel in San Giovanni in Laterano.
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