The Triumph of the Baroque: Architecture in Europe: 1600-1750

"The concept of the baroque implies that of absurdity carried to excess", wrote Quatremere de Quincy in 1788, using the word for perhaps the first time. Indeed, baroque comes from the Portuguese barocco, a misshapen pearl-but since the time of Quatremere, public opinion of the exuberant baroque has taken many turns, and the world now celebrates the layered geometry of the style. The Triumph of the Baroque is an unrivaled presentation, in hundreds of color photographs and works of art, of this multimedia social, religious, and architectural movement. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Triumph of the Baroque: Architecture in Europe: 1600-1750