Painting in Spain, 1500-1700 (The Yale University Press Pelican Histor)
Jonathan Brown


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1 Painting in Spain, 1500-1700 by Jonathan Brown
I am delighted with this book. It is ideal for teaching university students. It not only provides fresh insights into the social milieu as well as the the paintings themselves, it also has an excellent updated bibliography of the literature on the subject. For the past two decades I have lamented the fact that the Kubler-Soria Pelican book on Art and Architecture in Spain had become first increasingly outdated and then out of print. This book fills that gap splendidly - although I do wish it had been possible to include sculpture in the book as well: the interactions between these two art forms is very important. One other minor criticism: the book emphasizes the importance of the regional schools of painting in the 16th century, yet nowhere in the book is there a map of Spain showing those regions! Next edition of the book, I hope one is included.

Sunday, 06-Jul-2008 19:37:02 CDT
Quote of the Day:


GREAT MOMENTS IN HISTORY (#7):  April 2, 1751


Issac Newton becomes discouraged when he falls up a flight of stairs.

Q: How many journalists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Three. One to report it as an inspired government program to bring
light to the people, one to report it as a diabolical government plot
to deprive the poor of darkness, and one to win a Pulitzer prize for
reporting that Electric Company hired a light bulb-assassin to break
the bulb in the first place.