Italian Baroque Painting

by Ellis Waterhouse

A classic study, this serves both student and connoisseur as the standard introduction to Italian painting of the 17th century - from Caravaggio to Carlo Maratta. This concise and informative survey devotes separate chapters to the traditions and manifestations of Baroque painting. Written by Ellis Waterhouse, Baroque scholar and former Director of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Genres: Art

Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

About the author

Sir Ellis Kirkham Waterhouse (February 16, 1905 - September 7, 1985) was an English art historian who specialized in Roman baroque and English painting.

He was Director of the National Galleries of Scotland (1949–52) and held the Barber chair at Birmingham University until his official retirement in 1970.