The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

When Martin Luther published his 95 theses in 1517, it was not only a challenge to the perceived corruption of the Catholic Church, it was an act which prompted the transformation of the religious, socio-political, and artistic landscape of Europe.

One of the most dynamic styles to emerge in the wake of the Counter-Reformation, the Baroque lasted a century and manifested differently in Italy, Spain, and France, where it produced the most extraordinary artists and architects including Caravaggio, Bernini, Velasquez, Poussin, and Borromini.

Money

Here you will see how in the art world, there was increased professionalisation with the Carracci’s famous Academy in Bologna and the biographers Baglione and Bellori. Patrons deliberately encouraged artistic rivalries to spur an artist to their best. Examine how Borromini and Bernini, Caravaggio and the Carracci, Reni and Domenichino and others managed their finances and careers. And why Bernini was paid with a diamond.

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