The golden age of Spain : painting, sculpture, architecture /

Sureda, Joan, 1949-

The golden age of Spain : painting, sculpture, architecture / by Joan Sureda. - New York : London : Vendome ; Thames & Hudson [distributor], 2008. - 304 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.

Includes bibliography (p.287-296) and index.

This stunning book covers the historic, literary and artistic grandeur of Spain during its Golden Age (1492-1659). This period, marked by conquest and Catholicism, the writings of Miguel de Cervantes, and the paintings of El Greco, ended in a blaze of glory with the paintings of Diego Velazquez.


Translated from the Spanish.

9780865651982 (hbk.) : £40.00 0865651981 (hbk.) : £40.00


Art, Spanish--16th century.
Art, Spanish--17th century.

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