Reviews for Baroque Ornament and Designs

The average rating for Baroque Ornament and Designs based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-08-21 00:00:00 Debbie Nocita Very informative. Well organized timeline. I found out some new things I didn't know before. I like that most paintings were analyzed/explained in the text. The images themselves were nice. A couple times I thought someone actually painted gold in the book. So good definition and color. But I wish that there were more photos. I like that it would present the image as a whole and then focus in on a detail. But the whole image was made quite small compared to the detail focus. An example would be that I wanted to see the Tree of Life as a whole. Instead, it focused on a detail and gave me three smaller clips of each portion of the piece. It made it more disconnected, whereas the piece (I think) is intended to be seen as a whole. But, considering the length and depth of the book itself, It has a lot of images. I enjoyed looking at everything and reading it.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-04-27 00:00:00 James Patrick I was amazed by his painting the virgin I saw in the book 50 Modern Artists You Should Know by Christiane Weidemann and Christine Nippe. I found his work stood out. Therefore I did further reading with this book. Gustav Klimt's pantings transformation from classic style into art nouveau is truly remarkable. Completed with his sensational paintings and the history beneath, this book quench my curiosity of this eccentric Austrian artist who was far ahead of his time.