Background
Minor, Vernon Hyde was born on February 24, 1945 in Steubenville, Ohio, United States. Son of Merrill Radcliffe and Elna Maria (Wagner) Minor.
( The first survey of the Baroque and Rococo periods to ...)
The first survey of the Baroque and Rococo periods to incorporate modern scholarship in an entertaining and accessible way. Organized thematically, rather than strictly by dates and countries, it looks at art through the context of the church, monarchy, and the establishment of the academies, and considers women artists and gender issues. Features a 4-page illustrated timeline of art and history, 1600-1760. Introduction to the Baroque and Rococo as Idea and Image. Social, Cultural, and Artistic Institutions. The Baroque Church as Setting for Mystery, Propaganda, and Worship. Interiors: Papal Tombs, Altarpieces, and Ceiling Paintings. Visual Rhetoric: Styles in the Baroque and Rococo. Portraits, Still Lifes, and Genre Paintings. Landscapes and Views. Town and Country: Baroque and Rococo Places. Baroque and Rococo Settings: Domestic Spaces, Furniture, and Gardens. Quarrels with the Baroque: How Eighteenth-century French and Italian Art Tried to Repudiate its Past. For anyone interested in Art History, particularly the Baroque and Rococo periods.
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Minor, Vernon Hyde was born on February 24, 1945 in Steubenville, Ohio, United States. Son of Merrill Radcliffe and Elna Maria (Wagner) Minor.
Bachelor, Kent State University. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas.
Professor art history University Colorado, Boulder, since 1976.
( The first survey of the Baroque and Rococo periods to ...)
Member College Art Association.
Married Heather Hyde, July 8, 1994. Children: Samuel, William.