This book theorizes the baroque as neither a time period nor an artistic style but as a collection of bodily practices developed from clashes between government

Artistic and musical creativity thrived in the Venetian Republic between the early 16th century and the close of the 18th century. The city-state was known for

Revised translation of 2006 Italian ed. with "substantial changes" (page vii). Author added an introduction and significantly expanded or reworked chapters 4 an

Norbert Huse and Wolfgang Wolters provide the first contemporary single-volume survey of the three arts of Venice -- painting, sculpture, and architecture. They

"This lavish book is the first ever art historical study to survey this specific and crucial period in the history of ‘La Serenissima’ – the Baroque. The