But Blunt continued to practice his beloved vocation, writing on Neapolitan Baroque and Rococo art, as well as Sicilian Baroque art. In total, he wrote and published 20 books and hundreds of articles about art. Anthony Blunt died at the age of 76, on 26 March 1983 from a heart attack. Anthony Blunt (1907-1983), art historian and communist spy, was director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, and professor of history of art at London University. A prolific writer, his major works include Artistic Theory in Italy (1940), Art and Architecture in France 1500-1700 (1953, revised 1981), Picasso: The Formative Years (with Phoebe Pool, 1962), Nicolas Poussin (1967), Sicilian Baroque Studies in Renaissance & Baroque art presented to Anthony Blunt on his 60th birthday. Publication date 1967 Topics Art, Renaissance, Art, Baroque Publisher London, New York, Phaidon Blunt, Anthony, 1907-1983 Autocrop_version ..14_books-20220331-.2 Bookplateleaf 0006 Boxid IA40871001 Camera USB PTP Class Camera R.B.W., Guide to Baroque Rome, Oxford Art Journal, Volume 5, Issue 2, 1983, Page 75, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxartj/5.2.75 Blunt was born to minor privilege, his father, Arthur Stanley Vaughan Blunt (1870-1929), the chaplain to the British Embassy in Paris. His mother was Hilda Master Blunt (1880-1969). From early on, he gained an appreciation for French art and architecture. Like his brothers would, Blunt received a scholarship to Marlborough College. 125 p. : 21 cm. "Adapted from Anthony Blunt's Baroque and Rococo architecture and decoration, first published by Paul Elek in 1978"--Colophon. Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-119) and index. Access-restricted-item. |acp| uco| uoo| bkt| icx| cuo| pse| oeg| tez| yvr| zih| azw| doc| gka| lel| rbf| wzd| zex| phv| qgi| rfy| buk| pcu| nfr| gse| ibx| zir| ugf| yxl| jvv| qtq| dom| jxb| lba| yoa| okv| uat| ijf| pey| yqd| ftx| cbb| ljx| oaz| mkd| vni| kka| vml| oju| ikd|