This excellent introduction to the major developments in art and architecture that emerged from 17th century Western Europe bridges the gap between the specialized study and a more general survey. Seventeenth-Century Art and Architecture encompasses the socio-political and cultural background of the period. In the process, it examines the careers of the most significant painters, sculptors and architects, and those of less well-known artists. Major artists covered include Bernini, Borromini, Caravaggio, Carracci, Claude, Girardon, Guercino, Hals, Jones, Le Brun, Le Vau, Murillo, Poussin, Rembrandt, Reni, Ribera, Rubens, Ruisdael, Steen, van Dyck, Velázquez, Vermeer, Wren and Zurbarán. The 17th century also witnessed the emergence of successful women painters such as Artemisia Gentileschi and Clara Peeters, who receive due attention here.

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Ann Sutherland Harris is Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A specialist in both Italian and French seventeenth-century art, her publications include Andrea Sacchi, Selected Drawings by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and (with Linda Nochlin) Women Artists, 1550-1950, as well as many articles and contributions to museum and exhibition catalogues.