Giovan Pietro Bellori : The Lives of the Modern Painters, Sculptors and Architects

Foreword Introduction Note on the illustrations Dedication to Colbert To the reader Pholostratus the Younger The idea of the painter, the sculptor and the architect Painting, sculpture, architecture The life of Annibale Carracci The life of Agostino Carracci The life of Domenico Fontana The life of Federico Barocci The life of Michelangalo Merisi da Caravaggio The life of Peter Paul Rubens The life of Anthony van Dyck The life of Franç ois Du Quesnoy The life of Domenico Zampieri, il Domenichino The life of Giovanni Lanfranco The life of Alessandro Algardi The life of Nicolas Poussin The life of Guido Reni The life of Andrea Sacchi The life of Carlo Maratti Glossary Chronology Appendix 1: Biographical notes Appendix 2: Bellori's accuracy Appendix 3: Orientation in Bellori's descriptions Bibliography.