1600-1754: The Arts
1600-1754: Chapter Two: The Arts
by KAREN L. ROOD and TIMOTHY D. HALL
CONTENTS
CHRONOLOGY 38
OVERVIEW 49
TOPICS IN THE NEWS
Architecture 51
Art: Portrait Painting 57
Printmaking 58
Art: Sculpture 62
Literature 64
Puritan Captivity Narratives 66
Music 71
Morton’s Maypole at Merry Mount 72
Theater 73
HEADLINE MAKERS
Anne Bradstreet 75
John Smibert 76
PUBLICATIONS 77
Sidebars and tables are listed in italics.
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