Baroque Sculpture in Rome

by Angelini, Alessandro

• ISBN13: 9788874391189
• ISBN10: 8874391188
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-01
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

Reconsidering the terminology art historians use to describe 17th-century Roman sculpture, this history examines how famous artists, such as Bernini, Alessandro Algardi, Franccedil;ois Duquesnoy, and lesser-known artists influenced one another during this period. Artistic events and completed works are presented in chronological order with an emphasis on the workshop relationships that allowed accomplished sculptors to apprentice younger artists. The use of Venetian-derived color, sublime accents, and travertine and marble that marked this era created a thoroughly modern Rome as statues and other examples of sculpture were placed in gardens, homes, and churches.

Author Biography

Alessandro Angelini is a professor of modern art history at the University of Siena. He collaborated in several important exhibitions and their catalogues, including Disegni italiani del tempo di Donatello, Domenico Beccafumi e il suo tempo, and Francesco di Giorgio e il Rinascimento a Siena. He is a member of the editorial staff on Italy's art history journal Prospettiva.

Table of Contents

Baroque sculpture in Rome	p. 7
Primacy of the Lombards in Rome	p. 7
Tuscan presences	p. 15
The rise of Gian Lorenzo Bernini	p. 21
The parallel career of Alessandro Algardi	p. 28
The neo-Venetian trend	p. 38
Aspects of Rome under the Barberini	p. 41
The "maraviglioso composto" of the arts	p. 46
The meteor of Melchiorre Caffa	p. 53
Masters and pupils	p. 56
The French in Rome	p. 64
List of plates	p. 69
Plates	p. 79
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