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9780714837154

Bernini The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque

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  • ISBN13:

    9780714837154

  • ISBN10:

    0714837156

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-09-26
  • Publisher: Phaidon Press
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Summary

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was the most influential sculptor of his age.nventive and skilled, he virtually created the Baroque style. In hiseligious sculptures he excelled at capturing movement and extreme emotion,niting figures with their setting to create a single conception ofverwhelming intensity that expressed the fervour of Counter-Reformation Rome.ntensity and drama also characterize his portraits and world-famous Romanountains.;This monograph provides an authoritative introduction to allspects of Bernini's sculpture, while the full catalogue gives detailednformation on his complete oeuvre.

Author Biography

Rudolf Wittkower was one of the most distinguished art historians of the twentieth century.

Table of Contents

Prefaces 9(2)
Preamble
11(2)
Early Works and Borghese Patronage
13(43)
Religious Imagery
56(32)
Portrait Busts
88(32)
Work in St. Peter's and the Vatican
120(38)
The Cornaro Chapel, other Chapels, Churches, and the Baroque Stage
158(17)
Fountains and Monuments
175(18)
Bernini and his Period. The Organization of the Studio. Theory and Practice
193(4)
Colour Plates 197(32)
Catalogue 229(77)
Chronological Table 306(6)
Bibliography 312(3)
Index of Names 315(2)
Index of Places and Works 317(3)
Acknowledgements 320

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