Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque
Author(s): Rudolf Wittkower
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was the most influential sculptor of his age. Inventive and skilled, he virtually created the Baroque style. In his religious sculptures he excelled at capturing movement and extreme emotion, uniting figures with their setting to create a single conception of overwhelming intensity that expressed the fervour of Counter-Reformation Rome. Intensity and drama also characterize his portraits and world-famous Roman fountains. This monograph provides an authoritative introduction to all aspects of Bernini's sculpture, while the full catalogue gives detailed information on his complete oeuvre.
Product Information
Early works and Borghese patronage; religious imagery; portrait busts; work in St Peter's and the Vatican; the Cornaro Chapel, other chapels, churches, and the Baroque stage; fountains and monuments; Bernini and his period - the organization of the studio - theory and practice.
General Fields
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- : Phaidon Press Ltd
- : Phaidon Press Ltd
- : 1.86
- : 01 September 1997
- : 280mm X 250mm X 32mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 September 1997
- : books
Special Fields
- : 30 colour & 321 b&w illustrations, chronological table, bibliography, indexes
- : 320
- : 730.92
- : 4th edition
- : Paperback
- : Rudolf Wittkower