@article{329922,
      author = {Morrissey, J. P.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/329922},
      title = {The genius in the design : Bernini, Borromini, and the  rivalry that transformed Rome /},
      publisher = {Harper Perennial,},
      abstract = {"The rivalry between the brilliant seventeenth-century  Italian architects Gianlorenzo Bernini and Francesco  Borromini is the stuff of legend. Possessed of enormous  talent and ambition, these two artists - one trained as a  sculptor, the other as a stonecutter - met as  contemporaries in the building yards of St. Peter's in Rome  and ended their lives as bitter enemies. Over the course of  their careers they became the most celebrated architects of  their era, designing some of the most beautiful buildings  in the world and transforming the city of Rome." "The  Genius in the Design is a tale of how these two men  plotted, schemed, and intrigued to get the better of each  other. Jake Morrissey's account also shows that this  legendary rivalry defined the Baroque style that  immediately succeeded the Renaissance and created the  spectacular Roman cityscape of today." "Almost exactly the  same age - Bernini was born at the end of 1598, Borromini  nine months later - they were as alike and as different as  any two men could be, each a potent combination of passion  and enterprise, energy and imperfection. Bernini was a  precocious talent who as a youth caught the attention of  Pope Paul V and became Rome's most celebrated artist, whose  patrons included the wealthiest families in Europe.},
      recid = {329922},
      pages = {xiv, 320 p. :},
      address = {New York :},
      year = {2006},
}