Bernini : the sculptor of the Roman Baroque / Rudolf Wittkower ; [new photography by Pino Guidolotti].
1997
NB623.B5 W55 1997 (Mapit)
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Title
Bernini : the sculptor of the Roman Baroque / Rudolf Wittkower ; [new photography by Pino Guidolotti].
Author
Wittkower, Rudolf.
Edition
4th ed., 1st pbk. ed.
ISBN
9780714837154 (paperback)
0714837156 (paperback)
0714837156 (paperback)
Publication Details
London : Phaidon Press, ©1997.
Language
English
Description
320 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Call Number
NB623.B5 W55 1997
Dewey Decimal Classification
730/.92
Summary
"Gian Lorenzo Bernini was the greatest and most influential sculptor of his age. Endlessly inventive and gifted with extraordinary technical skill, 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 perfectly expressed the fervour of Counter-Reformation Rome. Intensity and drama also characterize his mythological groups, his remarkable portraits and his world-famous Roman fountains. Rudolf Wittkowerʼs classic monograph and catalogue raisonne has remained the standard work on Bernini ever since its first publication in 1955. The concise but masterly survey provides an authoritative introduction to all aspects of Berniniʼs sculpture, while the full catalogue gives detailed, scholarly and up to date information on his complete oeuvre. This is the one indispensable book on Bernini for all students, scholars and art-lovers"--Publisher.
Note
"This edition is based on the Italian edition published under licence in 1990 by Electa"--Title page verso.
Previous eds. have title: Gian Lorenzo Bernini: the sculptor of the Roman Baroque.
Previous eds. have title: Gian Lorenzo Bernini: the sculptor of the Roman Baroque.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-314) and indexes.
Added Author
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680.
Guidolotti, Pino.
Wittkower, Rudolf. Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Guidolotti, Pino.
Wittkower, Rudolf. Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.