Bernini
the sculptor of the Roman Baroque
4th ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Wittkower, Rudolf. - Contributor
Publication
1997 - Phaidon Press, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL439910M
- ISBN-100714837156
- OCLC Control Number38022115
- OCLC Control Numberberninisculptoro0000witt
- Library of Congress Control Number98150721
and 2 more
- LibraryThing50802
- Goodreads152770
Classifications
- DDC730/.92
- LCCNB623.B5 W55 1998
Description
"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.
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