Bernini Genius of the Baroque

SKU: 9780500286333
$78.00
  • Author:
    AVERY C
  • ISBN:
    9780500286333
  • Publication Date:
  • Edition:
    1
  • Pages:
    288
  • Binding:
    Paperback
  • Publisher:
    Thames and Hudson
  • Country of Publication:
Bernini Genius of the Baroque
Bernini Genius of the Baroque

Bernini Genius of the Baroque

SKU: 9780500286333
$78.00
  • Author:
    AVERY C
  • ISBN:
    9780500286333
  • Publication Date:
  • Edition:
    1
  • Pages:
    288
  • Binding:
    Paperback
  • Publisher:
    Thames and Hudson
  • Country of Publication:

Description

This sumptuously illustrated book, now available in paperback, traces the life and work of Gianlorenzo Bernini, creator of "Baroque Rome" and sculptor of "Apollo and Daphne" and "The Ecstasy of St Teresa". It covers his entire career, from his brilliant beginnings to his last mature works, paying particular attention to his techniques in drawing, modelling and carving, as well as his relationship with patrons and his reputation as an artist through the centuries.

Table of Contents:
Preface
Prologue: 'Padre scultore' - Pietro Bernini and his studio
1. Father and Son: Pietro and Gianlorenzo in partnership
2. Coming of Age: the first portraits
3. The Great Mythological Groups: Aeneas, Proserpina and Daphne
4. The Patronage of Urban VIII Barberini
5. Popes and Prelates: the mature portraits
6. Architect to St Peter's: the Baldacchino and Cathedra Petri
7. The Papal Tombs: Bernini and the Dance of Death
8. Mystic Vision: the later religious sculpture
9. 'Friend of the waters': Bernini's Roman fountains
10. Bernini's Buildings: the sculptor as architect
11. England and France: Bernini, servant of Kings
12. Genius of the Baroque: talents and techniques

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  • This sumptuously illustrated book, now available in paperback, traces the life and work of Gianlorenzo Bernini, creator of "Baroque Rome" and sculptor of "Apollo and Daphne" and "The Ecstasy of St Teresa". It covers his entire career, from his brilliant beginnings to his last mature works, paying particular attention to his techniques in drawing, modelling and carving, as well as his relationship with patrons and his reputation as an artist through the centuries.

    Table of Contents:
    Preface
    Prologue: 'Padre scultore' - Pietro Bernini and his studio
    1. Father and Son: Pietro and Gianlorenzo in partnership
    2. Coming of Age: the first portraits
    3. The Great Mythological Groups: Aeneas, Proserpina and Daphne
    4. The Patronage of Urban VIII Barberini
    5. Popes and Prelates: the mature portraits
    6. Architect to St Peter's: the Baldacchino and Cathedra Petri
    7. The Papal Tombs: Bernini and the Dance of Death
    8. Mystic Vision: the later religious sculpture
    9. 'Friend of the waters': Bernini's Roman fountains
    10. Bernini's Buildings: the sculptor as architect
    11. England and France: Bernini, servant of Kings
    12. Genius of the Baroque: talents and techniques

This sumptuously illustrated book, now available in paperback, traces the life and work of Gianlorenzo Bernini, creator of "Baroque Rome" and sculptor of "Apollo and Daphne" and "The Ecstasy of St Teresa". It covers his entire career, from his brilliant beginnings to his last mature works, paying particular attention to his techniques in drawing, modelling and carving, as well as his relationship with patrons and his reputation as an artist through the centuries.

Table of Contents:
Preface
Prologue: 'Padre scultore' - Pietro Bernini and his studio
1. Father and Son: Pietro and Gianlorenzo in partnership
2. Coming of Age: the first portraits
3. The Great Mythological Groups: Aeneas, Proserpina and Daphne
4. The Patronage of Urban VIII Barberini
5. Popes and Prelates: the mature portraits
6. Architect to St Peter's: the Baldacchino and Cathedra Petri
7. The Papal Tombs: Bernini and the Dance of Death
8. Mystic Vision: the later religious sculpture
9. 'Friend of the waters': Bernini's Roman fountains
10. Bernini's Buildings: the sculptor as architect
11. England and France: Bernini, servant of Kings
12. Genius of the Baroque: talents and techniques

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