Bernini: Genius of the Baroque - Brossura

Avery, Charles

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0500286337 ISBN 13: 9780500286333

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2006

Riassunto

A beautifully illustrated testament to this great Baroque sculptorCharles Avery.

Gianlorenzo Bernini was one of the greatest artists of all time. World-famous for his uniquely powerful works of sculpture, he was also a virtuoso draftsman, a pioneering caricaturist, and a designer of gorgeous fountain displays. He even wrote plays.

Bernini virtually created Baroque Rome. Without his contributions, we could not walk across the Ponte Sant'Angelo escorted by the angelic statuary that he designed for its balustrades. The Basilica of St. Peter would not have the sonorous crescendo of Bernini's bronze Baldacchino over St. Peter's tomb. We could not enjoy the huge splashing water display and vigorous drama of the figures on his Fountain of the Four Rivers in the Piazza Navona.

Using much previously unpublished research, Charles Avery traces Bernini's career from his brilliant beginnings to his last mature works, including his architecture, and pays special attention to his techniques in drawing, modeling, and carving. 400 illustrations, 80 in color.

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This is a sumptuously illustrated book which traces the life and work of Gianlorenzo Bernini. Covering his entire career from his brilliant beginnings to his last mature works, paying particular attention to his techniques in drawing, modelling and carving. It also considers his relationship with patrons and his reputation as an artist through the centuries.

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• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0500286337
• ISBN 13: 9780500286333
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 287