Roman Fountains by Bernini
Author: Ludovico Pratesi
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 46
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Author: Ludovico Pratesi
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 46
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Marvin Pulvers
Publisher: L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 928
ISBN-13: 9788882651763
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPainters have immortalized them; poets have rhapsodized over them; and composers have arranged them' - here, Pulvers is referring to the wonderful array of fountains found in Rome.
Author: Franco Mormando
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2011-10-04
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 0226538516
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSculptor, architect, painter, playwright, and scenographer, Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) was the last of the great universal artistic geniuses of early modern Italy, placed by both contemporaries and posterity in the same exalted company as Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo. And his artistic vision remains palpably present today, through the countless statues, fountains, and buildings that transformed Rome into the Baroque theater that continues to enthrall tourists today.It is perhaps not surprising that this artist who defined the Baroque should have a personal life that itself was, well, baroque. As Franco Mormando’s dazzling biography reveals, Bernini was a man driven by many passions, possessed of an explosive temper and a hearty sex drive, and he lived a life as dramatic as any of his creations. Drawing on archival sources, letters, diaries, and—with a suitable skepticism—a hagiographic account written by Bernini’s son (who portrays his father as a paragon of virtue and piety), Mormando leads us through Bernini’s many feuds and love affairs, scandals and sins. He sets Bernini’s raucous life against a vivid backdrop of Baroque Rome, bustling and wealthy, and peopled by churchmen and bureaucrats, popes and politicians, schemes and secrets.The result is a seductively readable biography, stuffed with stories and teeming with life—as wild and unforgettable as Bernini’s art. No one who has been bewitched by the Baroque should miss it.
Author: Rudolf Wittkower
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 320
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Loyd Grossman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-08-03
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1643137417
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis brilliant vignette of seventeenth-century Rome, its Baroque architecture, and its relationship to the Catholic Church brings to life the friendship between a genius and his patron with an ease of writing that is rare in art history. By 1650, the spiritual and political power of the Catholic Church was shattered. Thanks to the twin blows of the Protestant Reformation and the Thirty Years War, Rome—celebrated both as the Eternal City and Caput Mundi (the head of the world)—had lost its preeminent place in Europe. Then a new Pope, Alexander VII, fired with religious zeal, political guile, and a mania for creating new architecture, determined to restore the prestige of his church by making Rome the key destination for Europe's intellectual, political, and cultural elite. To help him do so, he enlisted the talents of Gianlorenzo Bernini, already celebrated as the most important living artist—no mean feat in the age of Rubens, Rembrandt, and Velazquez.
Author: Andrea Bacchi
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 0892369329
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGian Lorenzo Bernini was the greatest sculptor of the Baroque period, and yet—surprisingly—there has never before been a major exhibition of his sculpture in North America. Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture showcases portrait sculptures from all phases of the artist’s long career, from the very early Antonio Coppola of 1612 to Clement X of about 1676, one of his last completed works. Bernini’s portrait busts were masterpieces of technical virtuosity; at the same time, they revealed a new interest in psychological depth. Bernini’s ability to capture the essential character of his subjects was unmatched and had a profound influence on other leading sculptors of his day, such as Alessandro Algardi, Giuliano Finelli, and Francesco Mochi. Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture is a groundbreaking study that features drawings and paintings by Bernini and his contemporaries. Together they demonstrate not only the range, skill, and acuity of these masters of Baroque portraiture but also the interrelationship of the arts in seventeenth-century Rome.
Author: Domenico Bernini
Publisher: Penn State Press
Published: 2012-01-31
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 0271037490
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A critical translation of the unabridged Italian text of Domenico Bernini's biography of his father, seventeenth-century sculptor, architect, painter, and playwright Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). Includes commentary on the author's data and interpretations, contrasting them with other contemporary primary sources and recent scholarship"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Alessandro Angelini
Publisher: 5Continents
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 178
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKReconsidering the terminology art historians use to describe 17th-century Roman sculpture, this history examines how famous artists, such as Bernini, Alessandro Algardi, François Duquesnoy, and lesser-known artists influenced one another during this period. Artistic events and completed works are presented in chronological order with an emphasis on the workshop relationships that allowed accomplished sculptors to apprentice younger artists. The use of Venetian-derived color, sublime accents, and travertine and marble that marked this era created a thoroughly modern Rome as statues and other examples of sculpture were placed in gardens, homes, and churches.
Author: Bertha Harris Wiles
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Published: 1933
Total Pages: 312
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