Bernini: Flights of Love, the Art of Devotion
In the later years of his stellar career, Bernini created three masterpieces that exemplify the spirit of the Baroque style. The Fonseca and Albertoni chapels and the altar of Sant' Andrea al Quirinale vividly manifest the combinatory impulses that create a visceral, spiritual, and aesthetic unity out of the diverse components of architecture, painting, and sculpture. Careri's subtle study seeks not only to elucidate the nature of these dynamic ensembles but also to suggest means of investigating them. Of particular value is his attempt to evoke how the monuments might have been experienced and understood. In addition to his summary of essential art historical data about these works, the author, who is cultural attache for the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris, provides a thoughtful methodological critique of earlier studies. But for a sometimes strained theoretical garniture, Careri's attempt at interpretative comprehensiveness should command the respectful attention of the scholarly community.Robert Cahn, Fashion Inst. of Technology, New YorkCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.