Guglielmo della Porta
Subtitle: a Counter-Reformation sculptor
By: [catalog, Rosario Coppel, Charles Avery, Margarita Estella ; translation, Ian Macnair]
Contributors: Coppel, Rosario; Avery, Charles; Estella Marcos, Margarita M.; Coll & Cortés (Gallery)
Publisher: Coll & Cortés
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Madrid
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9788461574360
Subjects: Catalogs; Counter-Reformation in art; Sculptors; Biography
Description: "Guglielmo della Porta, a Mannerist sculptor from Genoa...is still to this day largely unknown and omitted from main stream exhibitions and literature. Although most of his production is housed in museums in Europe and the United States...a significant and thorough publication exploring his style, commissions, technique and work, has yet to see the light. This catalogue constitutes an important starting point for this endeavor...."--Foreword, p. 7.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-147).