Bernini
Subtitle: the sculptor of the Roman Baroque
By: Rudolf Wittkower.
Contributors: Wittkower, Rudolf.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680.; Sculpture, Baroque -- Italy -- Rome.
Description: "Gian Lorenzo Bernini was the greatest and most influential sculptor of his age. Endlessly inventive and gifted with extraordinary technical skill, he virtually created the Baroque style. In his religious sculptures he excelled at capturing movement and extreme emotion, uniting figures with their setting to create a single conception of overwhelming intensity that perfectly expressed the fervour of Counter-Reformation Rome. Intensity and drama also characterize his mythological groups, his remarkable portraits and his world-famous Roman fountains. Rudolf Wittkowerʼs classic monograph and catalogue raisonne has remained the standard work on Bernini ever since its first publication in 1955. The concise but masterly survey provides an authoritative introduction to all aspects of Berniniʼs sculpture, while the full catalogue gives detailed, scholarly and up to date information on his complete oeuvre. This is the one indispensable book on Bernini for all students, scholars and art-lovers"--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-314) and index.
"This edition is based on the Italian edition published under licence in 1990 by Electa"--T.p. verso.
Previous eds. have title: Gian Lorenzo Bernini: the sculptor of the Roman Baroque.