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Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque

Rudolf Wittkower

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini was the most influential sculptor of his age. Inventive and skilled, 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 expressed the fervour of Counter-Reformation Rome. Intensity and drama also characterize his portraits and world-famous Roman fountains.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Phaidon Press

Release: September 26, 1997

ISBN: 0714837156

ISBN 13: 9780714837154

Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque

Rudolf Wittkower

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was the most influential sculptor of his age. Inventive and skilled, 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 expressed the fervour of Counter-Reformation Rome. Intensity and drama also characterize his portraits and world-famous Roman fountains.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Phaidon Press

Release: September 26, 1997

ISBN: 0714837156

ISBN 13: 9780714837154

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