TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wittkower,Rudolf
AU  - Bernini,Gian Lorenzo
AU  - Guidolotti,Pino
AU  - Wittkower,Rudolf
ED  - Phaidon Press
TI  - Bernini: the sculptor of the Roman Baroque 
SN  - 0714837156
AV  - Art/NB623.B5 W55 1997
PY  - 1997///
CY  - London
PB  - Phaidon Press
KW  - Bernini, Gian Lorenzo,
KW  - Sculpture, Baroque
KW  - Italy
KW  - Rome
KW  - Sculpture baroque
KW  - Italie
N1  - "This edition is based on the Italian edition published under licence in 1990 by Electa"--Title page verso; Previous editions. have title: Gian Lorenzo Bernini: the sculptor of the Roman Baroque; Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-314) and indexes; Early works and Borghese patronage; --Religious imagery; --Portrait busts; --Work in St. Peter's and the Vatican; --The Cornaro Chapel, other chapels, churches, and the Baroque stage; --Fountains and monuments; --Bernini and his period. The Organization of the studio. Theory and practice
N2  - "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 Wittkowers 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 Berninis 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
ER  -