Bernini
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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Few artists have shaped the visual identity of an entire era as decisively as Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the towering genius whose sculptures, fountains, and architectural masterpieces defined the Baroque aesthetic of seventeenth-century Rome. Howard Hibbard's Bernini chronicles the life and career of this prodigious Italian artist, tracing his meteoric rise from child prodigy under papal patronage to the undisputed master of a city remade in marble, guiding the reader through iconic works such as the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, the colonnade of St. Peter's Square, and the Fountain of the Four Rivers with scholarly precision and vivid clarity. Hibbard presents Bernini not merely as a craftsman of breathtaking technical virtuosity, but as a visionary who fused architecture, sculpture, and theatre into a seamless, emotionally overwhelming whole — an artistic philosophy that would resonate across Europe for generations. Written with the authority of a seasoned art historian and the accessibility demanded of a Pelican Original, this study illuminates the political, religious, and cultural forces that shaped Bernini's world, leaving the reader to wonder how one man's ambition could so permanently alter the face of Western art.
Author: Howard Hibbard
Format: Paperback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few artists have shaped the visual identity of an entire era as decisively as Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the towering genius whose sculptures, fountains, and architectural masterpieces defined the Baroque aesthetic of seventeenth-century Rome. Howard Hibbard's Bernini chronicles the life and career of this prodigious Italian artist, tracing his meteoric rise from child prodigy under papal patronage to the undisputed master of a city remade in marble, guiding the reader through iconic works such as the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, the colonnade of St. Peter's Square, and the Fountain of the Four Rivers with scholarly precision and vivid clarity. Hibbard presents Bernini not merely as a craftsman of breathtaking technical virtuosity, but as a visionary who fused architecture, sculpture, and theatre into a seamless, emotionally overwhelming whole — an artistic philosophy that would resonate across Europe for generations. Written with the authority of a seasoned art historian and the accessibility demanded of a Pelican Original, this study illuminates the political, religious, and cultural forces that shaped Bernini's world, leaving the reader to wonder how one man's ambition could so permanently alter the face of Western art.