Bernini - His Life and His Rome

Informationen zum Autor Franco Mormando is associate professor of Italian at Boston College and the author of several books. Klappentext Franco Mormando's fascinating book is a welcome addition to the Bernini literature. It is both a biography of the artist and a portrait of Roman Baroque culture. Though written for a general audience, it reveals an impressive command of the specialist scholarship--in art history, literature, and history.--Pamela Jones, University of Massachusetts, Boston. Zusammenfassung Sculptor! architect! painter! playwright! and scenographer! Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was the last of the universal artistic geniuses of early modern Italy. This biography leads us through Bernini's feuds and love affairs! scandals and sins.

Product details

• Authors: Franco Mormando, Mormando Franco
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2011
• EAN: 9780226538525
• ISBN: 978-0-226-53852-5
• No. of pages: 456
• Series: emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, ART / History / General, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Art, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Biography: historical, political and military, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800