Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture - Hardcover

Bacchi, Andrea; Hess, Catherine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0892369310 ISBN 13: 9780892369317

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was the greatest sculptor of the Baroque period, and yet--surprisingly--there has never before been a major exhibition of his sculpture in North America. Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture--on view from August 5 through October 26, 2008, at the J. Paul Getty Museum and from November 28, 2008, through March 8, 2009, at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa--showcases portrait sculptures from all phases of the artist's long career, from the very early Antonio Coppola of 1612 to Clement X of about 1676, one of his last completed works.
Bernini's portrait busts were masterpieces of technical virtuosity; at the same time, they revealed a new interest in psychological depth. Bernini's ability to capture the essential character of his subjects was unmatched and had a profound influence on other leading sculptors of his day, such as Alessandro Algardi, Giuliano Finelli, and Francesco Mochi.
Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture is a groundbreaking study that features drawings and paintings by Bernini and his contemporaries. Together they demonstrate not only the range, skill, and acuity of these masters of Baroque portraiture but also the interrelationship of the arts in seventeenth-century Rome.

About this title

About the Author

Andrea Bacchi is professor of art history at the University of Trento, Italy.
Catherine Hess is associate curator in the Department of Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0892369310
• ISBN 13: 9780892369317
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 325