Gian Lorenzo Bernini : the sculptor of the Roman Baroque / Rudolf Wittkower.

By: Publication details: London : Phaidon Press, 1955.Description: x, 255 pages : illustrations, 120 plates, portrait ; 31 cmSubject(s):
Contents:
Preface -- 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 -- Plates -- Selected bibliography -- Catalogue -- Chronological table -- Sources of the photographs -- Index of places -- Index of names.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-171).

Preface -- 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 -- Plates -- Selected bibliography -- Catalogue -- Chronological table -- Sources of the photographs -- Index of places -- Index of names.