Selected Drawings of Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Rating:
Summary: Affordable Bernini
Review: You get what you pay for, a paperback picture book full of black and white figure drawings with a standard brief description of each.
Unfortunately, these comments are all grouped together as the "List of Plates" in typical catalogue fashion, preceding the 100 pages of sketches. In order to match them up, one must flip back and forth. This keeps down the price, as it saves on extra pages facing each drawing, or sacrificing their size to include the text on the same page. As reward for this inconvenience these wonderful sketches can now dominate the entire 9"x12" surface, enhancing their clarity.
With it's moderate price and easy chronological presentation, this makes for a useful addition to a Bernini and/or drawings library or for an art studio reference.

Rating:
Summary: Affordable Bernini
Review: You get what you pay for, a paperback picture book full of black and white figure drawings with a standard brief description of each.
Unfortunately, these comments are all grouped together as the "List of Plates" in typical catalogue fashion, preceding the 100 pages of sketches. In order to match them up, one must flip back and forth. This keeps down the price, as it saves on extra pages facing each drawing, or sacrificing their size to include the text on the same page. As reward for this inconvenience these wonderful sketches can now dominate the entire 9"x12" surface, enhancing their clarity.
With it's moderate price and easy chronological presentation, this makes for a useful addition to a Bernini and/or drawings library or for an art studio reference.