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Summary: As an American whose heart belongs "a Firenze e a Roma"...
Review: Charles Avery does an excellent job summarizing Gian Lorenzo Bernini's life and works. This is probably the best introduction to Bernini available as a starting point -- there are many other books that give more exhaustive analysis, text, photographs and diagrams. As a starter, you will have chosen the best with this book. From June to December 1976 I was a student on the Florida State University study program "a Firenze", which totally changed my life and world view, causing me to return almost ten times since 1976. Bernini is my favorite Baroque sculptor.
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Summary: As an American whose heart belongs "a Firenze e a Roma"...
Review: Charles Avery does an excellent job summarizing Gian Lorenzo Bernini's life and works. This is probably the best introduction to Bernini available as a starting point -- there are many other books that give more exhaustive analysis, text, photographs and diagrams. As a starter, you will have chosen the best with this book. From June to December 1976 I was a student on the Florida State University study program "a Firenze", which totally changed my life and world view, causing me to return almost ten times since 1976. Bernini is my favorite Baroque sculptor.
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Summary: For a novice a 2
Review: The text is very dry and technical, although well researched and scholarly. The author is an expert in his field, so there is no time taken to explain the very basics of sculpture or what undercutting or the other techniques used are, no description of the tools or finishing process, no sense of the time & place of Rome and Europe and the Arts at the time of Bernini. Probably a very good book for an Art Major, a professional in the field, or an advanced student. Bernini as a sculptor was able to bring life to the cold marble; here the author turns a lively subject cold.
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Summary: A Must For Sculpter Lovers
Review: This is a beautiful book. The works are shown from different angles,instead of just one frontal photo, so the reader gets the details of the work, with a good accompanying text. I accidently discovered this sculptor, and findto my surprise that some of his work is more appealing than some of the more famous artists of this genre. There is a great deal of detail, in fact, a whole chapter devoted to his fountains, particularly,The Fountains of the 4 rivers. I wish I had this book before I went to Rome and saw it in person. Any lover of sculpture will not be dissapointed with this purchase.
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