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11 Gian Lorenzo Bernini The Rape of Proserpina, 1621–22 Rome, Galleria Borghese 1 32
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12 Gian Lorenzo Bernini Apollo and Daphne, 1622–25 Rome, Galleria Borghese 1 38
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BERNINI edited by Andrea Bacchi and Anna Coliva
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ianlorenzo Bernini’s (1598–1680), architect, painter, but above all sculptor, had a careeer that spanned almost three quarters of a century. He worked under six different pope and was instrumental in the making of Baroque Rome, from the colonnade of St. Peter to the fountains in piazza Navona and piazza di Spagna, from the many stunning sculptural groups in the churches and palaces of Rome to the dozens of “speaking portraits” of cardinals, popes, kings and intellectuals of his times. The Galleria Borghese, home of many works by Bernini, including some of his world-famous groups such as Apollo and Daphne, The Rape of Proserpina and the David, hosts a major exhibition on the sculptures of Bernini. Exceptional in scope and scholarship, the catalogue analyses many different aspects of Bernini’s output, focusing on the many innovations he introduced. It also devotes studies to the critical reception of Bernini and to his relationships with friends and patrons (a dictionary of them is at the end of the book).
Andrea Bacchi is associate professor of Art History at the University of Bologna and co-director of the art historical journal Nuovi Studi. Anna Coliva is the director of the Galleria Borghese in Rome. She has curated many exhibitions and she is the author of over 100 publications mainly focused on 16th and 17th century Roman and Emilian painting and sculpture.
EXHIBITION BERNINI Rome, Galleria Borghese, October 2017 – February 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS Reasons of the Exhibition Anna Coliva SECTIONS Apprentice with Pietro Andrea Bacchi The Birth of a Genre: The Putti Stefano Pierguidi Monumental Sculptures Anna Coliva The Achievement of Fame as a Portraitist Annelise Desmas The Paintings Luigi Ficacci The “Speaking” Portrait Sarah MacPhee The Work of the Sculptor (Drawings, Terracottas, Bronzes) Maria Giulia Barberini The Busts Francesco Petrucci Conservation Donatella Sparti ESSAYS Critical Appraisal of Bernini in the 18th Century Andrea Bacchi and Annelise Desmas Critical Appraisal of Bernini in the late 19th Century Lucia Simonato Critical Appraisal of Bernini in the last three decades Evonne Levy Dictionary of Friends and Patrons of Bernini Vittoria Brunetti APPENDIX Biography|Bibliography|Index
384 pages, hardcover, 210 col. ill. 9 4/9 5 11 in, 24 5 28 cm $60.00 | £48.00 isbn: 978-88-99765-56-9
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