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- Condition
- Artist
- Grossman, Loyd
- ISBN
- 9781643137407
- Book Title
- Artist and the Eternal City : Bernini, Pope Alexander VII, and the Making of Rome
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Art, Religion, History
- Topic
- Europe / Renaissance, History / Baroque & Rococo, Christianity / Literature & the Arts
- Item Weight
- 25.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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This brilliant vignette of seventeenth-century Rome, its Baroque architecture, and its relationship to the Catholic Church brings to life the friendship between a genius and his patron with an ease of writing that is rare in art history. By 1650, the spiritual and political power of the Catholic Church was shattered. Thanks to the twin blows of the Protestant Reformation and the Thirty Years War, Rome--celebrated both as the Eternal City and Caput Mundi (the head of the world)--had lost its preeminent place in Europe. Then a new Pope, Alexander VII, fired with religious zeal, political guile, and a mania for creating new architecture, determined to restore the prestige of his church by making Rome the key destination for Europe's intellectual, political, and cultural elite. To help him do so, he enlisted the talents of Gianlorenzo Bernini, already celebrated as the most important living artist--no mean feat in the age of Rubens, Rembrandt, and Velazquez.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pegasus Books
ISBN-10
1643137409
ISBN-13
9781643137407
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17050087242
Product Key Features
Book Title
Artist and the Eternal City : Bernini, Pope Alexander VII, and the Making of Rome
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
Europe / Renaissance, History / Baroque & Rococo, Christianity / Literature & the Arts
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Religion, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
25.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
A vibrant journey to Baroque Rome. Bernini (1598-1680) is the focus of Grossman's engaging, sumptuously illustrated history of 17th-century Rome, when grand architectural and artistic projects, commissioned by a succession of popes, transformed the city dramatically. A fresh look at Rome's vast grandeur during the 17th century., Loyd Grossman Makes It Clear Why Bernini's Contemporary, Christopher Wren, Was in an Agony of Envy., [The Artist and the Eternal City] is a great introduction to the period, place, and Bernini's career. Well researched with anecdotes and facts weaved in that will keep you entertained. It's one of those books that makes you learn without ever feeling the effort of acquiring knowledge. With a ton of illustrations closely following the text, it is a real pleasure to interact with. Though probably best read in Rome, in my opinion the book is also a perfect beach read. And if you're stuck at home, this is the best way to visit Rome remotely., This is brilliant work of high scholarship. It is also an accessible companion through the historic, political and artistic world of one of the greatest historic cities. Both are brought to life in the most stunning way--with the seventeenth-century papacy as backdrop. The author spends an enormous amount of time in Italy, and it shows: he has a native knowledge of the Eternal City, with every corner familiar, and each landmark an old friend. Generously, in rich prose, he shares it all with us, the lucky reader., Grossman has written an absorbing examination of Bernini and his relationship with Rome, a relationship that allowed Bernini to leave his mark on nearly every corner of the resurgent city...The text is richly supplemented by maps, illustrations, and photographs of Bernini's work and concludes with a guided walking tour of Rome's 13 obelisks, several of which have ties to Bernini., Popes, as it turns out, can make good city planners, especially if they have the wisdom to hire a Bernini. This is a compelling tale, beautifully told by a writer who loves Rome as much as he does life itself., The Artist and the Eternal City makes the case that Bernini and Alexander's working relationship represented the perfect merger of art and power. Their partnership lasted more than a decade and was the rare ideal match between a cunning diplomat and a talented artist. Without them, Grossman convincingly suggests, Rome may not look the way it does today. It's hard not to get swept up in Bernini's work...
Lccn
2023-278018
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
720.945
Lc Classification Number
Na1123.B5g763 2021
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