Visible Spirit, Vol. II: The Art of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Volume II by Irving La

Description: Visible Spirit, Vol. II by Irving Lavin The themes of this collection include historicism, commemoration, style and meaning, and the artists intelligence. Lavin covers various aspects of the life and art of Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini Berninis, in these three volumes. The studies have been updated and are accompanied by a comprehensive index. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description As early as the 1950s, Professor Irving Lavin was recognized as a major voice in American art history. His sustained production of seminal scholarly contributions have left their mark on an astonishingly wide range of -subjects and fields. Bringing these far-reaching publications together will not only provide a valuable resource to scholars and -students, but will also underscore fundamental themes in the history of art - historicism, the art of commemoration, the relationship between style and meaning, the -intelligence of artists - themes that define the role of the visual arts in human communication. Irving Lavin is best known for his array of fundamental publications on the Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). These include new discoveries and studies on the masters prodigious childhood, his architecture and -portraiture, his invention of caricature, his depictions of religious faith and political leadership, his work in the -theatre, his attitude toward death and the role of the artist in the creation of a modern sense of social responsibility. All of Professor Lavins papers on Bernini are here brought together in three volumes. The studies have been reset and in many cases up-dated, and there is a comprehensive index. Author Biography Irving Lavin was professor emeritus in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He was one of the most distinguished and honoured art historians in the United States. Professor Lavin is best known for his series of fundamental publications on the Baroque artist Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). Table of Contents Bernini and Antiquity - The Baroque Paradox. A Poetical View Berninis Portraits of No-Body Berninis Bust of Francesco I dEste. "Impresa quasi impossibile" Berninis Bust of the Medusa: An Awful Pun Berninis Bust of the Savior and the Problem of the Homeless in Seventeenth-Century Rome Berninis Image of the Ideal Christian Monarch Berninis Bumbling Barberini Bees Bernini-Bozzetti: One More, One Less. A Berninesque Sculptor in Mid-Eighteenth Century France Berninis Death Visions of Redemption The Rome of Alexander VII. Bernini and the Reverse of the Medal The Young Bernini "Bozzetto Style": The Renaissance Sculptors Handiwork The Regal Gift. Bernini and his Portraits of Royal Subjects Urbanitas urbana. The Pope, the Artist, and the Genius of the Place Index Details ISBN1904597556 Author Irving Lavin Short Title Visible Spirit Publisher Pindar Press Language English ISBN-10 1904597556 ISBN-13 9781904597551 Format Paperback DEWEY 709.2 Imprint Pindar Press Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2006-12-31 NZ Release Date 2006-12-31 Subtitle The Art of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Volume II Illustrations 318 illus. Audience Professional & Vocational Place of Publication London Pages 828 Year 2009 Publication Date 2009-12-31 UK Release Date 2009-12-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136613554;

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