Screen LibraryThe life of Gian Lorenzo Bernini /
"A critical translation of the unabridged Italian text of Domenico Bernini's biography of his father, seventeenth-century sculptor, architect, painter, and playwright Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). Includes commentary on the author's data and interpretations, contrasting them with...
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Pennsylvania State University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | University Park, Pa. : |
| Publication Dates: | [2011] |
| Literature type: | Book |
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English Italian |
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"A critical translation of the unabridged Italian text of Domenico Bernini's biography of his father, seventeenth-century sculptor, architect, painter, and playwright Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). Includes commentary on the author's data and interpretations, contrasting them with other contemporary primary sources and recent scholarship"--Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 482 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-462) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780271037486 (cloth) : 0271037482 (cloth) 9780271037493 (paperback) 0271037490 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | NB623 |
| CLC: | K835.465.72 |
| Call Number: | K835.465.72/B528B |
| Contents: | A note on the commentary, sources, translations, abbreviations, and currency -- Introduction: The anatomy of Baroque biography : Domenico Bernini's Life of Gian Lorenzo Bernini -- Domenico Bernini, The life of Gian Lorenzo Bernini -- Appendix 1: Pietro Filippo Bernini (attrib.), The vita brevis of Gian Lorenzo Bernini -- Appendix 2: Jean Donneau de Visé, "Éloge du Cavalier Bernin," Le Mercure Galant, Paris, January 1681. |