Bernini and the idealization of death: the ""blessed ludovica albertoni"" and the altieri chapel
Auteur :
Perlove, Shelley
Éditeur :
Perlove, Shelley
ISBN :
9780271006840
Date de publication :
1 oct. 1990
Dimensions :
27,9 x 21,0 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
880 g
Format :
Sewn
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Tracing the history of the cult of Ludovica, the Altieri chapel and the statue, this text illuminates Bernini's contribution, both artistically and iconographically, to the chapel and proposes an interpretation of the precise nature of the experience the ""beata"" is undergoing in the sculpture.