Metropolitan Museum of Art New York | ISBN:0300185006 | File Type: PDF, 400 pages | File size: 53.Mb | Oct. 30th, 2012
General Art Collections: Sculpting in Clay The brilliantly expressive clay models created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini 1598 1680 as sketches for his works in marble offer extraordinary insights into his creative imagination Although long admired the terracotta models have never been the subject of ed examination This publication presents a wealth of new discoveries including evidence of the artist s fingerprints imprinted on the clay resolving lingering issues of attribution while giving readers a vivid sense of how the artist and his assistants ffilled a steady stream of monumental commissions Essays describe Bernini s education as a modeler his approach to preparatory drawings his use of assistants and the response to his models by 17th century collectors Extensive research by conservators and art historians explores the different types of models created in Bernini s workshop Richly illustrated Bernini transforms our understanding of the scptor and his distinctive and fascinating working methods
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