Bernini : sculpting in clay / C.D. Dickerson, Anthony Sigel, and Ian Wardropper ; with contributions by Andrea Bacchi, Tomaso Montanari, and Steven F. Ostrow.

"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 such detailed examination. This publicatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dickerson, C. D., III (Claude Douglas)
Corporate Authors:	Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Kimbell Art Museum
Other Authors:	Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680, Sigel, Anthony, Wardropper, Ian
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New Haven : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Distributed by Yale University Press, [2012], ©2012.
Subjects:	Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, > 1598-1680 > Exhibitions. Terra-cotta sculpture, Italian > 17th century > Exhibitions. Terra-cotta sculpture, Italian > 18th century > Exhibitions. Exhibitions.
Genre:	Exhibitions.
Physical Description:	xvi, 416 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Introduction / C.D. Dickerson
Bernini at the beginning: the formation of a master modeler / C.D. Dickerson
Sketching on paper and in clay: Bernini's use of preparatory drawings and models / Ian Wardropper
The role of terracotta models in Bernini's workshop / Andrea Bacchi
Creating an eye for models: the role of Bernini / Tomaso Montanari
"The fire of art"?: a historiography of Bernini's Bozzetti / Steven F. Ostrow
Visual Glossary / Anthony Sigel
Catalogue. Working for the Barberini ; Fountains ; Chapels and Saints ; Equestrian Monuments ; Working for the Chigi ; The Ponte Sant'Angelo ; Alter of the blessed sacrament / C.D. Dickerson and Anthony Sigel.