Softcover
2007 · New York
by Montagu, Jennifer
New York: The Frick Collection, 2007. Softcover. VG. Light turquoise and color illus. wraps, 48 pp., 39 BW illus. "How did the sculptors of baroque Rome wish their statues to be seen? In what light ... and from what angle? I shall limit myself to baroque Rome simple because that is the area I know best, but I have not the slightest doubt that examples could be found all over Italy, or anywhere else where there was a sophisticated interest in these aesthetic questions." (p. 9) Sculptors in the discussion include François du Quesnoy, Camillo Rusconi, Filippo dello Valle, Alessandro Algardi, Pietro Pacilli, Pietro Bracci, Pierre-Etienne Monnot, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and Giuseppe Mazzuoli, among others. An intriguing perspective by which to consider sculpture .... or any art, really. Uncommon.
(Inventory #: 154753)