Bernini: Sculpting in Clay (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (764 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300185006 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2013 in the Fine Arts Category.
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. Although long admired, the terracotta models have never been the subject of detailed examination. Richly illustrated, Bernini transforms our understanding of the sculptor and his distinctive and fascinating working methods.. 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 fulfilled a steady stream of monumental commissions. 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
"Deciphering how Bernini worked his clay" according to bob. This book is a must for serious figurative clay sculptors. It is a rarity to have this much information and detail about the process used by Bernini or any other sculptor. The photography is exceptional in its detail and the overlay of tool direction. There is a clearer understanding of the creative role played by Bernini and his relationship with the highly skilled, talented "craftsmen" who executed his ideas.. An achievement Those whose understanding of Bernini boils down to the usual pap about "bold, expressive" works "in their own right" or "creative fervor" (to quote the signage for the exhibition that this catalog accompanies) need not look beyond the pictures. This book is rigorous and smart and scholarly, and it treats Bernini's early drawings and sculptural drafts for what they are: thoroughgoing exercises, careful preparations for public works in which the apparent passion(sprezzatura) is directed toward an ultimate goal, the "passion" to be created . An intense, exciting, in-depth study of Bernini's work in clay. This analysis of Bernini's methods of working in clay has literally overwhelmed me with its attention to in-depth detail and the subtle conclusions it has put forward. The photographs of the minutest detail of a sculpture are exciting for this sculptor to behold. The ability to peer inside or underneath one of Bernini's sculptures is truly fascinating for it beckons one to travel along with Bernini on his creative journey. I strongly recommend this book as an exciting way to understand the mind and creative methods of one of the greatest