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1	Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture more books like this by Andrea Bachi, Julian Brooks, Dr. David Franklin add to wishlist Gianlorenzo Bernini was the greatest sculptor of the Baroque period, and yet - surprisingly - there have been only a handful of shows related to his work in modern times.Bernini's portrait busts were masterpieces of technical virtuosity; at the same time, they revealed a new interest in psychological depth. His ability to capture the essential ... see all copies from $26.17! new only from $37.36!
2	The Study and Criticism of Italian Sculpture more books like this by John Pope-Hennessy add to wishlist see all copies from $6.75! first editions
3	Bernini more books like this by Rudolf Wittkower add to wishlist Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was the most influential sculptor of his age. Inventive and skilled, he virtually created the Baroque style. In his religious sculptures he excelled at capturing movement and extreme emotion, uniting figures with their setting to create a single conception of overwhelming intensity that expressed the fervour of ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $23.99! \| SVS
4	Italian Baroque Sculpture more books like this by Bruce Boucher (Preface by) add to wishlist This book highlights the sculpture associated with the Baroque style of art and architecture, which flourished in Europe from around 1550 to 1700. These works are characterized by elaborate ornamentation and intense emotion on a large scale. Boucher includes examples of works by Stefano Maderno, Francesco Mochi, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini for their ... see all copies from $9.39! new only from $9.39! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Art of the Renaissance Bronze: The Robert H. Smith Collection, Expanded Edition more books like this by Anthony Radcliffe, Dr. Nicholas Penny add to wishlist The fruits of sixteen years of discriminating acquisition on the international art market, Robert Smith's is one of the most important collections of European bronzes in private hands today. The collection embraces the Renaissance in Italy and northern Europe in such a way that its components complement and enhance the appreciation of each other. ... see all copies from $28.30! new only from $56.40! \| SVS
6	Italian Renaissance Sculpture more books like this by Roberta J M Olson add to wishlist From the WORLD OF ART series, a survey of the artistic achievements of the Renaissance sculptors from Nicola Pisano through Brunelleschi and Donatello to Michelangelo and Cellini. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.65! \| first editions \| SVS
7	David by the Hand of Michelangelo: The Original Model Discovered more books like this by Frederick Hartt, David Finn (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $8.90! new only from $29.46! \| first editions
8	The Three Graces more books like this by Timothy Clifford, John Kenworthy-Browne, Hugh Honour add to wishlist Antonio Canova (1757-1822)suffers not only from having been overlooked, but from the superabundance of praise, indeed outright worship that was meted out to him by his contemporaries and the majority of subsequent fellow-sculptors, connoiseurs, and aesthetics throughout the 19th century. Canova was for them the quintessential sculptor and in all ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $27.08! \| first editions
9	Ettore Sottsass: Ceramics more books like this by Ettore Sottsass, Jr. add to wishlist The founder of the Memphis design movement, Sotsass himself talks about his ceramics, with 100 color plates that bring to life not only his designs but his philosophy. see all copies from $25.00! new only from $41.34! \| first editions
10	Maurizio Cattelan more books like this by Nancy Spector, Francesco Bonami, Barbara Vanderlinden add to wishlist This comprehensive monograph documents the work of Maurizio Cattelan, the best-known Italian artist to have emerged internationally in the 1990s. His work has featured in three editions of the Venice Biennale (1993; 1997; 1999) and in major venues worldwide, including The Museum of Modern Art, New York (1998); and the Tate Gallery, London (1999). ... see all copies from $12.99! new only from $14.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Introduction to Italian Sculpture - Volume 2 more books like this by Sir John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy add to wishlist For the fourth edition of this introduction to Italian sculpture, the author has thoroughly revised the text, notes and bibliographies, incorporating all the significant new research and publications since the last major revision in 1970-2. Volume II, spanning the 15th century, is dominated by the revolutionary genius of Donatello, whose work is ... see all copies from $168.39!
12	Masterpieces of Renaissance and Baroque Sculpture from the Palazzo Venezia, Rome: Georgia Museum of Art, October 5-November 24, 1996 more books like this by Georgia Museum of Art, Shelley Zuraw, Letizia Casanova add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! new only from $16.95! \| first editions
13	Italian Gothic Sculpture more books like this by John Pope-Hennessy add to wishlist For the fourth edition of this introduction to Italian sculpture, the author has thoroughly revised the text, notes and bibliographies, incorporating all the significant new research and publications since the last major revision in 1970-2. Volume I covers the period from about 1150 to 1400. The sculptors dealt with include Nicola and Giovanni ... see all copies from $2.03! first editions
14 view cover	Gold, Silver, and Bronze: Metal Sculpture of the Roman Baroque more books like this by Jennifer Montague add to wishlist Roman baroque sculpture is usually thought of in terms of large-scale statues in marble and bronze, tombs, or portrait busts. Smaller bronze statuettes are overlooked, and the extensive production of sculptural silver--much of which is now lost but can be studied from drawings--is omitted from the see all copies from $15.95! new only from $96.78! \| first editions
15	It Hi Rens & Barq Scul more books like this by Sir John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy add to wishlist see all copies from $9.98! first editions
16	Essays on Italian Sculpture, more books like this add to wishlist see all copies from $7.69! first editions
17	Pre-Romanesque sculpture in Italy. more books like this by Arthur Haseloff add to wishlist see all copies from $29.45! first editions
18	The sculpture of Donatello more books like this by H. W. Janson add to wishlist see all copies from $50.00! first editions
19	Italian Sculpture of the Renaissance: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures for the Years 1927-1928 more books like this by Eric R. Maclagan add to wishlist see all copies from $19.28! first editions
20	Italian Renais Sculptr more books like this by Sir John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy add to wishlist see all copies from $15.95! first editions
21 view cover	Politics, Civic Ideals and Sculpture in Italy, C.1240-1400 more books like this by Brendan Cassidy add to wishlist This book explores how the different forms of government and political factions in the Italian city states c. 1240-1400 used sculpture in different ways to express their ideals and achievements. It examines favoured themes in the republics (Florence, Siena, Venice et al), in the kingdom of Naples and at the courts of the signori (Milan, Verona and ... see all copies from $105.00! new only from $151.00!
22 view cover	Michelangelo and His World: Sculpture of the Italian Renaissance more books like this by Joachim Poeschke, Russell Stockman (Translator), Albert Hirmer (Photographer) add to wishlist A comprehensive examination, grounded in current scholarly research, of the sculpture of the late Italian Renaissance, placing it in its social and intellectual context. Among the topics considered by the author are the evolution of sculpture from mechanical to fine art; the pervasive influence of the classical ideal; and the colossal statues, ... see all copies from $150.00! first editions
23 view cover	Tullio Lombardo and Ideal Portrait Sculpture in Renaissance Italy, 1490-1530 more books like this by Alison Luchs add to wishlist This book focuses on one of Tullio Lombardo's most famous works whose meaning has long eluded scholars. Situating it in the context of patronage and collecting during a vital period in Venetian art history, Alison Luchs' study sheds light on the meaning of this alluring double portrait. Positing its significance as a new genre for private ... see all copies from $88.00! new only from $88.00! \| first editions
24 view cover	Romanesque Sculpture in Campania more books like this by Dorothy F Glass add to wishlist Although medieval Campania was part of the Norman kingdom, which at its zenith included almost all of southern Italy, it has distinguishable characteristics that set it apart from its neighbours: the emphatic imprint of the Roman past, a long-lived Lombard settlement, the authoritative conservatism of the Abbey of Monte Cassino, the lack of ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $120.51!
25 view cover	Donatello and His World: Sculpture of the Italian Renaissance more books like this by Joachim Poeschke, Russell Stockman (Translator) add to wishlist The Italian Renaissance is known to have been a golden age for the arts. This volume, which spans the years 1400-1490, examines early Italian Renaissance sculpture. While the author's central focus is on the work of Donatello, the author also illustrates the beginnings of Renaissance sculpture in Florence, its further development in Tuscany and ... see all copies from $80.00! first editions

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