Udvidet returret til d. 31. januar 2025

Passive Tranquillity

Passive Tranquillityaf Vernon Hyde Minor
Bag om Passive Tranquillity

This is a print on demand publication. Born in 1698, Della Valle came to Rome in 1725 upon the death of his master, Giovanni Foggini. There he remained until his death in 1768. The phrase "passive tranquillity" refers both to the style of Della Valle's sculpture & the ambiance of 18th-cent. Rome, &, further, serves to distinguish Della Valle from his better known precursors, Gianlorenzo Bernini & Michelangelo. Theirs was a sculpture of the heroic & expressive. Della Valle's sculpture represents figures of an introverted, serene type. In its demonstrations of the ways in which Della Valle's art could have been formed by the institutions & cultural currents of 18th-cent. Rome, the text seeks to account for that sense of quiescence & composure common to the arts of settecento Rome. Illustrations.

Vis mere
  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780871698759
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 304
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. januar 1997
  • Størrelse:
  • 172x14x252 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 630 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: Ukendt - mangler pt.

Beskrivelse af Passive Tranquillity

This is a print on demand publication. Born in 1698, Della Valle came to Rome in 1725 upon the death of his master, Giovanni Foggini. There he remained until his death in 1768. The phrase "passive tranquillity" refers both to the style of Della Valle's sculpture & the ambiance of 18th-cent. Rome, &, further, serves to distinguish Della Valle from his better known precursors, Gianlorenzo Bernini & Michelangelo. Theirs was a sculpture of the heroic & expressive. Della Valle's sculpture represents figures of an introverted, serene type. In its demonstrations of the ways in which Della Valle's art could have been formed by the institutions & cultural currents of 18th-cent. Rome, the text seeks to account for that sense of quiescence & composure common to the arts of settecento Rome. Illustrations.

Brugerbedømmelser af Passive Tranquillity



Find lignende bøger
Bogen Passive Tranquillity findes i følgende kategorier:

Gør som tusindvis af andre bogelskere

Tilmeld dig nyhedsbrevet og få gode tilbud og inspiration til din næste læsning.