Bernini's Scala Regia at the Vatican Palace: Architecture, Sculpture, and Ritual |
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Author:
T. A. Marder
By Cambridge University Press
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Product Description Bernini's Scala Regia is the paradigm of the Baroque aesthetic. Combining art and architecture, sculpture and decoration in an illusionistic ensemble, this monumental staircase served as the main entrance to the Vatican Palace, as well as the principal connection between the palace and St Peter's basilica. The monument also encapsulates the essence of Bernini's working procedure as architect and designer as well as his creative response to both structural challenges and iconographic concerns. This book is the first complete account of the Scala Regia in the context of the long building history of the Vatican Palace, the history of St Peter's, and the architecture and sculpture of Bernini.
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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 728.820945634 EAN: 9780521431989 ISBN: 0521431980 Label: Cambridge University Press Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 337 Publication Date: 1997-03-13 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Studio: Cambridge University Press |