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Historical Dictionary of Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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Historical Dictionary of Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini served eight consecutive popes, rendering some of the most notable monuments at St. Peter's Basilica, as well as other notable commissions, thereby transforming Rome from a Renaissance into a Baroque city.

Historical Dictionary of Gian Lorenzo Bernini contains a chronology, introduction, and a bibliography. The cross-referenced dictionary entries covers the life and career of Gian Lorenzo Bernini. He rendered some of the most notable monuments at St. Peter's Basilica, including the piazza in front of the structure, the Baldacchino that marks the burial site of St. Peter, the Cathedra Petri, the St. Peter's crossing, and the tombs of Urban VIII and Alexander VII gracing the interior of the basilica. His other notable commissions are the Church of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, the twin churches in the Piazza del Popolo, the Four Rivers Fountain in the Piazza Navona, the Elephant Carrying an Obelisk in the Piazza di Santa Maria sopra Minerva, and the Cornaro and Altieri Chapels.

Table of Contents

PREFACE
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
CHRONOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
ENTRIES A-Z
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 13 May 2027
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Pages 352
ISBN 9798216604204
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations 54 b&w images
Dimensions 229 x 152 mm
Series Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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