Bernini, the Pope and Death
Skulpturensammlung Dresden
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Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Stephan Koja, Claudia Kryza-Gersch - Details
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20.8.2021
Englisch
25 × 20 cm, 144 Seiten, 134 meist farbige Abb.FesteinbandISBN: 978-3-95498-616-3
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pope Alexander VII (born Fabio Chigi) changed the face of baroque Rome forever. From the early years of their amicable relationship comes an intimate work of art, long considered lost but now rediscovered in the Skulpturensammlung in Dresden: a shockingly realistic human skull of white marble, made by Bernini for Alexander VII in 1655. This book explores this major discovery, placing it within its broader historical context and providing new insights into the Chigi family’s art collection, the acquisition of part of this collection by Augustus the Strong, the influence of Bernini on the Dresden-based sculptor Balthasar Permoser, and much more. The chapter on the...
