Bernini and the Idealization of Death: The "Blessed Ludovica Albertoni" and the Altieri Chapel

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Tracing the history of the cult of Ludovica, the Altieri Chapel, and the statue, Shelley Perlove illuminates Bernini's contribution, both artistically and iconographically, to the chapel and proposes an interpretation of the precise nature of the experience the beata is undergoing in the sculpture. This interpretation is developed from an examination of the statue in the full context of other works of art in the chapel, medieval and Renaissance tomb...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0271006846

ISBN13:9780271006840

Release Date:October 1990

Publisher:Penn State University Press

Length:156 Pages

Weight:1.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 8.3" x 11.0"

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