Bernini

This is a great book that helps you appreciate the beauty that is Rome. My husband I lived in Italy for a year and frequently took our guests to Rome. We would inevitably come across Bernini's fountains and sculptures in our touring of the city. The information contained in this book helped make our role of tour guide more interesting. Bernini and his students changed the appearance of Rome with their beautifully sculpted fountains throughout the city and beautiful statues in St. Peter's Basicila. If you have any interest in appreciating great sculpture, or simply wonder about the story behind some of the great fountains throughout Rome, then this is the book to buy.

Scribner's fantastic book opened my eyes to the amazing world of Bernini. A beautiful and well-written work.

Bernini, the most eloquent spokesman for the Italian Baroque and the counter-reformation, shines incandescently in this brilliant book. Not many people know that Bernini's art, sculpture in particular, dominated the entire 17th century Italy unmatched to a degree even by Michelangelo's dominance in the precedent century - this book will tell you how and why, both visually and verbally. The writeup on the Ecstacy of Santa Therese alone is worth the price of the entire book.

An Extrordinary piece of literature and reference. Recomended to all who appriciate art.

I loved reading this majestic book by my distant cousin which surpasses any other art-history book that I or my collegues have ever read. Each page gives this resounding artwork a new meaning. Being an art-historian myself and writing books on Michelangelo Buonarrotti, I never knew of the talant and delicate touch that Bernini posessed. I recommend that anyone interested in art read this book immediatly.