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Borromini
Anthony Blunt
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Description for Borromini
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 115 halftones, 50 line illustrations. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
Francesco Borromini is one of the great geniuses of Baroque architecture, perhaps the greatest in inventiveness and in use of spatial effects. Here is the first book in English to survey the whole work of the master. The author, former Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, is known internationally for his many works on French and Italian architecture and painting. In this lucid and fully illustrated account, Anthony Blunt charts Borromini's career and analyzes and assesses his art. Mr. Blunt tells of Borromini's training, relating his style to that of Bernini, under whom he worked, and ... Read more
Francesco Borromini is one of the great geniuses of Baroque architecture, perhaps the greatest in inventiveness and in use of spatial effects. Here is the first book in English to survey the whole work of the master. The author, former Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, is known internationally for his many works on French and Italian architecture and painting. In this lucid and fully illustrated account, Anthony Blunt charts Borromini's career and analyzes and assesses his art. Mr. Blunt tells of Borromini's training, relating his style to that of Bernini, under whom he worked, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674079267
SKU
V9780674079267
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99-1
About Anthony Blunt
Anthony Blunt was for many years Professor of the History of Art at the University of London and Director of the Courtauld Institute. He has published extensively on Baroque architecture.
Reviews for Borromini
Blunt has made a highly significant contribution to our understanding of Borromini's work from his first ideas on paper to the finished buildings. Times Literary Supplement This full-length study by a very eminent British art historian is a valuable aid for readers interested in an up-to-date and very thorough analysis of everything Borromini did. New York Times Book Review Anthony ... Read more