Bernini's Beloved



Sarah Mcphee

2012
BELLINI, GIANLORENZO - McPhee, Sarah.

Bernini's Beloved. A Portrait of Costanza Piccolomini. London 2012. 4to. X, 261 S. mit 125 (75 farb., teils ganzseit.) Abb., Bibliographie, Index, Ppbd.

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With lips slightly parted and eyes fixed on a point in the distance, a breathtaking marble portrait of Costanza Piccolomini appears alive. Carved by Gianlorenzo Bernini in 1636-37 for his own pleasure, the portrait of Costanza is one of his most captivating works, but until now little has been known about its subject. For centuries Costanza was identified only as Bernini's mistress, who later incited his rage by betraying him for his brother. Author Sarah McPhee corrects and expands this story in her remarkable biography of a sculpture and its subject.

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Bernini,Gianlorenzo  Künstler Vor 1800