Bernini
Genevieve Warwick
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Bernini
Published
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pages
308
ISBN-13
9780300187069
Description
"Bernini: Art as Theatre forges a new analysis of Baroque illusionism through a study of this artist's sculptural ensembles. Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was a sculptor, architect, and painter, but also a court scenographer, playwright, actor, and director. Bernini's work in theater served as a wellspring for his art's visual effects. Theater was the dominant cultural paradigm of the Baroque, manifest in the rise of opera and ballet, as well as increasingly magnificent scenographic technologies for the performed rituals of church and court. Bernini drew on a lexicon of theatrical effects, deploying light, movement, and a fusion of fictive and physical space to render new forms of artistic illusion in both his sculptural mise-en-scènes and his stage sets. The force of his art's illusionistic powers lay in a fiction of materials effected through medial exchanges between sculpture, painting, and architecture. This book opens up provocative new frameworks for the analysis of Baroque illusionism extending beyond Bernini to a reconsideration of 17th-century visual culture as a whole."--Publisher's website.
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How many pages are in Bernini?
This edition of Bernini has approximately 308 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Bernini?
For most readers, Bernini typically takes between 6h 25m and 4h 17m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 77,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 5h 8m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 11 days • Estimated word count: 77,000 words
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What is the word count of Bernini?
The estimated word count for Bernini is approximately 77,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Bernini?
Bernini was written by Genevieve Warwick.
When was Bernini published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2012. The original work may have been published on a different date.