Vatican splendour : masterpieces of Baroque art / Catherine Johnston, Gyde Vanier Shepherd, Marc Worsdale. National Gallery of Canada
1986, 1st edition. Ottawa : National Gallery of Canada. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Item #410445
ISBN: 0888845332
Physical description; 142 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 x 25 cm. Notes; Catalog of an exhibition held 3/3/86 to 2/15/87 at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, and other locations. Contents; The role of papal patronage in Italian baroque art / Catherine Johnston -- Eloquent silence and silent eloquence in the work of Bernini and his contemporaries / Marc Worsdale -- The art of revelation / Gyde Vanier Shepherd. Subjects; Bernini, Gian Lorenzo 1598-1680. Art, Italian Vatican City ; Exhibitions. Art, Baroque Vatican City ; Exhibitions. Art Vatican City ; Exhibitions. Popes Art patronage ; Exhibitions. Art, Baroque Québec (Province). Art, Canadian Québec (Province). Art, Baroque Italy. Vatican Visual arts Baroque style. Patronage. Popes. Italy Art Baroque and Rococo (c.1600-1800).
Price: €14.95