Italian Sculpture Including Sculptors And Works Of Etruscan, Roman, Baroque, And Neoclassic Style

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Italian sculpture has evolved over a long period of time, with each historical era exhibiting its own distinct style and f... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Italian sculpture has evolved over a long period of time, with each historical era exhibiting its own distinct style and features. Etruscan sculpture with realistic portraits modeled the figures of the dead, who appeared lying in a sarcophagus. Of the various Italian sculptors of Baroque style, Gian Lorenzo Bernini is seen as the most important and his approach to the Baroque style as the most highly charged. He is greatly valued for his virtuosity in carving marble and his ability to create figures that combine the physical and the spiritual. Antonio Canova became the most famous Italian neoclassical sculptor, creating works for Napoleon I in Paris. This book studies Italian sculpture including the Capitoline wolf, the Arch of Titus, and the Ecstasy of Saint Theresa. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Less