Description: PIETRO DA CORTONA AND ROMAN BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE BY JORG M. MERZINCORPORATING A DRAFT BY THE LATE ANTHONY BLUNT2008, HARDCOVER WITH DUSTJACKET IN MYLARYALE UNIVERSITY PRESSCONDITION: LIKE NEW At first a successful painter of the Roman Baroque, Pietro (Berrettini) da Cortona (1597-1669) soon emerged as an architect of equal stature. This book is the first to focus full attention on Cortona's buildings and projects and to assess his position in Roman Baroque architecture. The book discusses Cortona's major commissions, particularly SS. Luca e Martina, the Villa del Pigneto, S. Maria della Pace, and S. Maria in Via Lata, as well as the designs that remained unbuilt, such as his plans for the Palazzo Pitti in Florence and the Louvre in Paris. Cortona's great decorative cycles, including Palazzo Barberini, the Chiesa Nuova, and others are also considered as part of his stunning vocabulary of architectural decoration. The book explores Cortona's relationships and rivalries with other outstanding Roman architects to illuminate the competitive climate in which he worked, and it concludes with a review of his influence and reputation into the twentieth century ABOUT USWe are a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. We sell books and other items donated by our community members to raise money for our local library system. We fund services, reading programs and purchases not in their budget. Our organization has operated continuously in the same city since 1937. PROCEEDS BENEFIT OUR LOCAL LIBRARY PROGRAMS - THANK YOU! Please visit our store for more titles.https://www.ebay.com/usr/friendsofthepaloaltolibrary
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Book Title: Pietro Da Cortona and Roman Baroque Architecture
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Book Series: Historical
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Item Length: 9 in
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Publication Year: 2008
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 1.5 IN
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Author: Jorg M. Merz, Anthony F. Blunt
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Architecture
Country/Region of Manufacture: China
Topic: Decoration & Ornament, General, Regional, History / Baroque & Rococo
Item Width: 11 IN
Item Weight: 4 LBS 2 OZ
Number of Pages: 362 Pages