An exploration of the art, personalities and politics of Baroque Rome seen through the lens of Bernini’s elephant carrying an obelisk. Lively, anecdotal and well illustrated.
An Elephant in Rome: Bernini, The Pope and The Making of the Eternal City
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ÂŁ24.99
Edition:Hardback978184368193913/08/2020
Categories: 08. Summer Books 2020: Art & Architecture, Architecture & Interiors, Summer Books 2020
Tags: 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Baroque, Biography: arts and entertainment, European history, Event: Loyd Grossman: An Elephant in Rome, History of art, Italy, Rome, Sculpture
From a Bookshelf nearby
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Kneale knows the city like few others (viz his Rome: A History in Seven Sackings, pbk ÂŁ10.99). His writing is also a delight, so his account of lockdown is worth reading.
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This slim volume came out in the autumn and has been picked up so swiftly each time it arrives in the shop that we've hardly been able to keep it in stock...

