1000 Years of World Architecture: An Illustrated GuideThis volume is a guide to the main characteristics, movements and regional variants of a millennium of Western architecture, from the early Romanesque to the most recent contemporary trends. |
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... Bernini did not disappoint , turning the space of the church into a highly theatrical site and performing an act of artistic syncretism that astonishes and also emotionally involves the spectator . In this work Bernini already reveals ...
... Bernini did not disappoint , turning the space of the church into a highly theatrical site and performing an act of artistic syncretism that astonishes and also emotionally involves the spectator . In this work Bernini already reveals ...
Page 181
... Bernini here makes a clear reference to the Pantheon and the project , from around 1660 , to restore it and rework the surrounding square . S Andrea al Quirinale , Rome , façade , 1658-61 On the façade of S Andrea al Quirinale Bernini ...
... Bernini here makes a clear reference to the Pantheon and the project , from around 1660 , to restore it and rework the surrounding square . S Andrea al Quirinale , Rome , façade , 1658-61 On the façade of S Andrea al Quirinale Bernini ...
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... Bernini in 1657 , connects to the façade of the basilica by way of a smaller square created by the convergent wings ... Bernini's design , with the massive four deep rows of columns forming the hemicycles , makes the symbolic value of ...
... Bernini in 1657 , connects to the façade of the basilica by way of a smaller square created by the convergent wings ... Bernini's design , with the massive four deep rows of columns forming the hemicycles , makes the symbolic value of ...
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