From Library Journal\nA welcome scholarly study in English on this 17th-century Italian sculptor who, although always overshadowed by the genius of Bernini, was still an important artist of the period with sev eral papal commissions among his oeu vre. Basing her text on documentary evidence as well as on the visual evi dence of the artist's work, Montagu re vises misconceptions that have been handed down from Algardi's early biog raphers. The superb catalogue raisonne of the sculpture and decorative works includes documentation from the pri mary sources, information on lost works, and a careful tracing of the vari ous versions, casts, and derivative works. The useful index and bibliogra phy are to be commended, as is Monta gu's clear explanation of her catalog ar rangement and entry codes. Highly recommended. Lynell A. Morr, John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art Lib., Sarasota, Fla. 
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Alessandro Algardi

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Montagu, Jennifer

Catalogs & Directories

Yale University Press

Draws on contemporary biographies and a wealth of hitherto unpublished archival material to illuminate the position and practice of the Baroque sculptor, to enable the reader to appreciate, understand and evaluate the sculptural monuments of the Roman Baroque.

Roman Baroque Sculpture: The Industry of Art

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Drawing on archival documents, archaeology, drawings, discarded moulds and written accounts, such as Bernini and Cellini's authobiography, this work examines Roman baroque works cast in gold, silver and bronze.

Gold, Silver, and Bronze: Metal Sculpture of the Roman Baroque

Yale Univ Pr

An in-depth look at the exquisite metal sculpture of the Roman baroque Roman baroque sculpture is usually thought of in terms of large-scale statues in marble and bronze, tombs, or portrait busts. Smaller bronze statuettes are often overlooked, and the extensive production of sculptural silver--much of which is now lost but can be studied from drawings--is frequently omitted from the histories of art. In this book, Jennifer Montagu enriches our understanding of the sculpture of the period by investigating the bronzes that adorn the great tabernacles of Roman churches; gilded silver, both secular and ecclesiastical; elaborately embossed display dishes; and the production of medals. Concentrating on selected pieces by such master sculptors as Bernini and leading metal-workers such as Giovanni Giardini, Montagu examines the often tortuous relationship between patrons and artists and elucidates the relationship between those who provided the drawings or models and the craftsmen who executed the finished sculptures.

Gold, Silver, and Bronze: Metal Sculpture of the Roman Baroque (The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts)

Princeton University Press

New York NY: Octopus Books Limited, 1972. Complete with 137 illustrations in color &amp; black and white. Recants of the rediscovery of bronzes in the Italian Renaissance, the methods of casting and finishing, and the gradual development and the spread of the art through many parts of Western Europe. Book and jacket in VG+ condition, no issues to speak of, minor shelf wear. 1972 reprint of the 1963 original.

Bronzes

Octopus Books, Ltd.

BRONZES

Octopus Books

Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was the greatest sculptor of the Baroque period, and yet--surprisingly--there has never before been a major exhibition of his sculpture in North America. Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture--on view from August 5 through October 26, 2008, at the J. Paul Getty Museum and from November 28, 2008, through March 8, 2009, at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa--showcases portrait sculptures from all phases of the artist's long career, from the very early Antonio Coppola of 1612 to Clement X of about 1676, one of his last completed works. Bernini's portrait busts were masterpieces of technical virtuosity; at the same time, they revealed a new interest in psychological depth. Bernini's ability to capture the essential character of his subjects was unmatched and had a profound influence on other leading sculptors of his day, such as Alessandro Algardi, Giuliano Finelli, and Francesco Mochi. Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture is a groundbreaking study that features drawings and paintings by Bernini and his contemporaries. Together they demonstrate not only the range, skill, and acuity of these masters of Baroque portraiture but also the interrelationship of the arts in seventeenth-century Rome.

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Ostrow, Steven F.

Oxford University Press

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