Bernini and the Idealization of Death: The "Blessed Ludovica Albertoni" and the Altieri Chapel

by Shelley Karen Perlove

Tracing the history of the cult of Ludovica, the Altieri Chapel, and the statue, Shelley Perlove illuminates Bernini's contribution, both artistically and iconographically, to the chapel and proposes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271006846
• ISBN13: 9780271006840
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.0"