Passive Tranquillity: The Sculpture of Filippo Della Valle Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 87, Part 5)

by Vernon Hyde Minor

This is a print on demand publication. Born in 1698, Della Valle came to Rome in 1725 upon the death of his master, Giovanni Foggini. There he remained until his death in 1768. The phrase "passive tranquillity" refers both to the style of Della Valle's sculpture & the ambiance of 18th-cent. Rome, &, further, serves to distinguish Della Valle from his better known precursors, Gianlorenzo Bernini & Michelangelo. Theirs was a sculpture of the heroic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871698757
• ISBN13: 9780871698759
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.9"