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 an interpretation of the precise nature of the experience the beata is undergoing in the sculpture. This interpretation is developed from an examination of the statue in the full context of other works of art in the chapel, medieval and Renaissance tomb...

• 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"