Studies in the Italian Baroque : 357 illustrations / Rudolf Wittkower

London : Thames and Hudson, 1982. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Series; The collected essays of Rudolf Wittkower. Physical description; 304 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, plans ; 26 cm. Notes; Illus. incl. sections, elevations, plans, maps, facsimiles and table. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Carlo Rainaldi and the architecture of the High Baroque in Rome -- The third arm of Bernini's Piazza S. Pietro -- A counter-project to Bernini's Piazza S. Pietro -- The vicissitudes of a dynastic monument, Bernin's equestrian statue of Louis XIV -- The role of classical models in Bernini's and Poussin's preparatory work -- Pietro da Cortona's project for reconstructing the Temple of Palestrina -- Santa Maria della Salute -- Francesco Borromini, his character and life -- Guarini the man -- A sketchbook of Filippo Juvarra at Chatsworth -- Vittone's domes -- Vittone's drawings in the Mus�e des arts d�coratifs -- Piranesi's architectural creed -- Piranesi as architect -- Piranesi and eighteenth-century Egyptomania. Subjects; Architecture, Baroque Italy. Art, Italian History. Art, Baroque. Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680. Architecture Italy History 17th century. Visual Arts. Italy Architecture Ca.1650-ca.1800.