Giambologna
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Giambologna

Narrator of the Catholic Reformation

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Giambologna

Narrator of the Catholic Reformation

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Arguably the pre-eminent European sculptor of his age, but historically considered little more than the facile court sculptor to the grand dukes of Florence, Giambologna played a major role in the artistic transformations of the late sixteenth century. Mary Weitzel Gibbons seeks to broaden our hitherto limited view of Giambologna's work by considering his neglected Genoese masterpiece, the Grimaldi Chapel. Although the chapel itself was destroyed during the Napoleonic period, its dazzling bronzes of Virtues and angel-putti and a Passion cycle in relief have survived. The fine detail and rich color of the bronzes are featured in color plates and black-and-white images photographed especially for this book. Gibbons reassesses Giambologna's work, clearly defining his relation to the narrative tradition and his role as an artist of the Catholic Reformation. Her new insights into the artist's work will appeal to all those intrigued by this turbulent era in Western European history.

This title was originally published in 1995.
Arguably the pre-eminent European sculptor of his age, but historically considered little more than the facile court sculptor to the grand dukes of Florence, Giambologna played a major role in the artistic transformations of the late sixteenth century. Ma

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. CONTENTS
  5. ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. CHAPTER 1 PREVIEW
  8. CHAPTER 2 THE SETTING
  9. CHAPTER 3 FAITH, GOOD WORKS, AND THE CATHOLIC REFORMATION
  10. CHAPTER 4 SALVATION AND THE COUNCIL OF TRENT
  11. CHAPTER 5 GIAMBOLOGNA’S NARRATIVE METHOD
  12. EPILOGUE
  13. APPENDIX 1 GRIMALDI CHAPEL DOCUMENTS
  14. APPENDIX 2 SOCCORSO CHAPEL CONTRACT AND ADDENDUM
  15. APPENDIX 3 PASSION CYCLES IN ITALY
  16. APPENDIX 4 STUDIES AND OTHER VERSIONS OF THE PASSION RELIEFS
  17. NOTES
  18. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
  19. PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS
  20. INDEX