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050 00 $aNA1123.B6$bM67 2005
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100 1 $aMorrissey, Jake.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96105778
245 14 $aThe genius in the design :$bBernini, Borromini, and the rivalry that transformed Rome /$cJake Morrissey.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bWilliam Morrow,$c[2005], ©2005.
300 $axiv, 320 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [273]-303) and index.
520 1 $a"The rivalry between the brilliant seventeenth-century Italian architects Gianlorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini is the stuff of legend. Possessed of enormous talent and ambition, these two artists - one trained as a sculptor, the other as a stonecutter - met as contemporaries in the building yards of St. Peter's in Rome and ended their lives as bitter enemies. Over the course of their careers they became the most celebrated architects of their era, designing some of the most beautiful buildings in the world and transforming the city of Rome." "The Genius in the Design is a tale of how these two men plotted, schemed, and intrigued to get the better of each other. Jake Morrissey's account also shows that this legendary rivalry defined the Baroque style that immediately succeeded the Renaissance and created the spectacular Roman cityscape of today." "Almost exactly the same age - Bernini was born at the end of 1598, Borromini nine months later - they were as alike and as different as any two men could be, each a potent combination of passion and enterprise, energy and imperfection. Bernini was a precocious talent who as a youth caught the attention of Pope Paul V and became Rome's most celebrated artist, whose patrons included the wealthiest families in Europe. The city's greatest sculptor - the creator of such masterpieces as Apollo and Daphne and the Ecstasy of St. Teresa - Bernini would also have been Rome's preeminent architect had it not been for Francesco Borromini, the one man whose talent and virtuosity rivaled his own. In contrast to Bernini's easy grace, Borromini was an introvert with a fiery temper who bristled when anyone interfered with his vision; his temperament alienated him from prospective patrons and precipitated his tragic end." "Like Mozart and Salieri, these two masters were inextricably linked, their dazzling work prodding the other to greater achievement while taking merciless advantage of each other's missteps. The Genius in the Design is their story."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aBorromini, Francesco,$d1599-1667.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80025891
600 10 $aBernini, Gian Lorenzo,$d1598-1680.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79127068
650 0 $aArchitects$zItaly$zRome$vBiography.
650 0 $aChurch architecture$zItaly$zRome.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009119433
650 0 $aArchitects and patrons$zItaly$zRome$xHistory$y17th century.
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