Wölfflin chapter 1 Linear and painterly
Pages 54 - 62
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Antonio Rossellino (b. 1427, Settignano, d. 1479, Florence)
mid c15
Madonna and Child
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Marble
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Antonio Canova (b. 1757, Possagno, d. 1822, Rome)
1816
Paris
Neue Pinakothek, Munich
Marble 205 cm
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Benedetto di Maiano (b. 1442, Florence, d. 1497, Florence)
1474
Pietro Mellini
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
Marble 53 cm
57
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GianLorenzo Bernini (b. 1598, Naples, d. 1680, Rome)
1632
Bust of Cardinal Scipione Borghese
Galleria Borghese, Rome
Marble 78 cm
57-58
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Alessandro Vittoria (b. 1525, Trento, d. 1608, Venice)
1571
Ottaviano Grimaldi
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Marble 80.5 cm
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Jacopo Sansovino (b. 1486, Florence, d. 1570, Venice)
1554
Saint John the Baptist
Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice
Marble
Sansovino's Saint James, mentioned by Wölfflin, stands in a niche in the Duomo, Florence. Next time I go I'll take a picture.
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Pierre Puget (b. 1620, Marseille, d. 1694, Marseille)
1668
Blessed Alessandro Sauli
Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano, Genoa
Very, very big
60
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GianLorenzo Bernini (b. 1598, Naples, d. 1680, Rome)
1647
The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa
Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
Marble, stucco, gilt bronze
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Michelangelo (b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Rome)
1526-33
Night
Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
Marble length 194 cm
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