Bernini and other studies in the history of art (1914)
Norton, Richard, 1872-1918 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 28
to blame him for the in-sincerity and stupidity of his followers than to blame Colum-bus for lynch law. As of many another, Berninis fame has( been dimmed by the follies and shams of his would-be imi- tators. Many tried to imitate and surpass him, but it was not4 to be done. He had the quality of… … Plate III. i BERNINI 9 but untruth and error. In him was the divine spark, the Hghtof which showed new worlds for sculpture to work in and theheat of which moulded his material into the eternal forms ofbeauty. The study of Bernini is established on very strong founda-tions, and the…
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680 · Giorgione, 1477-1511 · Sculpture
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