Bernini and other studies in the history of art (1914)
Norton, Richard, 1872-1918 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 54
world thinks it foolish to believe in anthropo-morphic angels and having no belief, has lost the power ofunderstanding symbols. And also the antagonism Berniniswork arouses is due to the fad for the primitive and incomplete.The very lack of power that every early artist tried to ridhimself of is… … Plate VIII. BERNINI 25 Perfect as they are, there is something more than anthro-ppmorphism in Berninis angels. Earlier artists, even thebest of the Florentines, when representing these heavenlymessengers, almost always make them so solid and human thatthe wings are utterly inadequate, or else they…
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680 · Giorgione, 1477-1511 · Sculpture
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