The Work of Grinling Gibbons
Author(s)
Beard, Geoffrey
Beard, Geoffrey
This magnificently illustrated book documents the career of the virtuoso seventeenth-century sculptor, the finest woodcarver ever to appear in Europe. Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721) combined in his work naturalism - it was said he could carve a leaf barely thicker than the original - with a lively and graceful composition that is unmistakably Baroque. His carvings - in wood and stone - are to be found in St. Paul's Cathedral, Hampton Court, Windsor Castle, Kensington Palace, Blenheim Palace, and in other country houses and churches throughout England and Scotland.
| Name in long format: | The Work of Grinling Gibbons |
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| ISBN-10: | 0226039927 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780226039923 |
| Book pages: | 215 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | University Of Chicago Press |
| Dimensions: | Height: 11 Inches, Length: 8.25 Inches, Weight: 2.1825763938 Pounds, Width: 1 Inches |
