The Genius in the Design: Bernini, Borromini, and the Rivalry That Transformed Rome - Softcover

Morrissey, Jake

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0715635328 ISBN 13: 9780715635322

Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

This is the true story of the great rivalry between the 17th century architects, Bernini and Borromini, and how their antagonism changed the city of Rome and created the Baroque. Talented, driven, and ambitious, each man spent his career trying to outdo the other. Each, in his turn, succeeded, only to be brought down by the machinations of the other. One became the most lionized artist of his time and died a rich, happy man. The other, consumed by internal demons, committed suicide. Part history, part biography, "The Genius in the Design" is narrative non-fiction that reads like a novel and brings to vivid life the struggle between two giants of architecture.

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Review

Visitors wanting to get a handle on Rome's architecture need now weigh their suitcase down with only one book -- The Telegraph

You’ll never look at an important building the same way again -- Matthew Pearl, author of The Dante Club

About the Author

Jake Morrissey has studied and written about architecture for twenty years. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, and other publications. He lives in New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0715635328
• ISBN 13: 9780715635322
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336