A Tentative Exploration of Bernini's Aesthetical Thought of the Cornaro Chapel

doi:10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5579.2000.06.006

J. East China Norm. Univ. Philos. Soc. Sci ›› 2000, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (6): 37-47.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5579.2000.06.006

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A Tentative Exploration of Bernini's Aesthetical Thought of the Cornaro Chapel

Hui-sheng FU

Received:2000-06-15 Online:2000-11-01 Published:2025-12-18

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The Cornaro Chapel was the best work of un bel composto created by the greatest Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the Baroque period. It had a lasting impact in the Westren artistic history Up to the late 90s many scholars were still trying to find some aesthetical explanation for the work. A careful analysis of its architectural components and its principles of design, an anatomy of details and meanings of the Teresa group, and a tentative study of the composition and definition of the beautiful integrity not only help us understand the Cornaro Chapel and Bernini's art, but also lead us into the great hall of Baroque arts.

Key words: Bernini, Cornaro Chapel, architecture sculpture, un bel composto, Baroque

Hui-sheng FU. A Tentative Exploration of Bernini's Aesthetical Thought of the Cornaro Chapel[J]. J. East China Norm. Univ. Philos. Soc. Sci, 2000, 32(6): 37-47.

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