Library Resources
You can also use the Library's Art History Research Guide for additional art resources.
Books & Ebooks
Find books using the library catalog. Browse these subject headings to get general information related to the exhibition.
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680
Selected list of books & ebooks
Between Renaissance and Baroque by Call Number: Stacks Upper Level N7952 .R6 B25 2003ISBN: 0802037216Publication Date: 2003
The Jesuits and the Arts, 1540-1773 by Call Number: Folio Collection Upper Level N7860 .I3613 2005ISBN: 0916101525Publication Date: 2005
Saint, Site and Sacred Strategy by Call Number: Stacks Upper Level NA4828.B62 1990ISBN: 8821006255Publication Date: 1992- Constructing a saint through images : the 1609 illustrated biography of Ignatius of LoyolaCall Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2008
Faith, Gender and the Senses in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art by Call Number: Stacks Upper Level N8180 .B42 2015ISBN: 9781472444738Publication Date: 2015
Italian Baroque Sculpture by Call Number: Stacks Upper Level NB615 .B64 1998ISBN: 0500203075Publication Date: 1998
Capturing the Sublime by Call Number: Stacks Upper Level NC255 .C355 2012ISBN: 9780300179705Publication Date: 2012
Baroque and Rococo by Call Number: Stacks Upper Level N6410 .M56 1999BISBN: 0130856495Publication Date: 1999
Roman Baroque Sculpture by Call Number: Stacks Upper Level NB620 .M66 1989ISBN: 0300043929Publication Date: 1989
The Cambridge Companion to the Jesuits by Call Number: Stacks Upper Level BX3706.3 .C35 2008ISBN: 9780521857314Publication Date: 2008
Finding Articles and Book Chapters
Use the following library databases to search for articles and book chapters relating to the exhibition.
- Art Full Text (This link opens in a new window)
Provides access to journal articles and books on fine, decorative and commercial art, photography, architecture, and more. Also searches Art Index Retrospective.
- Arts & Humanities Database (This link opens in a new window)
Contains scholarly peer-reviewed journals and selected trade and consumer titles relevant to applied arts and cultural studies.
- Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) (This link opens in a new window)
From the Getty Research Institute, a selection of European and American visual arts materials published between 1975 and 2007. Also includes Répertoire International de la Littérature de l'art (RILA).
Background Sources
- Oxford Art Online (This link opens in a new window)This collection of scholarly art encyclopedias and reference works includes Grove Art Online, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. This content is updated regularly to reflect the latest scholarship.
Historical Dictionary of Baroque Art and Architecture by Call Number: Online and Reference Main Level N6415.B3 Z57Publication Date: 2010
Finding Related Images
- ARTstor (This link opens in a new window)
A database comprised of images from some of the world's museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists.
- Oxford Art Online (This link opens in a new window)This collection of scholarly art encyclopedias and reference works includes Grove Art Online, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. This content is updated regularly to reflect the latest scholarship.
Other Resources
- Listen to art historians Frank Dabell, Stephen Zucker, and Beth Harris of Smarthistory.org discuss the history and decoration of the church of the Gesù.
- Experience the splendor of the church of the Gesù through this 360-degree virtual tour
To begin the tour, please click on "View the Tour," then click on "The Façade" or scroll down to begin with other views.
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