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III, Charles Scribner, was born on May 24, 1951 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles and Joan (Sunderland) S.
(The most versatile sculptor-architect of all time, Gianlo...)
The most versatile sculptor-architect of all time, Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) left his indelible stamp of genius on the churches, fountains, and piazzas of Rome. In marble, paint, bronze, stucco, and gilt, through glass and shimmering water and channeled light, he transformed the Eternal City with his unique vision and verve. His strikingly novel introduction of dramatically charged space into traditional forms—tombs, altars, portraits, and freestanding figures—altered forever the nature of sculpture, its relation to painting and architecture, and, above all, its psychological interaction with the viewer. Bernini brought to his work a sensual vitality and sheer virtuosity unprecedented in sculpture. But it is his magical, often mystical unification of the arts that epitomizes Bernini as the Baroque artist par excellence. Accompanied by 71 illustrations, Scribner’s engaging biography reveals much behind the facades of 17th-century Rome. Over his career of seventy years, serving eight popes, Bernini dominated both his century and his city. His princely patrons included France’s ‘Sun King’, Louis XIV, who summoned him to Paris to design the Louvre. The 42 color plates, each with extensive commentary, cover the entire spectrum of Bernini’s masterpieces and confirm his role as the impresario of the Baroque Age.
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III, Charles Scribner, was born on May 24, 1951 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles and Joan (Sunderland) S.
AB, Princeton University, 1973. Master of Fine Arts, Princeton University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1977.
Editor, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York City, since 1975;
director subsidiary rights, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York City, 1978-1982;
public paperback division, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York City, 1982-1983;
executive vice president, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York City, 1983-1984;
vice president, Macmillan Public Company. New York City, 1984-1994. Instructor department art and archaeology Princeton University, 1976-1977.
Member of advisory county Princeton University Library, 1981-1990, 98-. Member of advisory county department art and archaeology Princeton University, 1983-1991. Trustee Princeton University Press, 1984-1990, Homeland Foundation, since 1987.
Board advisors Wethersfield Institute, since 1985. Board directors Metropolitan Opera Guild, 1990-1992.
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Trustee St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, 1994-2006. Member Association Princeton University Press, New York City Racquet and Tennis Club, Ivy Club (Princeton), Piping Rock Club (Locust Valley, New York ).
Married Ritchie Harrison Markoe, August 4, 1979. Children: Charles IV, Christopher Markoe.