How Long to Read Passive Tranquillity: the Sculpture of Filippo Della Valle

How Long Does it Take to Read Passive Tranquillity: the Sculpture of Filippo Della Valle?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Passive Tranquillity: the Sculpture of Filippo Della Valle by Vernon Minor

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Description

Born in 1698, Della Valle came to Rome in 1725 upon the death of his master, Giovanni Foggini. There he remained until his death in 1768. The phrase "passive tranquillity" refers both to the style of Della Valle's sculpture & the ambiance of 18th-cent. Rome, &, further, serves to distinguish Della Valle from his better known precursors, Gianlorenzo Bernini & Michelangelo. Theirs was a sculpture of the heroic & expressive. Della Valle's sculpture represents figures of an introverted, serene type. In its demonstrations of the ways in which Della Valle's art could have been formed by the institutions & cultural currents of 18th-cent. Rome, the text seeks to account for that sense of quiescence & composure common to the arts of settecento Rome. Illustrations.

How long is Passive Tranquillity: the Sculpture of Filippo Della Valle?

Passive Tranquillity: the Sculpture of Filippo Della Valle by Vernon Minor is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Passive Tranquillity: the Sculpture of Filippo Della Valle aloud.

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Passive Tranquillity: the Sculpture of Filippo Della Valle is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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