Sketches in Clay for Projects by Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Theoretical, Technical, and Case Studies. Harvard University Art Museums Bulletin, vol. 6, no. 3 Ivan Gaskell and Henry Lie

Published in 1999 This volume celebrates the 400th anniversary of the birth of Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680), the greatest sculptor of the Roman baroque. Focusing on fifteen works from the Fogg Museum’s remarkable collection of clay models associated with Bernini, noted scientists and art historians meticulously examined the figures and their historical and theoretical contexts.The volume is profusely illustrated including a map, photographs, X-radiographs, ICP-MS data, videoprobe photos, and digitally enhanced fingerprint images. A selected bibliography is also included. Acting as high-tech art sleuths, members of the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies used a variety of technologies to analyze clay composition, modeling techniques, gilding, and latent fingerprints found in the clay. Art historians provide documentary evidence and analysis of the models as components of large-scale Bernini projects, particularly the spectacular series of angels for the