Guglielmo della Porta

"Guglielmo della Porta, a Mannerist sculptor from Genoa...is still to this day largely unknown and omitted from main stream exhibitions and literature. Although most of his production is housed in museums in Europe and the United States...a significant and thorough publication exploring his style, commissions, technique and work, has yet to see the light. This catalogue constitutes an important starting point for this endeavor...."--Foreword, p. 7.