Bernini Marble Sculpture

Apollo and daphne is a life sized baroque marble sculpture by italian artist gian lorenzo bernini executed between 1622 and 1625 housed in the galleria borghese in rome the work depicts the climax of the story of apollo and daphne phoebus and daphne in ovid s metamorphoses.

Bernini marble sculpture.

David is a life size marble sculpture by gian lorenzo bernini the sculpture was one of many commissions to decorate the villa of bernini s patron cardinal scipione borghese where it still resides today as part of the galleria borghese it was completed in the course of seven months from 1623 to 1624. The word rape is the traditional translation of the latin raptus seized or. It depicts the abduction of proserpina who is seized and taken to the underworld by the god pluto. Bernini s childhood was spent in naples and he began sculpting from an early age working closely with his father a successful mannerist sculptor who carried out prestigious commissions in naples and later rome.

The rape of proserpina italian. B ər ˈ italian. While a major figure in the world of architecture he was also and even more prominently the leading sculptor of his age credited with creating the baroque style. Bernini was a deeply religious catholic and created his first work at.

The following is a list of works of sculpture architecture and painting by the italian baroque artist gian lorenzo bernini the numbering follows rudolph wittkower s catalogue first published in 1955 in gian lorenzo bernini. These marble works show an unparalleled virtuosity in carving that obdurate material to achieve the delicate effects usually found only in bronze sculptures. Giovanni lorenzo bernini was born in 1598 the sixth of thirteen children of angelica galante and pietro bernini. Ratto di proserpina is a large baroque marble sculptural group by italian artist gian lorenzo bernini executed between 1621 and 1622 bernini was only 23 years old at its completion.

While these achievements continue to garner praise for the sculptor today its unsavory subject matter has cast a controversial shadow over the work though it remains a quintessential highlight of both the. Gian lorenzo bernini david 1623 24 marble 170 cm galleria borghese rome photo. 7 december 1598 28 november 1680 was an italian sculptor and architect. Bernini s sensual awareness of the surface textures of skin and hair and his novel sense of shading broke with the tradition of michelangelo and marked the emergence of a new period in.

His body is twisted and his facial expression is one of concentration and tension. Bernini s sculpture of david depicts the biblical moment just before the young man threw the stone that slew the giant goliath an action that would make him king. Marble sculpture palazzo di spagna rome. Salvador fornell cc by nc nd 2 0 empathy bernini s david is like a major league pitcher winding up to throw a 95 miles an hour fastball.

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