Bernini Marble Sculpture

The sculptor of the roman baroque.

Bernini marble sculpture.

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. 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. Gian lorenzo or gianlorenzo bernini b ɛər ˈ n iː n i also us.

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. 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. 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. Gian lorenzo bernini david 1623 24 marble 170 cm galleria borghese rome photo.

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. His eyes are fixed on the target and his body is in. 7 december 1598 28 november 1680 was an italian sculptor and architect. 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.

It depicts the abduction of proserpina who is seized and taken to the underworld by the god pluto. His body is twisted and his facial expression is one of concentration and tension. The rape of proserpina italian. These marble works show an unparalleled virtuosity in carving that obdurate material to achieve the delicate effects usually found only in bronze sculptures.

Marble sculpture palazzo di spagna rome. The word rape is the traditional translation of the latin raptus seized or. Bernini was a deeply religious catholic and created his first work at. Giovanni lorenzo bernini was born in 1598 the sixth of thirteen children of angelica galante and pietro bernini.

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.