piece of work. Regard of one of the most known personality of this time‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini dominated the art world with his sculptures. One of them‚ titled David‚ is a marble statue in the Baroque style that is executed during 1623. Made for Cardinal Scipione Borghese of Italy‚ it is currently housed in the same place that it was made – The Galleria Borghese‚ an art gallery in Rome‚ Italy. This work by Bernini commemorates a mythological event from the Old Testament. In the story‚ David‚ a shepherd
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The first difference that is easily distinguished between Michelangelo’s and Bernini’s David is the movement or the moment they represent. Michelangelo had chose to represent the moment before the commencement of the contest whereas Bernini chose the dynamic split second when David is launching the stone from his sling right before the death of Goliath. In Michelangelo’s version‚ David looks balanced. We automatically look at this piece from top to the bottom. There is a sense of perfect harmony
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St. Teresa and the angel. Artists according the Catholic Counter-Reformation should focus on the distinctive aspects of the Catholic dogma‚ thus by choosing to reimagine the scene of St.Teresa (a newly canonized saint of the Counter-Reformation)‚ Bernini supported the Counter-Reformation and its new artistic requirements. In his sculpture‚ Teresa lays limply on a heavenly cloud‚ an expression of organismic content fluttering across her face‚ as the angel plunges the arrow into her chest filling her
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the implementation of art. Religious art had to be redirected to present inspiration‚ persuasiveness‚ and evoke spiritual emotion. Three artist of the Baroque art period that made contributions were Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ and Peter Paul Rubens. Each of these artists created powerful religious images that were strong in their statements. In 1600‚ Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio was commissioned to paint two portraits of Rome’s patroned saints‚ Peter and Paul (“Caravaggio:
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must connect with someone. It must move them enough to translate its meaning and answer what it means to them. If does not do this‚ then it is less art‚ and more creative expression”. So whether it ’s paintings by Vermeer‚ or sculptures by Rodin and Bernini‚ or cave art‚ it is all great art. They can all be interpreted to mean something to someone. Art has definitely changed‚ with so many mediums being created since the times of cave art. Even during the times of cave art‚ artist needed ways to express
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Comparison of the Davids The statues of David by Michelangelo‚ Donatello‚ Bernini and Verrocchio were representations of a biblical hero the king David of Israel‚ who at a young age killed a warrior Goliath armed with only a stone and a swirl. The four statues are different from each other because they were from different periods and were made from different materials. Each statue is different because of the body posture and clothing choices. All the four statues were made in Italy and that is
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References: Dunn‚ M. "Nuns as Art Patrons: The Decoration of S. Marta al Collegio Romano". (3) (1998)‚ pp. 451-477. Gilbert‚ C. "What Did The Renaissance Patron Buy?" (1998)‚ pp. 392-450. Hibbard‚ H. Bernini. (Penguin: London‚ UK‚ 1990). Hollingsworth‚ M. Patronage in Renaissance Italy (John Murray Publishers: London. UK‚ 1994). Langdon‚ H. Caravaggio: A Life. (Pimlico: London‚ UK‚ 1998) Maguire‚ Y Seymour‚ C. The Sistine Chapel Ceiling. (WW Norton and
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Then 1 From the rise of ancient Greece until the fall of the Roman Empire‚ great buildings were constructed according to precise rules. The Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius‚ who lived during first century BC‚ believed that builders should use mathematical principles when constructing temples. "For without symmetry and proportion no temple can have a regular plan‚" Vitruvius wrote in his famous treatise De Architectura. (www.historyguide/architecture.org) There is a comparison that can be made
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In August of 1563‚ Michel de Montaigne‚ the famous French essayist‚ was introduced to three Brazilian cannibals who were visiting Europe‚ at the invitation of King Charles the Ninth. The three men had never before left Brazil‚ had just been subjected to a long interrogation by the king. They have surely had a severe case of culture shock. However‚ they had enough energy to respond to the questions of Montaigne‚ about what they thought of their new surroundings. they looked on European society with
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can see muscles in his legs and arms flexing. One difference in this version versus Michelangelo’s version is size. Bernini used a realistic size instead of a superhuman size. Another difference in this version is that it is a bit more modest‚ you can see that David is nude but his genitalia is covered by cloth. Donatello’s David is very different from the Michelangelo and Bernini versions. In this version‚ the war is already over. David is standing completely relaxed with one leg propped up
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