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    Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ was a prestigious artist who was born in sixteenth-century Europe. Bernini earned a reputation for his artistic style and his personified figurative sculptures. Bernini‚ became the first artist to portray a sense of physical intensity and passion in his sculptures. The artist was well-known for the creation and development of the Baroque art style. Baroque art is profoundly linked to the religious and political influences of 16th and 17th century Italy. Bernini‚ was an artist

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    Bernini Vs Michelangelo

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    comes to art‚ everyone knows of the two most infamous sculptors that have ever lain feet on this Earth. I am referring to the great Michelangelo and the brilliant Bernini. These two artists are known for being some of the best artists during their era. Michelangelo is one of the most well-known Renaissance artists to ever live‚ whereas Bernini is famously known as being a Baroque artist. Each era had a new style of art and these artists are the ones that really defined these new styles. These differences

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    Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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    Gian Lorenzo Bernini “Ecstasy of Saint Teresa” I chose Ecstasy of Saint Teresa by Bernini because it is an impressive multi-media installation that helps me understand the intense experience of Saint Theresa’s visions. Four black marble columns frame the scene of Saint Theresa floating as if on a cloud as a playful angel is about to plunge an arrow repeatedly into her. Her face portrays a feeling of intense pain and pleasure as she accepts the glory and light of her lord. Heavenly light is shining

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    How did Bernini transform the new St. Peter’s from a High Renaissance building to a Baroque style building? Bernini built Baldacchino as the focal point for the huge interior of St. Peter’s right under the dome. He used bronze for the most part of the architecture which made it looked splendid and striking. Instead of mounting decorations between the columns like Renaissance architects and sculptors did‚ Bernini cast them on the columns. To make the entire architecture lively‚ he built some lovely

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    Interpretation‚ and Gian Lorenzo Bernini When told his son would surpass him in artistic brilliance‚ Pietro Bernini of Florence simply responded‚ “…remember‚ that in this game the loser wins” (Fagiolo 9). A conversation held in the distant past‚ there was no way for Pietro to know that his son‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ would come to be known as one of the most talented artists the world has ever seen. Fully immersed in the art world at a young age‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini catapulted to artistic prominence

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    4 Davids

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    Life and Times of the Four David Artists Through out the years there were many great artists who created many great works of art‚ but only four Italian artists really stick out for creating the same piece all with different points of views. These artists were Donatello‚ Verrocchio‚ Michelangelo‚ and Bernini‚ all of who created a David sculpture. Each one very unique and different. These four artists all stand out in there own individual ways. David who was supposed to be the second

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    of the heavens‚ agreed that his brother‚ Hades‚ god of the underworld‚ could marry and take his daughter with him to hell. The artist was able to capture what the myth told us and turn it into a piece full of expressions (structure). Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ the artist of “The Rape of Persephone” is one of the most well-known marble perfectionist of his time (ethos). The way he made the

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    Comparison of Three Sculptures Sara Aleman ART/101 David makes part of a very important character of the bible. It is the name of a small boy named David who defeated a giant named Goliath with a tiny stone. This bible story has inspired many artists among the years to make representations of David. Donatello‚ Michelangelo and Bernini make part of the inspired artists. These famous artists created sculptures to represent the brave David. These sculptures represent the same character but with

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    Donatello's David

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    Donatello’s David I have chosen Donatello’s David as the source of analysis for this paper. David was designed and created by Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi‚ but he was known as Donatello. Donatello was an early Renaissance Italian painter and sculptor from Florence. He was known for utilizing perspective illusion in his work. David was perhaps one of the greatest sculptor created during the Renaissance period and was also the first large-scale bronze nude statue of that time. David was a nude

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    Comparison Of The Davids

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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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