that could be read by their viewers from all sides. The first piece of art to be reviewed is the The Rape of Persopina (1621-22)‚ also known as The Rape of Persephone‚ which is a large marble sculpture‚ 255cm in height‚ which was crafted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ at age 23‚ during the Baroque movement. As with many of his early works of art‚ this statue was commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese‚ and was executed‚ between 1621 and 1622 (Rape of Persephone). Scipione gave this masterpiece to Cardinal
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Israel. David unexpectedly offered to fight Goliath and actually killed him using only his sling shot and a pouch full of stones. Three artists depicted this biblical story in the Renaissance and those artists were Michael Angelo‚ Donatello‚ and Bernini. Donatello’s depiction of David best illustrates the story of David. Michael Angelo’s David was reminiscent of Greek classical sculpture. His David has a look of contemplation‚ almost like he was in deep though about to contemplate his near future
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The Baroque style in art that flourished in the seventeenth century is characterized by “intense emotions‚ monumental decors‚ and even a kind of artistic sensationalism (Hunt‚ Martin and Rosenwein 473).” It is a movement that was heavily embellished and very complex‚ primarily because it wanted to evoke a strong sense of emotion from the viewer. The artists who subscribed to this particular movement “embraced dynamism‚ theatricality‚ and elaborate ornamentation‚ all used to spectacular effect‚ often
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early 1600’s and started work for his distant relative and architect‚ Carlo Maderno. Only after Maderno’s death did Borromini became acquainted with the great Gian Bernini. Bernini became Borromini’s great friend and colleague as they worked on projects such Maderno’s Palazzo Barberini and the Baldachin in Saint Peter’s Cathedral. Bernini was impressed with Borromini’s novel formulation of architectural detail‚ something he has greatly perfected as a stonemason. The pair would become prime influences
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Gianlorenzo Bernini "Apollo and Daphne" The statue "Apollo and Daphne" was made by the artist Gianlorenzo Bernini‚ the statue was commisioned in 1622 by the Borghese family and was completed in 1625. The statue is roughly 243 cm tall and is located at the Galleria Borghese‚ Rome. Bernini was a Italian sculptor‚ architect and painter who lived from 1598 till 1680. At first he worked in the late Mannerist tradition but left this style and helped create a new style that had more emotional and psychological
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El arte barroco se desarrolla entre los siglos XVII y XVIII. El arte será el vehículo de propaganda tanto de la Iglesia de la Contrarreforma‚ como de los Estados absolutistas o de la burguesía protestante. En el barroco la figura humana se alza como objeto decisivo del arte‚ pero no en su forma idealizada‚ sino en cualquier aspecto‚ ya sea este bello o feo‚ sublime o cotidiano. En el barroco podemos distinguir tres períodos: temprano o primitivo‚ de 1580 a 1630‚ pleno‚ de 1630 a 1680‚ y tardío
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Western European Baroque Era and today’s society In today’s world modern art has been a big factor in the society today‚ whether or not we know it looking at Western European Baroque Era‚ naming some of the best Baroque artist such as Bernini and Caravaggio‚ they used great illustrations such as drama‚ motion and even feeling in the work they presented. It showed life in the time and the effort they put forward. Most of all it showed the truth and the reality in what they work on. Comparing today’s
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The first room of the gallery belongs to the Greek era of artwork and contains two sculptures. The Riace Bronzes‚ which is the first sculpture‚ consists of two naked life size Greek soldiers and was created around 460-420 b.c.e. This two-piece sculpture is important to the Greek era because it is one of the only original bronze pieces left from this time period. The joint sculpture was formed with a wax technique that is now lost‚ and marks the transition from the archaic Greek style to the early
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While St. Peter’s colonnade designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini displayed Classical designs on the large scale‚ the basilica contains an altarpiece by Bernini symbolic of The Baroque period. Bernini’s The Ecstasy of St. Theresa portrays key characteristic of The Baroque style: mainly‚ theatrically and paradoxical/complex sentiment. Aesthetically‚ the altarpiece catches the eye with its life-size scale and strategic lighting. The detail etched into the marble of each figure draws the viewer in to the
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Carma Todd June 21‚ 2012 HUMN 2223 Shirley Elliott I took a virtual tour of Versailles‚ Hampton Court Palace‚ and St. Peter ’s Basilica as well as looked at numerous pictures of artwork and architecture in and of the buildings. These three places have things in common as well as many differences. They all have the evidence of the baroque era but they each show different values that are most important to their community. It seems to me that Versailles was more concerned with showing their
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