His first fountain, the 'Barcaccia' (commissioned in 1627, finished 1629) at the foot of the Spanish Steps, cleverly surmounted a challenge that Bernini was to face in several other fountain commissions, the low water pressure in many parts of Rome (Roman fountains were all driven by gravity alone), creating a low-lying flat boat that was able ...

David's face was believed by Bernini's son to be a self-portrait, which may be how he achieved the exact expression he wanted, giving us insight into how Bernini worked. This sculpture shows a key change between the Renaissance and Baroque. Renaissance artists previously worked from ancient sculptures whereas Bernini worked directly from life.

2014年2月24日 · Through a full contextualisation of one of Bernini’s many workshop aphorisms, about a man who whitened his face, it demonstrates the scientific, art-theoretical, and practice-based considerations that informed Bernini’s understanding of optics in the sculptural rendering of facial likeness through the medium of white marble.

2019年8月22日 · Bernini was unable to imagine the face of the young man who heroically killed the giant Goliath during the war between Israelites and the Philistines… until one day, as he paced nervously around the house, he caught in a mirror a glimpse of …

2021年10月2日 · Bernini portrays a rescued spirit raising its face and looking upwards towards the heavens in this artwork. Her look indicates that she is a fortunate person who has witnessed the grace of God. As a consequence, the inner beauty and …

2024年2月11日 · Bernini came up with the liveliest touch in the history of art—it was made out of stone! The artist played with shadows by creating bulges on the main figures’ bodies. We can see every vein on Pluto’s hands, every twitch of his body, and every bone. The skin of the female figure takes on the contours of Pluto’s fingers.

In this sculpture, Francesco Barberini’s face is finely polished, hinting at the bloom of living flesh, while his hair is grizzled slightly by the roughness left by a fine-toothed chisel. Shadows formed by deep recesses darken his beard. A tinge of blue can almost be imagined below the eyes.

Bernini’s skill in sculpting the human form is evident in the intricate details of the cardinal’s clothing and the lifelike representation of his face. The Bust of Cardinal Scipione Borghese is considered one of Bernini’s greatest works and is admired for …

2022年8月27日 · Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) was a prominent Italian sculptor, painter, and architect who is credited with developing the Baroque style of sculpture. Originally from Naples, he was regarded as a child prodigy. His father—a Mannerist sculptor—helped develop his talents and the pair worked together on several early commissions.

Bernini is famous for portraying the most poignant moment in a story (his David, for example, is shown in the midst of bringing Goliath down) and for communicating that event in the most dramatic way possible, by means of exuberant movement, emotive facial expressions, and feats of technical mastery.