Within the 17th Century art was found to be a huge entertainment and was noticed by many people around the world. In this era, many people had a reason to paint and had a lot of emotion and feeling behind their paintings. Specifically, Gianlorenzo Bernini, he had an imaginative spirit always added character to his paintings and sculptures. Mr. Bernini was a very well-known artist and you could say he was a “fan favorite” in Rome. Though his fate would change once Pope Innocent X came into the picture.
The previous Pope, Pope Urban VIII had almost spent the entire treasury of the Vatican on Mr. Bernini’s art. This was the reason Pope Innocent did not like Bernini. His reasoning was not because of Bernini’s art work, believes, or even …show more content…
The piece called, “Fountain of the Four Rivers” had caught Pope Innocent’s attention. Pope Innocent had intentionally not invited Bernini though, Bernini chose to create a piece and place it in a place where Pope Innocent had no choice but to see it. When it came time to the competition, Pope Innocent had seen this piece and was astonished by the design and the creativity. He had said, “the only way anyone could avoid employing Bernini was not to look at his work”. This was a great compliment and changed Pope Innocent’s thoughts on Bernini.
Baroque being created in the early 16th century and made popular in the 17th century. This form of art was made to encompass dynamism, theatricality, and elaborate ornamentation. All these characteristics were shown in the piece created by Bernini, “Fountain of the Four Rivers”. This fountain was commissioned in the year 1648 by Pope Innocent X. One of the reasons Pope Innocent was so intrigued by Bernini’s “Fountains of the Four Rivers” was his intricate …show more content…
In the years 1656- 1667 Bernini was asked by Pope Alexander VII to design the Saint Peter’s piazza entrance. This was meant to welcome the Catholic Church. With such a big area his reasoning was to bring this large space together and make it feel as a grand, welcoming entrance. Bernini used lines to enclose some space.
Bernini also designed the “baldacchino” in 1624-1633 in Rome. This piece of art was meant as two purposes a Saint Peter’s tomb and the high alter. This is meant to hold a grand image, with marble floors and a dome shape above to vault the ceilings. The detail continues with this creation by Bernini with the four columns and the vines surrounded by it, and with an angel at each column. This was certainly one of the hardest designs of Bernini’s career.
He had the bronze columns, that consist of five sections that are from wood models. While doing this was lost-wax process. Bernini had used bronze casting, wood and brass, he also did some of the engraving on the bronze casts. Since the baldacchino was at such a large scale this structure used a lot of bronze. This required so much bronze the workman actually took down the Pantheon structure to build the
The previous Pope, Pope Urban VIII had almost spent the entire treasury of the Vatican on Mr. Bernini’s art. This was the reason Pope Innocent did not like Bernini. His reasoning was not because of Bernini’s art work, believes, or even …show more content…
The piece called, “Fountain of the Four Rivers” had caught Pope Innocent’s attention. Pope Innocent had intentionally not invited Bernini though, Bernini chose to create a piece and place it in a place where Pope Innocent had no choice but to see it. When it came time to the competition, Pope Innocent had seen this piece and was astonished by the design and the creativity. He had said, “the only way anyone could avoid employing Bernini was not to look at his work”. This was a great compliment and changed Pope Innocent’s thoughts on Bernini.
Baroque being created in the early 16th century and made popular in the 17th century. This form of art was made to encompass dynamism, theatricality, and elaborate ornamentation. All these characteristics were shown in the piece created by Bernini, “Fountain of the Four Rivers”. This fountain was commissioned in the year 1648 by Pope Innocent X. One of the reasons Pope Innocent was so intrigued by Bernini’s “Fountains of the Four Rivers” was his intricate …show more content…
In the years 1656- 1667 Bernini was asked by Pope Alexander VII to design the Saint Peter’s piazza entrance. This was meant to welcome the Catholic Church. With such a big area his reasoning was to bring this large space together and make it feel as a grand, welcoming entrance. Bernini used lines to enclose some space.
Bernini also designed the “baldacchino” in 1624-1633 in Rome. This piece of art was meant as two purposes a Saint Peter’s tomb and the high alter. This is meant to hold a grand image, with marble floors and a dome shape above to vault the ceilings. The detail continues with this creation by Bernini with the four columns and the vines surrounded by it, and with an angel at each column. This was certainly one of the hardest designs of Bernini’s career.
He had the bronze columns, that consist of five sections that are from wood models. While doing this was lost-wax process. Bernini had used bronze casting, wood and brass, he also did some of the engraving on the bronze casts. Since the baldacchino was at such a large scale this structure used a lot of bronze. This required so much bronze the workman actually took down the Pantheon structure to build the