Galleria Borghese

Galleria Borghese: An examination of the power of patronage Located in the public park Villa Borghese, this historical home, turned museum, hosts one of the most important italian art collections. The Galleria contains a range of works, majority being Baroque and Renaissance art. The patronage of the Borghese family yielded massively important original Baroque masterpieces, and helped foster and shape some of the era’s greatest talents, like that of Bernini. “Three things are needed for success in painting and sculpture: to see beauty when young and accustom oneself to it, to work hard, and to obtain good advice.”-Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Without the guidance and patronage Bernini received from a young age he might not have turned into the sculptural and…

The Galleria Borghese stands out as one of the city’s most popular museums. Housed in the Casino of Villa Borghese, an estate created in the 17th century by Scipio Borghese, cardinal nephew of Pope Paul V, it contains his extraordinary collection of sculptures and paintings meticulously gathered over many years. Scipio Borghese became an early patron of Bernini and an avid collector of Caravaggio’s works, six of which hang here in the Galleria: the Sick Bacchus, John the Baptist, David and…

The first sculpture that that was chosen, was Daphne and it was created in 2007. This sculpture is referenced to a sculpture named Apollo and Daphne, created by an Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The event that influenced MacDowell to create this sculpture, was based on her travels around Europe, more specifically Italy. The meaning and purpose behind this artwork, Daphne and many more is environmental issues. Her travels through Renaissance, Italy influenced the sculpture, Daphne,…

La Grange Fire Departments own Firefighter/Paramedic James Baum was the keynote speaker. James Baum, is a military veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom I & II (2003-2004) and in South Korea as a member of the 8th Army United Nations Command Honor Guard (2005-2006). After completing his service he then studied to become a firefighter Paramedic. James served previously with Sugar Grove and Wheaton Fire Departments before joining the La Grange Fire Department in 2010.…

Marxist theory argues the impact of high social entities on the masses, David with the head of Goliath exemplifies this aspect as the main subject is a story of the Old Testament, religious reproductions were highly affiliated with the Catholic Church in Europe as major patrons of the arts. According to Althusser, the church is an ideological state apparatus which uses materiality to impart beliefs on the lower classes. David with the head of Goliath was not made exclusively for the church;…

Business communication ASSIGNMENT 1 PARAPHRASE-REFERENCE Kaushik Kalal Student no- 300984320 Teacher-Marzena “Dying shopping malls are wreaking havoc on suburban America” by Hayley Peterson Original Rolling Acres Mall in Akron, Ohio, opened in 1975 to great fanfare as the premier shopping destination for the surrounding community. But customer traffic started to slow more than a decade ago, several department stores abandoned their leases, and the mall began to fail. It lost its last…

David was sculpted by Michelangelo which he began working on 1501 and finished in 1504. This sculpture is 518 centimeters (17’ tall) and is made of marble. It was made during the Italian Renaissance. This sculpture is located in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, Italy (Smart History, 2015). This stature was made to represent the biblical hero David, as the title suggests, who fought Goliath (Smart History, 2015). David is a young individual that battles Goliath when his older…

2. Parioli and Flaminio These regions are known for the parks and the famous Villa Borghese gardens which is its focal point. In addition, there is a deviation from historical presence in these localities. Visitors with children find it most amusing to visit this area as children have freedom and multiple options to obtain entertainment starting from play areas (like Casino di Rafaello), puppet theatres and ending with the great Casa del Cinema. Villa Borghese gardens occupy a total space of 148…

tuft of hair to the twining rope and scaly breast plate beneath him. This, too, adds to the dramatic effect of the sculpture. Bernini’s David shows us what distinguishes Baroque sculpture from the sculpture of the preceding periods: its new, active relationship with the space it occupies. It deliberately avoids self-sufficiency for an illusion…. the illusion of presences or forces that implied by the behavior of the statue. He portrays an energy exploding through the dramatic and intense moment…

Saint Peter’s Basilica. It is a large plaza in front of the basilica. It is located in Vatican City, Rome. The structure was formed around the Egyptian obelisk. The Egyptian Obelisk is placed at entrances of ancient Egyptian temples. The Egyptian obelisk is a statue that was carved solely out of one piece of stone. The setup of the square, is nothing like a square. It is almost like arms trying to bring people into the basilica. It involves a lot of Doric columns four under each colonnade. This…