Gian Lorenzo Bernini

I learned from class to the art works in the museum. Among many works, there was a sculpture that especially caught my eyes because of its familiar style. It was Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children. Although Bacchanal can be seen as a little imperfect compared to his later works because it was finished when Bernini was 18, I was able to clearly see his idea of emulation and his own distinct signature style which is elegant, refined, and exquisite. Needless to say without…

sperm. There was also the invention of the telescope by Galileo Galilei which led to the confirmation of the Copernicus’ heliocentric theory. A famous piece of art that was made during the baroque era would be the Matyrdom of Saint Lawrence by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The Matyrdom of Saint Lawrence depicts the saint being burned alive on a gridiron. A single block of Carrara marble was used to make the sculpture. The structure showed anatomical precision and an infallible sense for the organic…

Old Testament has been the model for several sculptors in the art world. Michelangelo Buonarroti and Gian Lorenzo Bernini are two of these known sculptors. Michelangelo has been noted as the superior personality of the Florentine and later the High Renaissance era. He reigned the whole sixteenth century to the point others were unable to elude his influence (Hartt, 1987). A century later, Bernini entered the sculpturing world and was credited as the greatest sculptor alive. His ability in…

The Enlightenment cultural matrix picture that I decide to analyze and write about is David. David was well known for defeating Goliath in battle; he only used a rock and slingshot to bring the giant down. Gian Lorenzo Bernini sculpted the statue of David somewhere around 1623 and 1624. The sculpture was marvelously done in exceptional detail, so life like, you actually would think the statue is going to reach out and touch you. I have personally seen some of Bernini’s work and believe it is…

Chapter 15 Assignment- Ryan Cho #7 15.5 Poussin, Rembrandt, and Neoclassicism 1. Poussin. Nicolas Poussin (Born June 1594, died November 1665), was a leading painter who utilized French Baroque style, even though he lived in Rome, where Baroque style was not very popular among its citizens. During his lifetime, he worked in Rome and used his art to influence and spread the Baroque styles. He did this by conveying a lot of emotion and drama in his works. Poussin’s work can also be characterized…

Ques 1 Discuss how the religious thinking of Buddhism and Hinduism influenced the layout and appearance of temple architecture by examining case studies of Ajanta Caves and Lakshmana Temple. The Ajanta caves situated at a distance of 200 miles from Mumbai are cut into the face of a mountain, form a horseshoe shape around the Wangorah River. They are an example of one of Indian's unique artistic traditions known as rock cut temples. Ajanta consists of thirty caves, each dedicated to the life of…

It may seem confusing, for example, classified as baroque to two such different artists such as Rembrandt and Gian Lorenzo Bernini; Nevertheless, and despite the differences, his work has unquestionable in common elements of the Baroque, as concern over the dramatic potential of the light. The roots of the Baroque are located in Italian art, especially at the end of the…

Visual Arts Visual art in the baroque, specifically paintings, differed from that of the renaissance. According to Baroque Visual art, Baroque painting originally came from Italy and it spread to the north. Baroque art came about as a response against the formulaic Mannerism, which is a period of European art that emerged from the late years of the high Italian renaissance. Baroque art is simpler, more realistic and more emotionally moving than Mannerist art. Some characteristics that…

The purpose of the Counter-Reformation was for the Catholic Church to revive itself after the Protestant Reformation where the Church was threatened with the conversions to Protestantism. While this was a very dramatic and life changing time for religion and people, art went through a complete transition in terms of its style. Post-reform, art was very much absent in churches, and non-religious art was humanist, consisting of genre and landscape paintings. When the Catholic Church fought back…

irregular shaped pearl. Eighteenth century critics were the first to apply the term to the art of the 17th century. It was not a term of praise. To the eyes of these critics, who favored the restraint and order of Neoclassicism, the works of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Francesco Borromini, and Pietro da Cortona appeared bizarre, absurd, and even diseased like an imperfect pearl. The participation…