Bernini's method was to seize and freeze the revelatory moment; he positioned his statues against walls, so that a spectator would take in the work from a prescribed perspective. With the David, you ...
On Bernini’s Michaelangelo by Carolina Mangone. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, David, 1623–24, Marble, Galleria Borghese, Rome. Mangone goes beyond the usual formal analysis to look at Bernini’s work in the ...
The Borghese Gallery holds Bernini's greatest early sculptures in one sequence. Discover the decisions behind Apollo and Daphne, David, and Proserpina.
Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (UK: / bɛərˈniːni /, US: / bərˈ -/; Italian: [ˈdʒan loˈrɛntso berˈniːni]; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 1598 – 28 November 1680) was an Italian sculptor, architect, painter and city planner. Bernini's creative abilities and mastery in a range of artistic arenas define him as a uomo universale or Renaissance man. While a major figure in ...
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who was perhaps the greatest sculptor of the 17th century and an outstanding architect as well. Bernini created the Baroque style of sculpture and developed it to such an extent that other artists are of only minor importance in a discussion of that style.
Bernini extreme religious piety and focus on emotional expressionism in his sculptures perfectly embodied the Baroque period.
A multifaceted artist, Gian Lorenzo Bernini didn't invent Baroque art – but he was one of its biggest names.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini dominated the Roman art world of the seventeenth century, flourishing under the patronage of its cardinals and popes while also challenging contemporary artistic traditions. His sculptural and architectural projects reveal an innovative interpretation of subjects, use of forms, and combination of media. Forging a path for future artists, he played an instrumental role in ...