inebriatedpony: No one before Bernini had managed to make marble so carnal. In his nimble hands
inebriatedpony: No one before Bernini had managed to make marble so carnal. In his nimble hands it would flatter and stream, quiver and sweat. His figures weep and shout, their torses twist and run, and arch themselves in spasms of intense sensation. He could, like an alchemist, change one material into another - marble into trees, leaves, hair, and, of course, flesh. - Simon Schama’s Power of Art. BerniniWhat if; Bernini was a mage that could turn people into stone and make them statues.:O -- source link
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