livefromtheelephantsfoot: callmejoey:gohth: not to be a nerd but it’s so crazy how he (Bernini
livefromtheelephantsfoot: callmejoey:gohth: not to be a nerd but it’s so crazy how he (Bernini) really did that from cold hard stone……. truly a spectacle, truly breathtaking, an honor to behold I think you should know he was 23 when he finished this and the ass gets a lot of attention but the hand on Persepina’s side/tummy is also exquisite before i saw the caption I knew that HAD to be bernini.I try not to make sweeping statements but I think there’s a case to be made for bernini as the greater sculptor there’s ever been.here’s his bust of costanza bonarellihere’s apollo and daphne from the front, where she’s mostly humanfrom the back, where she’s mostly treeand details Apollo and daphne is a wonderful piece—and it was worked on by both Bernini and his apprentice Giuliano Finelli (who had a hand for detail that even Bernini didn’t and who I think is about to become one of y’all’s favourite sculptors)May I introduce you to my favourite piece of his: the bust of Maria Barberini Duglioli, niece of Pope Urban VIII -- source link
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