#baroque sculpture

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Statues from Gipsoteca Bartolini (part III) - Galleria dell' Accademia // Florence, Italy

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Apollo and Daphne

Apollo and Daphne by Gian Bernini, 1622

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The Chapel of the Madonna della Providenza at San Giuseppe dei Teatini in Palermo, Sicily sits above a natural spring. The water from the spring is said to be "a gift from the Mother of Providence to her Palermo children," and it is credited with healing "all infirmities."

The spring was discovered during excavations under the chapel on January 7th, 1668, and by January 15th the Theatine fathers had completed sufficient infrastructure to begin welcoming thousands of pilgrims to the church. No one can monetize a leaky basement better than a group of Catholic priests. This was 200 years before a similar flow of miraculous water bubbled up in Lourdes, France.

Photos by Charles Reeza

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APOLLO AND DAPHNE | 1622-1625 | by GIAN LORENZO BERNINI

GIAN LORENZO BERNINI's "APOLLO and DAPHNE" sculpture is a masterpiece of the Baroque era that captures the dramatic moment of transformation from DAPHNE into a laurel tree.

The life-sized marble sculpture depicts the climactic scene from OVID'S Metamorphoses, where the god APOLLO pursues the nymph DAPHNE, who pleads to her father, the river god, to transform her to escape APOLLO'S advances. BERNINI'S technical virtuosity is on full display as he masterfully renders the transition from DAPHNE'S human form to the emerging laurel leaves and branches

The sculpture's dynamic composition and sense of movement create a cinematic effect, as if the viewer is witnessing the metamorphosis unfold before their eyes. BERNINI'S use of twisting, undulating forms, and the contrast between the smooth, sensual flesh of DAPHNE and the rougher textured bark of the tree heighten the drama and emotional intensity of the scene

The work's innovative narrative approach and BERNINI'S mastery of the medium have cemented "APOLLO AND DAPHNE" as one of the most celebrated and influential sculptures of the BAROQUE period. Its enduring impact can be seen in the way it has inspired and influenced generations of artists, solidifying BERNINI'S reputation as a true master of the sculptural form.

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Dolphin in the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi 3/20/2024

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Detail from The Rape of Proserpina, marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1622.

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, 1598-1680) • The Blessed Soul (also known as Anima Beata in Latin) • 1619 • Marble • Palace of Spain, Rome

Damned Soul • 1619 • Marble • Palace of Spain, Rome

Damned Soul was created by Bernini as a pendant piece for the bust Blessed Soul (above).

[hornyforpoetry]

[ One bright morning changes all things

Soft and easy as your breathing, you wake

Your eyes open at first a thousand miles away

But turning shoot a silver bullet point-blank range

And I can scarce believe what I'm believing in

Could this be how every day begins? ]

[ One bright morning goes so easy

Darkness always finds you either way

It creeps into the corners as the moment fades

A voice your body jumps to calling out your name

But after this I'm never gonna be the same

And I am never going back again ]

Niobe Room // Uffizzi Gallery // Florence, Italy First Light // Unreal Unearth // Hozier

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“ascend deeper”

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The Three Parcae, ivory, Joachim Henne, 1670

The Reiner Winkler Collection, Liebieghaus Sculpture Museum, Frankfurt, Germany

In Roman mythology, the Parcae were the female personifications of Destiny. They are often called the Fates in English. Their Greek equivalents were the Moirai. They controlled the "thread of life" of every mortal and immortal. Even the gods feared the Parcae.

Nona spun the thread of life on her spindle, Decima measured the thread of life, and Morta cut the thread of life and chose the way a person would die.

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The abduction of Proserpina, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1621-22

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The Cappella Sansevero, Naples, Italy ♡

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680); Italian sculptor and architect.

“What Shakespeare is to drama, Bernini is to sculpture[…]” Katherine Eustace, 2011