Bernini's "David" (1623-24) is a revolutionary statement in the history of art, and is among the first truly baroque statues. Jump to: navigation, search Michelangelos David. ...
Under the patronage of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, young Bernini rapidly rose to prominence as a sculptor; Scipione's villa, now Galleria Borghese, chronicles his secular sculptures, with a series of masterpieces including, and leading up to his David. The muscular warrior coils in his original plinth (see illustration below left). Bernini's David (illustration, left) is poised to release his rock, in contrast to poses of the Florentine Davids of prior generations, such as the triumphant repose of the famous Michelangelo's David or the haughty effeteness of Donatello's or Verrocchio's Davids. The twisted torso, furrowed forehead, and granite grimace of Bernini's "David" is symptomatic of the baroque's interest in dynamic movement and emotion over High Renaissance stasis and classic severity. Michelangelo expresses David's heroic nature; Bernini captures the heroic moment. In political terms, it can be said Michelangelo's David epitomizes a Florentine republic that would not allow defeat; Bernini's David is a Counter-Reformation Rome anxious for a fight. Or could it be the young ambitious Bernini aiming his projectile at the hagiographic Michelangelo oeuvre? Cardinal Scipione Borghese (1576-1633) was an Italian Renaissance art collector and member of the noble Borghese family. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Villa Borghese Pinciana (begun 1605) houses the Galleria Borghese. ... Jump to: navigation, search Michelangelo (full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) (March 6, 1475 - February 18, 1564) was a Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet. ... Jump to: navigation, search Statue of Donatello at the Uffizi Donatello (Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi) (1386 - December 13, 1466) was a famous Florentine artist and sculptor of the Early Renaissance. ... Jump to: navigation, search By region Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance French Renaissance German Renaissance English Renaissance The Renaissance, also known as Il Rinascimento (in Italian), was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. ... The Counter-Reformation or the Catholic Reformation was a strong reaffirmation of the doctrine and structure of the Catholic Church, climaxing at the Council of Trent, partly in reaction to the growth of Protestantism. ...
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Checklist of Bernini's architecture and sculpture in Rome
Bernini was born in Naples to a Florentine family and accompanied his father Pietro Bernini, a capable Mannerist sculptor himself, to Rome.
Bernini'sDavid (illustration, left) is poised to release his rock, in contrast to poses of the Florentine Davids of prior generations, such as the triumphant repose of the famous Michelangelo'sDavid or the haughty effeteness of Donatello's or Verrocchio's Davids.
Bernini, however, soon became unpopular in the French court, for he praised the art and architecture of Italy at the expense of that of France: he said, for example, that a painting by Guido Reni was worth more than all of Paris.
Bernini was born in Naples and accompanied his father Pietro Bernini, a well known Mannerist sculptor himself, to Rome.
Bernini depicts David (illustration, right) in motion, in contrast to the famous statue of David by Michelangelo in which the character is preparing for action.
Bernini's architecture is as famous as his sculpture: Besides his most famous work, the piazza and colonnades of St Peter's he planned several famous palaces: Palazzo Barberini (from 1630); Palazzo Ludovisi (now Palazzo Montecitorio, 1650); and Palazzo Chigi (1664), all in Rome.
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