not to be a nerd but itās so crazy how he (Bernini) really did that from cold hard stoneā¦ā¦. 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 Persepinaās 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 thereās a case to be made for bernini as the greater sculptor thereās ever been.
hereās his bust of costanza bonarelli
hereās apollo and daphne from the front, where sheās mostly human
from the back, where sheās mostly tree
and details
this is the one art form I genuinely just cannot get my brain to accept as real. Iāve watched sped-up videos of it being done, read about it, seen in-progress marble statues and I still just canāt get it to sink in or stick. My mind doesnāt want to believe that any person has ever been able to start with a big block and break little bits off of it until it looks like a finely detailed person. At some point it has no recognizable shape and they still know where and how deep they should take a chip out of it thatāll still be the right decision 50,000 fucking chips later?!?
The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa has a hidden skylight for gold rays of actual light to shine down on their expressions and clothes and clouds.
