not to be a nerd but itâs so crazy how he (Bernini) really did that from cold hard stoneâŚâŚ. 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 Persepinaâs 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 thereâs a case to be made for bernini as the greater sculptor thereâs ever been.
hereâs his bust of costanza bonarelli
hereâs apollo and daphne from the front, where sheâs mostly human
from the back, where sheâs mostly tree
and details
this is the one art form I genuinely just cannot get my brain to accept as real. Iâve watched sped-up videos of it being done, read about it, seen in-progress marble statues and I still just canât get it to sink in or stick. My mind doesnât 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 thatâll still be the right decision 50,000 fucking chips later?!?
