Tag: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Rape of Proserpina (Bernini)

The Rape of Proserpina is a large Baroque marble sculptural group by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, executed between 1621 and 1622. Bernini was only 23 years old at its completion. It depicts the Abduction of Proserpina, where Proserpina is seized and taken to the underworld by the god Pluto. read more

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Bust of Scipione Borghese

The bust of Scipione Borghese is a work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini sculpted in 1632 and preserved in the Galleria Borghese.

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David (Bernini)

The David of Gian Lorenzo Bernini (marble, 170 cm Rome, Galleria Borghese), which incorporates the biblical myth of David and Goliath – which sees David (David) to face the giant Goliath armed with a slingshot (other sculptors depict him with a sword) – it was carved between 1623 and 1624, read more

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Secret Drawings of Michelangelo

Ten years after the flood, in 1975, the Medici Chapels Read more [...]

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Florence Last Suppers: Last Supper Tour

The representation of the Last Supper is a primary Read more [...]

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Mystery in San Lorenzo

The city of Florence satisfies many curiosities, but it Read more [...]

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Le Cure Pedestrian Tunnel

The pedestrian tunnel which passes under the railroad Read more [...]

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Cascine

The building of Parco delle Cascine began thanks to the Read more [...]

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Gian Gastone’s Tomb

The tomb of Gian Gastone is right behind the altar in Read more [...]

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Little wine windows

The so-called buchette del vino were little windows Read more [...]

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“Il Toni”

Another common expression used by old and new Read more [...]

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“My Friends”

“Amici Miei” (“My Friends”, in English) is an Italian Read more [...]

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The “Sweet” Taste of Ballot

In the old city center of Florence, very close to Read more [...]

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“Facciatone”

Perhaps the most memorable part of the Siena’s Read more [...]

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An Enviable Primacy: D.O.C.

Let us now talk about the first D.O.C. (Denominazione Read more [...]

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