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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Anglo-Florentines and the British Institute

“The double line of dark cypress, and the intricate Read more [...]

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Il Gallo Nero del Chianti

The black rooster on a gold background is the historic Read more [...]

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“My Friends”

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

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Little wine windows

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

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Passage to India

For many years oriental cuisine has been popular in Read more [...]

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Villa Farnesina

This “little” Farnese palace, perhaps would better be Read more [...]

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