Bernini Marble Influences

He was strongly influenced by his close study of the antique.

Bernini marble influences. 7 december 1598 28 november 1680 was an italian sculptor and architect. B ər ˈ italian. Steven zucker smarthistory images for teaching and learning. A faun teased by children is a marble sculpture by italian artists gian lorenzo bernini and his father pietro bernini.

Though the baroque and bernini along with it went out of fashion for a long period of time in the 20th century bernini was rediscovered as a true master of realism and emotion earning a renewed respect and influence on a new generation of artists which continues up to this day. Giovanni lorenzo bernini was born in 1598 the sixth of thirteen children of angelica galante and pietro bernini. While a major figure in the world of architecture he was also and even more prominently the leading sculptor of his age credited with creating the baroque style. Bernini was a deeply religious catholic and created his first work at.

Gian lorenzo bernini apollo and daphne 1622 25 carrera marble 243 cm high galleria borghese rome a conversation with dr. It was executed in 1616 and 1617 when gian lorenzo was not yet twenty years old. Bernini s childhood was spent in naples and he began sculpting from an early age working closely with his father a successful mannerist sculptor who carried out prestigious commissions in naples and later rome. It is currently in the metropolitan museum of art in new york.

Gian lorenzo or gianlorenzo bernini b ɛər ˈ n iː n i also us. Beth harris and dr.