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bernini: double down failure
Bernini’s trip to France was a double failure. Not only was the sculptor unable to impose his artistic views upon the Frenchand at the same time letting his frustration morph into a contempt and endless cycle of provocation and manifestations … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Bernini and Louis XIV, Bernini Sculptures, Claude Perrault architect, Francois Girardon, Janson, Janson History of Art, Jean Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Merritt Janson, Robert Hughs, Simon Schama
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BLUE RIBBON BRONZE
The ancient marvels of bronze casting and sculpture could not be matched by medieval man. But, they were seen by Donatello, the sculptor who., like Ghiberti, bestrides the opening decades of the Renaissance. It was Donatello who created for the … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc.
Tagged Alessandro Leopardi, Andrea del Verrocchio, Andrew Butterfield Verrochio, Antonio Pollaiuolo, Baum School of Art, Bronze casting, bronze sculpture, Charles C. Dent Memorial Garden, Charles Dent, Church of San Antonio Padua, Da Vinci, Donatello, Donatello Sculpture, Equestrian Bronze, Equisearch.com, Felix Fabri, Francois Girardon, Galileo, Garth Herrick, Ghiberti, Leonardo Da Vinci, Lorenzo di Credi, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Marc Gauthier, Marc Gauthier Art Historian, Meijer's Garden, Nina Akamu, Nina Akamu da Vinci, Pietro Tacca, Vasari, Velasquez, Verrocchio
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CASTING LOVE & MYTH
”See what you think when you come down the Strada dei Fiorentini of Florence and spot the Perseus in the corner of the Loggia. If you’ve read Benvenuto Cellini’s book, you must admit you didn´t expect THAT—you didn´t know it … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc.
Tagged Alberto Giacometti, Auguste Rodin, Benvenuto Cellini, Bernini, Bronze Age, Bronze casting, bronze sculpture, doors of San Zeno Verona, Francois Girardon, Marino Marini, Sculpture, Verrochio
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