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bernini from sun king to rome
In his fountain design Bernini returned to the Counter Reformation theme of the church triumphant, spreading through four continents , which were represented by personifications of four rivers- the Danube, supporting the papal coat of arms and accompanied by a … Continue reading
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bernini: rockin’ on with the counter reformation
Pope Urban VIII took a fatherly interest in his gifted protege. When Bernini fell ill, the pope visited him twice a day in his palazzo near the Piazza di Spagna and once came with sixteen cardinals, whose collective blessing was … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernini, Bernini St. Peter's, Francesco Borromini, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Janson History of Art, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Merritt Janson, Pope Innocent X, pope Urban VIII, Robert Hughes, Simon Schama
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Bernini : once more with oomph and feeling
Bernini. Counter Reformation overstatement…A pitiless unromantic view of death was another Counter Reformation theme. Bernini went to the macabre iconography of the Middle Ages and borrowed the death’s head for his tombs. The skeletons holding an hourglass in the tomb … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernini Counter Reformation, Bernini sculpture Rome, Charles de Brosses, Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Janson History of Art, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Merritt Janson, Michelangelo, Pope Alexander VII
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Bernini and transverberation: a striking through
Bernini kept undisputed control over artistic life in Rome for more than half a century. Behold the roots of heaven. They may be made of stone… …He even managed to put sensuousness at the service of the church. Discerning tourists … Continue reading
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Tagged Altieri Chapel, Bernini, Bernini Counter Reformation, Bernini Ecstasy of St. Theresa, Catholic Counter Reformation, Chales De Brosses, Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Janson History of Art, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Merritt Janson, Saint Theresa Cornaro Chapel, Sigmund Freud
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Bernini and one side of the moat
Bernini. Are the roots of heaven made of stone? The vision of Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini… Bernini appeared just at the moment when the papacy was going through its most intensive phase of art patronage. To commission great works and support … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernini, Bernini sculpture Rome, Caravaggio, Catholic Counter Reformation, Council of Trent, Daniele da Volterra, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Michelangelo, Michelangelo Sistine Chapel, Pedro de Foix Montoya, Pope Innocent X, Pope Innocent XI
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