not to be a nerd but it’s so crazy how he (Bernini) really did that from cold hard stone……. truly a spectacle, truly breathtaking, an honor to behold
I think you should know he was 23 when he finished this and the ass gets a lot of attention but the hand on Persepina’s side/tummy is also exquisite
before i saw the caption I knew that HAD to be bernini.
I try not to make sweeping statements but I think there’s a case to be made for bernini as the greater sculptor there’s ever been.
here’s his bust of costanza bonarelli
here’s apollo and daphne from the front, where she’s mostly human
from the back, where she’s mostly tree
and details
The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa by Bernini (1652), Saint Maud dir. Rose Glass (2020).
And connecting these two works in my brain is Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (2000). Trashy as it may be, it turns into an exhilarating tour of Rome, and the insistent name-dropping of works and locations makes for compelling Google fodder. The imagery roils up my long-lost memories of crumbling churches and bloody saints that fill up a Catholic child’s imagination.
