Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ was a prestigious artist who was born in sixteenth-century Europe. Bernini earned a reputation for his artistic style and his personified figurative sculptures. Bernini‚ became the first artist to portray a sense of physical intensity and passion in his sculptures. The artist was well-known for the creation and development of the Baroque art style. Baroque art is profoundly linked to the religious and political influences of 16th and 17th century Italy. Bernini‚ was an artist
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini “Ecstasy of Saint Teresa” I chose Ecstasy of Saint Teresa by Bernini because it is an impressive multi-media installation that helps me understand the intense experience of Saint Theresa’s visions. Four black marble columns frame the scene of Saint Theresa floating as if on a cloud as a playful angel is about to plunge an arrow repeatedly into her. Her face portrays a feeling of intense pain and pleasure as she accepts the glory and light of her lord. Heavenly light is shining
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City of Malabon University Name: Al Jay A. Ranile Course: BSE Year Level: 3B Date: January 21‚ 2014 Assignment: Reaction Paper “Papal Visit 2015” As Pope Francis travels home to the Vatican‚ his visit to the Philippines elicits a growing number of favorable comments from various sources‚ not only from Catholics‚ but also from Evangelicals‚ Muslims and indigenous groups. Pope Francis left the Philippines last Monday morning. Last Sunday he led a record-breaking Mass before a gathering of some seven
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini is a versatile and inspired Italian artist in the history of baroque art. Sculptor and architect are the two well-known characters. However‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini is also a painter‚ a city planner and a man of the theater. Bernini was born in Naples in 1598. He was the sixth child of Pietro Bernini‚ who is originally from Florence. In 1606‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini learns the art of sculpture from his father. His talent was soon observed by both the painter Annibale Carracci and Pope
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COUNTER REFORMATION CHURCH REQUIRED THAT ART SHOULD PROVIDE AN EMOTIONAL STIMULUS TO PIETY AND INVOLVE THE SPECTATOR. WITH THIS IN MIND‚ HOW DID GIANLORENZO BERNINI (1598-1680) FIND NEW WAYS OF REINVENTING STATUES OF CHRISTIAN FEELING? Quod non fecerunt barbari Fecerunt Barberini Anonimous[1] Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) is considered to be “the artist who most profoundly shaped the public appearance of the Roman Papacy.”[2] He was an artist in every sense: painter
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A REACTION PAPER demonstrates comprehension of the assigned readings and contain a critical and thoughtful reaction to the reading. Reaction should make up the majority of the Reaction Paper. Make sure that your paper is in the form of an essay with an introduction‚ body and conclusion. a) Focus on an aspect of the reading that you will argue pertains to some issue or idea’ “Does the reading support‚ undermine or come into tension with previous issues or concepts?” Explain why it is significant
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rights. Another example‚ the september 11‚ 2001 (attack on world trade center) changed the life of Malala. All these things influenced Malala and she decided‚ in 2009‚ to start a vlog for the BBC under a pseudonym. She was writting facts and events about the talibans trying to take over schools in Pakistan. Her identity had been release in the New York Times when Swat population were prohibited from all (school‚ shopping‚ television‚ music‚ etc.). For all
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first acknowledge when he win against Giant Goliath with only a stick and a few stones on his hands. He called upon God’s name and took his first shot which goes straight into Goliath’s head and killed him. The first David that I’m going to talk about is David in the period of High Renaissance done by Michelangelo Buonarroti. Michelangelo was one of the greatest sculptor of all time. As his work David become one of the most famous masterpiece that he has done‚ which has been admired by a lot
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One of the scenes in the movie showed that Said and Hubert were being tortured by the police. There have 2 cases where happened in Malaysia which similar with the scene that the suspect have been tortured by the police‚ but the difference of the scene and cases where happened in Malaysia was Said and Hubert haven been release by the police within one day‚ but the cases in Malaysia of the suspect do not release by the police and the suspect was died in police station. One of the cases where happened
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How did Bernini transform the new St. Peter’s from a High Renaissance building to a Baroque style building? Bernini built Baldacchino as the focal point for the huge interior of St. Peter’s right under the dome. He used bronze for the most part of the architecture which made it looked splendid and striking. Instead of mounting decorations between the columns like Renaissance architects and sculptors did‚ Bernini cast them on the columns. To make the entire architecture lively‚ he built some lovely
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