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message 1: by Heather (last edited Mar 10, 2019 09:58AM) (new)

Mar 10, 2019 09:57AM

- Amalthea nursing Zeus is said to have been done when Bernini was just a child of 10 years.

Amalthea nursing Zeus

-To relieve his brother from a scandal, he sculpted the Death of Ludovica Albertoni for free.

Death of Ludovica Albertoni

- In the artistic world of the time, Alguadi and Borromini were Bernini's biggest rivals in sculpting and architecture, respectively.

- Bernini worked under 8 popes.

-Only recently has Bernini been praised in the United States, with his first exhibition taking place at J. Paul Getty Museum in October 2008.

- Bernini only ate and slept when absolutely essential, showing massive dedication and organizational skills in his projects. He rarely saw day.

- Instead of sculpting a traditional David, Bernini captured the precise moment David is about to fling the rock.

- Bernini was in Rome nearly his entire life, excluding his early life and a very brief visit to Paris in his later life.

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