Tag: Galleria Borghese

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The David by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Borghese Gallery, Rome): the moment before, frozen in marble

Stand before Bernini's David at the Borghese Gallery and see how a 23-year-old redefined sculpture, capturing the split second before the stone...

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Apollo and Daphne by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Borghese Gallery, Rome): marble on the verge of the impossible

A boy from Naples, a block of marble, and an idea that should have been impossible. Bernini

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Antonio Canova’s Pauline Borghese: Marble Venus and Imperial Ego

Antonio Canova’s Paolina Borghese: marble, vulgar glamour, and aristocratic embarrassment set to the beat of banlieue hip-hop. Un poil de chatte tire...

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Pluto and Proserpina (Borghese Gallery, Rome): a marble narrative between pathos and technical virtuosity

Visit the wonderful Galleria Borghese in Rome and admire with your own eyes Gian Lorenzo Bernini