Tag: Roman Baroque

Art

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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Bernini and the Barberinis: Art, Power, and Invention in the Baroque. Review of the exhibition at Palazzo Barberini.

The Bernini and Barberinis Exhibition in Palazzo Barberini in Rome: Spectacular Busts, a Bit of Gossip, and Memorable Remarks

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Rome, the Church of Sant’Ignazio, Andrea Pozzo, and the social media apocalypse

Rome, the Church of Sant’Ignazio, the wonders of Andrea Pozzo, and the aberrations of the selfie zombies