Thursday, June 19, 2008

The Devils in the Details

Take one look at the picture below. The artist has perfectly captured the hands pressing into the flesh. This is only a small aspect of the whole sculpture.




As seen here in its entirety. Bernini was a genius! What his hands could fashion with hammer and chisel. Somehow he was able to find the soul or figure buried inside that cold stone.



The Rape of Proserpina by Gian Lorenzo BERNINI

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You write very well.