Artist Entry #19/ Sculptor numero 11 Gian Lorenzo Bernini
I will refer to him as Berni is this artist entry, I don't think he would care. Berni was an Italian artist who was popular in the Baroque period. He was an all around artist, he was a sculptor, an architect, a painter, did metal work and even wrote plays. Berni was a master sculptor, he was able to transform marble into these immaculate pieces. The pieces seem so naturalistic, the hair flows and looks natural, it doesn't looks like a helmet of hair like some sculptors created. The garments also had the "wet t-shirt" effect where it just draped over their body and and seems to flow with the motion of the body. The poses on the statues are very natural, some statues have the rigid stance, with his work the body's muscle tension looks like it's reacting to movement.
Berni was so renowed as an architect the he was contracted to create the piazza in front of St. Peter's Bascilica in Vatican City, Rome(top Pic). This work is truely amazing, it is still a popular tourist destination. The piazza symbolizes the welcome the Roman Catholic Church gave it's members during the counter reformation.
I'm going to thanks my Art History 101 class for this post, apparently I did learn something in this class. If not for this class I would have been screwed on this post.
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