The rape of Proserpina is an sculpture made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. He is one of the most important artist of the Italian Baroque who worked for the pope. The sculpture belongs to the first stage of the artist.
Portrait of Bernini.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini#mediaviewer/File:Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini,_self-portrait,_c1623.jpg
The rape of Proserpina
Source: http://www.arteiconografia.com/2010/07/el-rapto-de-proserpina.html
It has a height of 2.95 meters and is made of marble. At present the sculpture is in the Borghese gallery, in Rome.
The sculpture has a mythological theme. The sculpture is a representation of the rape of Proserpina. It’s a scene of the metamorphosis, one of the most important works about mythology. A lot of artist in Baroque period based their works in myths of the antiquity. In the work we can see Proserpina( the goddes of agriculture) being kidnapped by Pluto (the god of the underworld). Also there is a dog with three heads known as the Cerebeus who was responsible for not letting anyone escape from the underworld.
We can see the predominance of the movement and realism, very common characteristics of the Baroque art.The work has a violent character, representing the resistence of Prosperina to Pluto, who is represented as a very violent person.
The sculpture was in the village of the cardinal Ludovico Ludovise until 1908 when the Italia government got the sculpture.
Sources:
http://tom-historiadelarte.blogspot.com.es/2007/04/anlisis-de-una-obra-escultrica-de.html
http://www.arteiconografia.com/2010/07/el-rapto-de-proserpina.html
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_rapto_de_Proserpina
We can see the predominance of the movement and realism, very common characteristics of the Baroque art.The work has a violent character, representing the resistence of Prosperina to Pluto, who is represented as a very violent person.
The sculpture was in the village of the cardinal Ludovico Ludovise until 1908 when the Italia government got the sculpture.
Sources:
http://tom-historiadelarte.blogspot.com.es/2007/04/anlisis-de-una-obra-escultrica-de.html
http://www.arteiconografia.com/2010/07/el-rapto-de-proserpina.html
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_rapto_de_Proserpina
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ReplyDeleteFirst of all, you can’t change the font nor its size.. You have to respect the style of the blog. These are my corrections and comments:
-…is a sculpture made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. He is one of the most important artists …
- ...A lot of artists in Baroque period based their works on myths of the antiquity. In the work we can see Proserpina (the goddess of agriculture)
-... known as the Cerbeus, who was...
-...The work has a violent character, representing the resistance of Prosperina to Pluto, who is represented as a very violent person.
- The sculpture was in the village of the cardinal Ludovico Ludovise until 1908 when the Italian government got the sculpture.
- Sources, instead of Bibliography
You could have explained the myth a little more about the myth and about the composition of the sculpture. Your mark is 8.5.
Bye.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, you can’t change the font nor its size.. You have to respect the style of the blog. These are my corrections and comments:
-…is a sculpture made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. He is one of the most important artists …
- ...A lot of artists in Baroque period based their works on myths of the antiquity. In the work we can see Proserpina (the goddess of agriculture)
-... known as the Cerbeus, who was...
-...The work has a violent character, representing the resistance of Prosperina to Pluto, who is represented as a very violent person.
- The sculpture was in the village of the cardinal Ludovico Ludovise until 1908 when the Italian government got the sculpture.
- Sources, instead of Bibliography
You could have explained the myth a little more about the myth and about the composition of the sculpture. Your mark is 8.5.
Bye.