Bernini's First Showpieces

Bernini's First Showpieces The Barcaccia, a stunning water fountain built at the base of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna, was Bernini's earliest water fountain. Roman residents and site seers who appreciate conversation as well as being the company of others still go to this spot. The streets surrounding his fountain have come to be one of the city’s most trendy meeting places, something which would certainly have pleased Bernini himself. The master's first fountain of his career was built at around 1630 at the request of Pope Urbano VIII. A massive ship slowly sinking into the Mediterranean is the fountain's main theme. According to 16th century documents, a great flood of the Tevere covered the entire area in water, an event which was memorialized by the tremendous fountain. In 1665 Bernini traveled to France, in what was to be his only lengthy absence from Italy.

The Hellenic Republic: Architectural Sculpture

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The Hellenic Republic: Architectural Sculpture Although most sculptors were remunerated by the temples to decorate the elaborate columns and archways with renderings of the gods, as the time period came to a close, it became more common for sculptors to depict ordinary people as well because many of Greeks had started to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred. Often times, a interpretation of affluent families' forefathers would be commissioned to be located within huge familial tombs, and portraiture, which would be replicated by the Romans upon their conquering of Greek civilization, also became customary. The usage of sculpture and other art forms differed over the years of The Greek Classical period, a duration of artistic progress when the arts had more than one goal. Greek sculpture was a cutting-edge part of antiquity, whether the reason was faith based fervor or aesthetic fulfillment, and its contemporary excellence might be what endears it to us now.