In the 17th century working with materials such as marble was no easy task considering the limited number of tools that were available at that time. Many people when they think of a sculpture imagine Michelangelo’s David standing composed in a stiff, thoughtful, contrapposto pose. However, Michelangelo was not the only sculptor in the 17th century who was able to create beautiful works from such cold-hardy stone. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, born around ten years after Michelangelo’s death, was also a 17th century sculptor who expounded on Michelangelo’s skill, ideas, and execution of marble material. In Bernini’s works he was able to add movement, intensity, and a sense of push and pull amongst the figures that were formed from the marble. In order …show more content…
Bernini was also known to be a very jealous and curious man by nature. He enjoyed battling by sword and often won the matches that he instigated. On one account Bernini was a bit cruder towards the incident that occurred between his lover and his brother. According to history, he became suspicious of his lover sleeping around with his brother, but before making an accusation he decided to investigate the situation. Bernini told his lover he would be out to the field for a few days to study and paint, however he did not go to the field. He instead decided to wait outside from his brother’s home and wait. The next morning, he sees both is brother and his lover exit the home and embrace, most likely in a hug with a kiss. Bernini’s assumptions were confirmed, so he charged his brother in anger. He chased his brother into the church and beat his own brother brutally. Once he had beat his brother he sent a servant out to cut up his ex-lover’s face to slashes. In that time if someone where to do this he or she would automatically be sent to prison, or worse. However, since the church loved Bernini’s works he was charged with nothing. The church called it fair reasoning to beat his brother, his brother was banished from the town, the servant was put into jail for harming the young woman, and Bernini was sentenced to marry off to the most beautiful and wealthy woman of the town to ensure his
The masterworks of Bernini and Canova shared similarities along the lines of the sculptors’ works were crafted with precision and a keen eye for detail and were successful in giving their works a realistic effect. Both workers were masters in their own time and were able to manipulate marble to as though they were constructing a painting. They both incorporated classical forms in their works, depicting great scenes from mythical stories that could be viewed in great detail at a 360-degree angle.
“He was a marked boy. Bullies, drawn by his oddity and hoping to goad him into uttering Italian curses, pelted him with rocks, taunted him, punched him, and kicked him. He tried buying their mercy with his lunch, but they pummeled him anyway, leaving him bloody. He could have ended the beatings
Mercutio, Benvolio, Romeo, and Tybalt all have attributes that either escalate or de-escalate the violence and killing of two men (3.1). Mercutio’s attribute of not being able to self-examine causes the situation to be escalated between him and Tybalt. His attribute’s effect on the situation is shown when he says, “make it a word and a blow.” (3.1.41,42) and he thinks the fight is Tybalt’s fault. Benvolio, with the attribute of being cool and collected, tries to de-escalate the situation between Tybalt and Mercutio. Benvolio steps between the two and tells them “withdraw unto some private place” (3.1.53). Romeo has strong impulse causing him to think before he acts and also causes him to escalating the violence after Mercutio is dead.
It is the twenty-third of May, and a civil outrage has occurred in the city of Verona. While investigating the remnants of the situation, I am in awe as I gaze upon regards of fruits and vegetables scattered around the main town. There are multiple dead bodies laid around the land, and Some merchants are still trying to readjust their fruit carts upright after they had been bashed over. I command my horse over to interrogate an old lady that was trying to collect her apples off of the street. The lady’s name is Jane Bernal, and she was a witness to the brawl that had occured. She proclaimed that the brawl happened when Tybalt Capulet bit his thumb at Benvolio Montague. He then proceeded to draw his sword, dueling Benvolio. This is the first
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“And but one word with one of us? couple it with something, make it a word and a blow.” [III, i, 37-38] Tybalt was not willing to fight mercutio if mercutio had not escalated tybalt's anger. Moreover, Mercutio could have avoided this situation if he had showed respect in return.This comes to show how mercutio had made impulsive decisions instead of making rational decisions. As a result, we can see Mercutio's death occurs due to his rash and impulsive decisions. Mercutio’s impulsive acts result in his own passing. When Romeo refuses to participate in a duel with Tybalt, Mercutio challenges Tybalt himself. Using words which are highly intimidating and threatening, Mercutio gives Tybalt no choice but to engage in a duel. The following violent words are exchanged between the two characters.
This also links to the theme fate because it seems inevitable that there will be a conflict between the families at this point. Mercutio rejects Benvolio's suggestion to leave the streets, he playfully mocks Benvolio's attempt to prevent an argument by characterising him as extremely quarrelsome. "Thou wilt quarrel
One of the most famous painter and sculptors of the Italian Renaissance, the age of renewal and cultural achievement circa 1500, was the artistic genius Michelangelo Buonarroti. The man that desired nothing but perfection often reached it in his work. He captured the motion of the human figure and the anatomy of muscles in a way that was increasingly beautiful and startlingly realistic. Whether because of one of the most famous sculptures in history, “the David” or the paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, that became the textbook examples for the art period of High Renaissance, Michelango’s art changed the world and he will continue to be studied with awe throughout history.
So, to clear himself in the minds of the people, and make them entirely loyal to him, he desired to show that, if any cruelty had been practised, it had not originated from him, but came from the personal cruelty of the governor. Under this pretence Cesare took Ramiro, and one morning had him killed and left in the square at Cesena with the block and a bloody knife at his side. This terrible sight caused the people to be at the same time satisfied and worried. But let us return to where we started. Cesare now found himself sufficiently powerful and partly secured from immediate dangers by having armed himself in his own way, and having largely crushed those forces around him that could injure him.”. “AVOID BEING HATED AND DESPISED” Cesare Borgia understood this and made sure he wouldn't be seen in a bad light by putting someone else in a bad place, he had a fall guy, “Princes must delegate difficult task to others, and keep popular ones for themselves” Cesare Borgia was aware of this so he didn't do it himself he sent someone else to do it and once he noticed hate coming his way he put the blame on someone
Romeo experienced this feeling soon after his marriage with Juliet. After their marriage, he left to go see Mercutio, a close friend of his, in the middle of their town Verona. Once he entered into town square, he saw Mercutio sword fighting Tybalt, a cousin of Juliet who was angered at Romeo for coming to their masquerade, in a crowd of men. Romeo attempted to cease the brawl between the fellows, but instead it resulted in Tybalt stabbing Mercutio. He was overwhelmed by this misfortune and could not contain his emotions once again.
A story about arranged marriage, death, and feuding families leaves little to no room for lightheartedness, but Mercutio embraces a humorous approach to bad situations. Even amidst Romeo’s sulking and sadness about his love life, Mercutio pokes fun and commands that “If love be rough with you, be rough with love; prick love for pricking, and you beat love down.” (I.iiii.27-28). Mercutio is telling Romeo to be equally as hurtful
The Metropolitan Art Museum has a multitude of art galleries that hold a variety of art pieces that have their own share of stories. The artwork that I chose to dig into the story of is a piece that the museum credits to have been done by the High Renaissance artist, Michelangelo Buonarroti, himself. This particular work is a type of sculpture in which the figures is shown in a three-dimensional form, or freestanding sculpture, that is standing at a height and width of 37 x 13 ¼ and is made purely out of Carrara marble. The statue appears to no more than a young man, comparable to a putti, standing in the contrapposto position which gives it a certain look of
Indeed, it is not possible to imagine someone could compete with Gianlorenzo Bernini in feeling of the Baroque style in sculpture. Thus, the most prominent works of the artist, known for